While summer rains are important to the Rio Grande water supply, this year’s monsoon has not delivered. Join NM State Climatologist Dr. David DuBois and Dr. Phil King to review the newest information about the Super El Niño, New Mexico’s Rio Grande water supplies, and the future. Norm Gaume, New Mexico Water Advocates president, will also present new insights about Middle Rio Grande compact compliance using data newly digitized from Interstate Stream Commission files.
The settlement documents for the 2013 Lower Rio Grande interstate water lawsuit filed by Texas exceed 130 pages and present technical and legal complexity even for experienced water resources professionals. This NM Water Advocates summary is intended to explain, in one place and in straightforward terms, what the settlement requires, what it authorizes, and how […]