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The article discusses the planned irrigation for the Columbia Basin farmland by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It says that the irrigation water will be taken from the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington through canals and branches. It tackles the need to prioritize the development of farms which will include land leveling. It adds that 75% of the power plus irrigation cost will be paid by the sales of the commercial power in Northwest while the remaining 25% will be paid by the farmer consumers.

The article offers information on the irrigation project being planned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. The bureau has appointed Pelton Water Wheel Co. and Byron Jackson Pump Co. to build six of the centrifugal pumps to be installed in the dam. The pump specifications for the project have been finalized after several years of experimentation between bureau hydraulic engineers and California Institute of Technology engineers. The planned uses for the power to be generated by the dam are also discussed.

The article focuses on the role of refrigeration in the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in Washington. The structure was constructed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and a consortium from 1933 to 1942 to produce hydroelectric power and to provide irrigation. It has been reported that the subsidence of spoil banks near the river disrupted the construction process. Refrigeration was reportedly used to shore up the earth and rock and prevent landslides.