IT APPEARS, FOR NOW, THAT THERE WILL BE ENOUGH IRRIGATION WATER FOR AREA FARMERS THIS YEAR. BUT TOM THORPE WITH THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT SAYS MOTHER NATURE WILL HAVE A BIG SAY IN THE MATTER. HE SAYS IT’LL DEPEND ON HOW MANY STORMS COME THROUGH BETWEEN NOW AND MONSOON SEASON. HE SAYS IRRIGATION SEASON RUNS THROUGH OCTOBER.
THORPE SAYS THE RAIN LATE LAST MONTH WAS NICE…BUT IT DIDN’T SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE AMOUNT OF WATER AVAILABLE TO FARMERS. THE DISTRICT DELIVERS WATER TO ABOUT 70-THOUSAND ACRES OF CROPLAND IN THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.
