More than one hundred take part in Rio Grande discussions
EL PASO – Future plans and expanded collaboration topped discussions at a two-day meeting of Rio Grande Basin Initiative project participants and collaborators in El Paso, Texas.
A joint effort of the Texas A&M University System Agriculture Program and the New Mexico State University College of Agriculture and Home Economics, the Rio Grande Basin Initiative is focused on research and Extension activities to facilitate efficient irrigation for water conservation. The Texas Water Resources Institute administers the project in Texas.
The following are presentations from the meeting:
- Task 2: Irrigation Education and Training
Allan Jones, Guy Fipps, George Dickerson - Task 3: Institutional Incentives for Efficient Water Use
Guy Fipps, Ari Michelsen, Frank Ward - Task 4: On-Farm Irrigation System Management
Paul Colaizzi, Bob Wiedenfeld, Bob Bevacqua - Task 5: Urban Water Conservation
- Task 7: Saline and Wastewater Management and Water Reuse
Bruce Lesikar, Seiichi Miyamoto, Tim Jones - Task 6: Environment, Ecology, and Water Quality Protection
Charles Hart, Suresh Pilliai, David Cowley, Sam Fernand - Task 8: Basin-Wide Hydrology, Salinity Modeling, and Technology
Monty Dozier, Ranjan Muttiah, Bob Sanderson - Task 9: Communications, Oversight, Biometric Support, Accountability
Bill Harris, Craig Runyan








