The Rio Grande Basin Study–Lobatos Gage to Elephant Butte Dam, is getting underway. Local Bureau of Reclamation staff have worked for over a year to get Reclamation’s formal approval of the basin study Memorandum of Agreement and Plan of Study. The final signature is reportedly imminent. The Basin Study will use the best available models of the Rio Grande to evaluate a wide range of climate change and adaptation scenarios. The study is using the full suite of the International Panel on Climate Changes climate models downscaled to the Rio Grande Basin. Participants will decide on the adaptation scenarios that will be modeled and evaluated. Twenty-five entities including the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District and the Interstate Stream Commission, Bernalillo County, the Pueblo of Santa Ana, acequias, and non-profit organizations are partners in this study. Six additional entities will also […]
Rio Grande Basin Study
Learn about the comprehensive study that provides valuable data and insights into the water resources and future challenges of the Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico.
On July 13, 2021, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation announced that the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority has chosen to end its participation in the just-starting multi-entity Rio Grande Basin Study. The announcement included a copy of the letter […]