Elephant Butte Irrigation District
July 29, 2009--Managing Rio Grande water a balancing act (Denver Post)
The Rio Grande from south of Truth or Consequences to El Paso, Texas, could look more like a natural river and less like a canal a decade from now, with occasional flooding and plans to restore aquatic hab
- Agriculture
- Caballo Lake
- Elephant Butte Irrigation District
- Elephant Butte Lake
- Endangered Species
- Flood Control
- International Boundary and Water Commission
- Invasive Species
- Irrigation
- New Mexico
- Percha Dam
- Press Clippings
- Rio Grande Canalization Project
- Rio Grande River
- Tamarisk
- Water Quality
- Water Rights
- Water Storage
- World Wildlife Fund
January 14, 2007--New Mexico Runoff Looks Better for This Year (Farmington Daily Times)
Rain last summer and snow this winter have improved the odds for a better water year along the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico. Elephant Butte Irrigation District water engineer Phil King said farmers will likely get 9 acre-inches of water to start the season--about two-thirds of the 14 acre-inches they received during the entire season last year.
