Upper Rio Grande (Southern New Mexico & West Texas)
Citizen's Forum Meetings

The Rio Grande Citizens’ Forum (RGCF) was established in 1999 to facilitate the exchange of information between the USIBWC and members of the public about Commission activities between Percha Dam, New Mexico and Ft. Quitman, Texas.  Below are Minutes and Presentations of previous meetings of the RGCF. Contact Public Affairs Office

              Meeting Announcements

                                       Presentations

Rio Grande Flood Control Improvements and Water Quality on Agenda for September 8th Public Meeting

06/04/2008 - Rio Grande Canalization Project Collaborative and Rio Grande Flood Control Project PEIS

06/04/2008 - Rio Grande Project - 2008 Operating Plan by Bureau of Reclamation

06/04/2008 - Update on Status of Canalization Flood Control Project, Levee Rehabilitation

02/04/2008 - 2006-2008 Maintenance of the Rio Grande Channel in the area of El Paso, TX - Cd. Juarez, Chih.

02/04/2008 - Levee Improvements by Gabriel Duran, Engineer, U.S. IBWC

02/04/2008 - Storm 2006 Capital Project Update by Alan Shubert, City Engineer, City of El Paso

11/07/2007 - Levee Improvements Rio Grande Rectification Project, El Paso Area by Al Riera, USIBWC, PE Operations

11/07/2007 - Rio Grande Flood Control Levees by Steve Smullen, USIBWC, PE Engineering

11/07/2007 - Environmental Protection and Border Security on the U.S. - Mexico Border by Good Neighbor Environmental Board

8/9/2007 - Rio Grande Clean Rivers Program Updates for 2007 by Nancy Hanks, Environmental Protection Specialist, USIBWC

8/9/2007 - El Paso Desalination Plant given by Bill Hutchison, Water Resources Manager, El Paso Water Utilities

8/9/2007 - The FEMA Mandate: USIBWC Levee-Raising Activities in the El Paso-Las Cruces Area given by Steve Smullen, Principal Engineer, USIBWC

5/2/07: Rio Grande Flood Control Levees, Update on FEMA and IBWC Activities, by Steve Smullen

5/02/07: Reclamation, Managing Water in the West, Rio Grande Project, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Sources of Salinity to the Rio Grande, 02/07/07

USIBWC Selects Rio Grande Citizens' Forum Board Members, 01/30/07

Canalization Project Channel Maintenance

Rectification Project: Proposed Work Picacho Flume Rehabilitation Project

The Paso del Norte Watershed Council presentation from the Rio Grande Citizens’ Forum in Las Cruces, NM  on 5/11/2006

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation presentation from the Rio Grande Citizens' Forum in Las Cruces, NM on 5/11/2006

Rio Grande Flooding, El Paso Area, August 6, 2006

“How’s the Water?” Upper Rio Grande Basin Advisory Committee Meeting 8/9/06

"Save the Valley" Civic Associations - Presented @ El Paso 8/9/06 Citizens Forum

Rio Grande Citizens’ Forum 11/08/06: A Deadly Game of Russian Roulette - Perspectives of Gary Esslinger of the Elephant Butte Irrigation District on regional flood control

Rio Grande Citizens’ Forum 11/08/06: Reclamation, Managing Water in the West, Rio Grande Project, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

FLO-2D Model Development Caballo Dam to American Dam - 02/15/2005

FEMA Levee Certification - 02/15/2005

Canalization & Programmatic EIS Update 02/15/2006

                           Minutes

06/04/08 - Las Cruces, NM

02/04/08 - El Paso, TX

11/07/07 - Las Cruces, NM

8/9/2007 - El Paso, TX

05/02/2007 - Las Cruces, NM

02/07/2007 - El Paso, TX

11/08/2006 - Las Cruces, NM

8/09/2006 - Las Cruces, NM

5/11/2006 - Las Cruces

2/15/2006 - El Paso, TX

11/17/2005 - Rio Grande Binational Summit

10/25/2005 - Las Cruces, NM

08/04/2005 - El Paso, TX