March 6, 2002
 
 

The March 13 meeting of the Rio Grande Citizens' Forum of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) will feature presentations about the Rio Grande Corridor Project in Las Cruces and USIBWC projects between Percha Dam, New Mexico and Ft. Quitman, Texas. The meeting takes place at 7:00 p.m. at the Mesilla Park Recreation Center, 304 Bell Avenue in Las Cruces.

Keep Las Cruces Beautiful Coordinator Carol McCall will give an update on the Rio Grande Corridor Project - a project to restore wetlands and create recreational opportunities along an 11-mile stretch of the river in the Las Cruces area.

USIBWC Principal Engineer Carlos Marin will give a presentation about the Commission's Canalization and Rectification Projects in southern New Mexico and west Texas and describe future plans for those projects.

Other agenda items include a report on snow pack, runoff, and storage projections affecting the Rio Grande and an update on erosion protection works for the Hatch and Rincon Siphons - irrigation structures that cross the river in southern New Mexico. Additionally, new Citizens' Forum board members will be introduced. A complete agenda follows.

The Rio Grande Citizens' Forum was established by the USIBWC in 1999 to facilitate the exchange of information regarding USIBWC activities on the Rio Grande between Percha Dam, New Mexico and Fort Quitman, Texas. It is designed to bring together community members, enabling the early and continued two-way flow of information, concerns, values, and needs between USIBWC and the general public, environmentalists, irrigation districts, municipalities, and others interested in the river.

Members of the Rio Grande Citizens' Forum Board, who serve as unpaid volunteers, represent a variety of interests along the Rio Grande in west Texas and southern New Mexico. The group is co-chaired by Carlos Marin, Principal Engineer with the USIBWC, and Kevin Bixby, Director of the Southwest Environmental Center in Las Cruces.

For more information:

Sally Spener

915-832-4175

sallyspener@ibwc.state.gov
 

7:00 - 7:20     Introduction of Board
 

7:20 - 7:45     Overview of IBWC Projects - Carlos Marin, USIBWC

7:45 - 8:15     Rio Grande Corridor Project, - Carol McCall, City of Las Cruces
 

8:15 - 8:30     Snow pack, runoff, and storage projections - Javier Grajeda, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
 

8:30 - 8:40     Erosion Protection Works at Hatch and Rincon Siphons - Larry Stout, USIBWC
 

8:40 - 9:00     Public Comment, Board Discussion, Suggestions for Future Topics
 
 

If you have a disability that you wish to self-identify confidentially that requires accommodation, please advise us ahead of time.

For more information, call 915-832-4175 or e-mail sallyspener@ibwc.state.gov.