Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District

What Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District does

Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District (QCBID) is a Washington State special district government entity that delivers irrigation water from the federal Columbia Basin Project to more than 255,000 acres of farmland across Adams, Franklin, Grant, and Walla Walla Counties. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Quincy, WA, QCBID is one of three irrigation districts that together operate the Columbia Basin Project, a Bureau of Reclamation initiative that brings water from the Columbia River to arid central Washington cropland. The district is governed by a seven-member elected board of directors and operates through a network of eight facilities including the Quincy headquarters, five watermaster offices (Royal, Adco, Blythe, Winchester, George), and two field operations shops (Quincy Shop, Royal Shop).

The district's core product is irrigation water delivery, distributed through physical infrastructure consisting of canals, laterals, and drains spanning the multi-county service territory. QCBID supplements water delivery with a Water Quality Program that treats canals with aquatic herbicides — including OMRI-Listed Copper Sulfate for organic-compatible production — to control weeds and algae, and publishes treatment notifications to landowners. Additional service lines include Reclamation Reform Act (RRA) compliance reporting, landholder acreage-limitation status determination, a vendor/contractor small-works roster, employment services, and an online payment portal operated on the CardPointe platform for assessment collections.

The business model is a subscription-style recurring assessment model: landowners within the district's service territory pay recurring service fees and assessments for irrigation water delivery, governed by the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 and related federal acreage regulations. Payment is accepted in person, by mail, drop box, or credit card online or by phone. The district holds a federally chartered monopoly franchise within its service territory, which makes revenue closely tied to irrigated acreage and agricultural sector conditions rather than to discretionary customer choice.

Name

Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District

Legal name

Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District

Website

https://qcbid.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District is a Washington State special district that delivers irrigation water from the federal Columbia Basin Project to over 255,000 acres of farmland across four counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Irrigation Water Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro primary industry

Agricultural Irrigation Water Conveyance Pipelines (Long-Distance) (TLAGAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Drainage & Field Water Management (Tile Drainage, Ditches, Water Table Control) (AFAAACAJ), Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE)

Keywords

• Irrigation water delivery
• Agricultural water management
• Irrigation district services
• Water quality treatment
• Canal operations

Headquarters

HQ city

Quincy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Service Fees and Assessments: QCBID collects service fees and assessment payments from landowners for irrigation water delivery. Payments can be made in person, by mail, drop box, or via credit card online or by phone.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District (QCBID) is a Washington State special district that delivers irrigation water from the federal Columbia Basin Project to more than 255,000 acres of farmland in Adams, Franklin, Grant, and Walla Walla Counties. The district operates the canal, lateral, and drain infrastructure needed to convey Reclamation water to agricultural landowners and supports these deliveries with a Water Quality Program (aquatic herbicide treatments, OMRI Listed Copper Sulfate), Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 compliance and landholder eligibility services, and an online payment portal for assessment fees.

Product overview

Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District operates as a single unified water utility service providing irrigation water from the Columbia Basin Project to over 255,000 acres of farmland in Washington State. The district's core offering is irrigation water delivery services, supplemented by a Water Quality Program for aquatic weed and algae control, RRA (Reclamation Reform Act) reporting and landholder compliance services, vendor/contractor management through small works rosters, employment services, and an online payment portal. These services are managed through the district's network of watermaster offices and operate under the Bureau of Reclamation's acreage limitation regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Irrigation Water Delivery Services
• Water Quality Program
• RRA Reporting Services
• Landholder Compliance Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQCBID receives water from the Columbia Basin Project, a Federal Reclamation Project administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. The district operates under the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 and related Acreage Limitation Rules and Regulations which establish terms and conditions for irrigation water delivery to owned or leased farmland.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• East Columbia Basin Irrigation District: One of three irrigation districts co-operating the Columbia Basin Project alongside QCBID. Directly comparable as a federal Reclamation irrigation district delivering water to farmland in Washington's Columbia Basin under the same RRA framework.
• South Columbia Basin Irrigation District: The third of the three Columbia Basin Project irrigation districts. Operates with the same federal Reclamation mandate and water delivery model as QCBID, serving agricultural lands in the southern portion of the basin.
• Sunnyside Valley Irrigation District: A Washington State irrigation district delivering water to farmland in the Yakima Basin. Operates a comparable canal and lateral distribution network serving agricultural landowners, with similar assessment-based revenue and watermaster field operations.
• Roza Irrigation District: Yakima Basin irrigation district delivering water to agricultural lands under Bureau of Reclamation oversight. Comparable to QCBID in operating federally-conjunctive irrigation infrastructure with landowner assessment funding and watermaster delivery operations.
• Kittitas Reclamation District: Washington State irrigation district providing water delivery to farmland in the Kittitas Valley. Shares QCBID's model of gravity-fed canal distribution, assessment-based revenue, and agricultural landowner governance.
• Yakima-Tieton Irrigation District: Yakima Basin irrigation district serving orchard and agricultural landowners with Bureau of Reclamation water. Operates a similar district-level water delivery model with comparable infrastructure and customer profile to QCBID.

Broad incumbents

• Westlands Water District: Large California irrigation district delivering federal Reclamation water to agricultural lands in the San Joaquin Valley. Comparable in operating under federal water delivery regulations and managing an extensive canal and lateral network for farmland irrigation.

Others

• Bureau of Reclamation: The federal agency that administers the Columbia Basin Project and provides water to QCBID under the Reclamation Reform Act. Comparable as the upstream water supplier and regulatory counterpart that shapes QCBID's operating framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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