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 Middle Rio Grande is on a trajectory to violate the Rio Grande Compact within two or three years — and a record dry year is making that harder to avoid. Water Advocates President Norm Gaume outlines what is at stake, who is responsible, and what you can do.