Jason Casuga is the CEO and chief engineer of Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District. The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District was formed in 1925 to manage the irrigation systems and control floods in the Albuquerque Basin.
On Thursday Casuga said that if the area doesn't receive rain soon, there is likely to be drying on the Rio Grande in the area.
“Given the drought conditions that we have and the current water situation that it’s very likely that we’re going to see drying on the Rio Grande through the Albuquerque area if we don’t receive rain soon," Casuga said.
The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District was formed in 1925 to manage the irrigation systems and control floods in the Albuquerque Basin.
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There is a chance that the Rio Grande through Albuquerque will run dry. Measurements taken Thursday establish that the water flow is about as weak as it's been in the last five decades. Thus, Water Management officials are warning the public that this could have an impact on local farms and animals.
There are other things working against a late summer water release, such as work on the dam at El Vado near Chama, in addition to obligations to Texas downstream under an interstate water compact. New Mexico has recently underdelivered on the agreement and is technically in debt to Texas.