Rio Grande Basin Roundtable

THE following articles were contributed to The Citizen by Rio Grande Basin Roundtable.
The roundtable meets the second Tuesday of the month. In-person meetings are held at the Rio Grande Water Conservation District, 8805 Independence Way, Alamosa.
Due to COVID restrictions there is a Zoom option. Attendance is welcome but please check the Roundtable website prior to the meeting to see if the in-person option is available.

May 4, 2022

Solving the water puzzle

By Kevin Terry | Rio Grande Basin program director, Trout Unlimited IN my family, the holiday season usually involves a healthy dose of puzzle time. Mom rummages through the garage […]

map of the Republican River Basin from 1942

April 30, 2022

Irrigation and Water Use in the Republican River Basin

THE Republican River Basin is located in the northeast corner of the state of Colorado and extends into the Southwest corner of Nebraska and the Northwest corner of Kansas. This […]

Flowing Water and Railroad Tracks Overlooking the Gunnison River Basin

April 2, 2022

Upper Gunnison Basin has strategies for generating water and forecasting streamflow

UGRWCD uses tools to generate and measure snowpack and the resulting streamflow, and then tries to predict how long it may stick around

March 21, 2022

Working for better snowpack picture and refined streamflow forecasting

The state has an annual delivery obligation that varies according to the yield of streamflows

February 21, 2022

The RGBRT supports Water 2022, in Rio Grande Style

Events, specialty beer, book club, articles and speakers are planned, with water and conservation as the topic

RioGrandeBasin Del Norte Riverfront Project

January 5, 2022

Rio Grande Basin Roundtable: Five amazing projects completed in 2021

The Rio Grande Basin Roundtable (RGBRT) began its water advocacy efforts in 2005 as a result of the Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act.

December 18, 2021

How water augmentation works in the San Luis Valley

Augmentation has been an effective approach to stretching a limited and valuable resource

November 15, 2021

First Update of Rio Grande Basin Implementation Plan Nears Completion

The 2015 Colorado Water Plan is focused on strategies to address the state’s growing water demands.

October 12, 2021

Colorado has issues in Rio Grande Compact Case

By Matt Hildner | For the Rio Grande Basin Roundtable