46 research outputs found
53rd Annual Report to Governors
No full textAnnual report of the Rio Grande Compact Commission describing goals and activities during their annual meeting and the previous year as well as tabular data and other statistics related to the management of the Rio Grande River
Regarding Temporary Modification of Operations at El Vado Reservoir in New Mexico During May and June 2016
No full textRio Grande Compact Commission authorizes Reclamation and the MRCGD to temporarily modify operations at El Vado Reservoir in 2016 to aid in creating a spawning flow for the benefit of the Rio Grande silvery minnow in the Middle Rio Grande
Guide to MS406 Rio Grande Compact Commission Records
No full textThe Rio Grande Compact Commission was formed as a result of the interstate compact signed by the states of Colorado, New Mexico and Texas in 1938 and approved by Congress. The Texas commission’s goal is to implement the compact by assuring the equitable apportioning of waters from the Rio Grande Basin. The collection contains correspondence, reports, tables, maps, and photographs that reflect the activities of the Texas office of the Rio Grande Compact Commission. Past Commissioners include Frank B. Clayton, Julian P. Harrison, J. E. Quaid, Louis A. Scott, and Joe Hanson. Commissioner as of June, 2012 is Patrick Gordo
Groundwater Challenges of the Lower Rio Grande: A Case Study of Legal Issues in Texas and New Mexico
No full textIn 1938, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado signed the Rio Grande Compact, establishing terms of apportionment for some of the water from the Rio Grande for the three states. Following congressional approval in 1939, this compact governs water allocation in a region with a variable climate and frequent drought conditions and established the Rio Grande Compact Commission, comprised of a commissioner from each state and one from the federal government, to enforce the compact. With an increasing population and declining surface water supply, the Compact has been tested among the parties and within the states themselves. In a case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado (2013), Texas claims New Mexico is violating the Compact and Rio Grande Project Act by using water in excess of its apportionment through its allowance of diversions of surface and groundwater. The issue is further compounded by disputes within Texas over separate legal regimes for groundwater and surface water. Combined with growing scarcity issues, the allocation of water in the Lower Rio Grande presents a timely natural resource challenge. This review explores legal issues involved in the case as well as growing challenges of population growth, agricultural development needs, and water shortages
Water Management Study: Upper Rio Grande Basin. Final Report. Report to the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission
No full textIn September, 1996, the Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission contracted with ECONorthwest to study the major problems associated with the growing competition for scarce water and related resources in the Upper Rio Grande Basin, and to make recommendations for appropriate federal policies and actions for addressing the problems. This is our final report. The study covers the area from the headwaters, in Colorado, to Ft. Quitman, Texas (see map).
In this report we identify problems and make recommendations associated with the growing competition for scarce water and related resources in the Upper Rio Grande Basin. Our definition of problems has a specific meaning. A problem exists if the Basin\u27s water and related resources are not used in the optimal manner that meets the three economic criteria described in the text. In identifying the problems we are not making any evaluation, positive or negative, of any individuals, laws, institutions, or activities, associated with the problems. Our recommendations apply solely to federal policies, agencies, and activities. We make no recommendations whatsoever regarding the Rio Grande Compact, state and local laws, the responsibilities and rights of resource owners, the substantive merits of disputants\u27 claims to resources, or changes in specific resource uses
