Rio Grande
April 17, 2008--NM governor pledges to fight Gila River diversion (Las Cruses Sun)
Gov. Bill Richardson said Thursday he'll consider
proposing a statutory protection for the Gila River in southwestern New
April 1, 2008--State high court backs Rio Grande well rules (Pueblo Chieftain)
The Colorado Supreme Court upheld the state engineer’s groundwater rules last
March 17, 2008--State officials on flood watch (Rocky Mountain News)
The state also started asking residents to prepare for what could be an active flood season, advising homeowners to check flood insurance and to buy coverage if none was in place.
February 8, 2008--High altitude lake became arctic desert (Alamosa News)
San Luis Valley residents live on the lakebed of a 5 million-year-old lake, according to Michael Machette and Tien Grauch, research geoscienctists for the U.S.
February 6, 2008--Texas farmers take water war to Canada (Washington Post)
More than 40 Texas farmers, ranchers and irrigation districts are gearing up to take their long-standing water war with Mexico to the next level, which in this case is a Canadian ju
December 28, 2007--Area snowpack is highest in state (Alamosa News)
Currently standing at well above average, snowpack in the Rio Grande Basin is higher than any other river basin in the state, Colorado Division of Water Resources Division III Assistant Divis
December 2007--New York company proposes moving water to Rio Grande (U.S. Water News)
A New York company wants to move water from Catron County into the Rio Grande, a plan that has upset residents in southwestern New Mexico.
