KRWG’s recent story on NPR ( By MALLORY FALK • NOV 12, 2018) As The Rio Grande Dries Up, Experts Look For New Water Sources “The southwest is getting drier. There’s less water to go around, even as more people are moving to the […]
Read More...Elephant Butte Irrigation District was formed in 1918, only two years after the completion of Elephant Butte Dam. Together they transformed a flood prone high desert watershed into an agricultural oasis and economic dynamo for the entire southwest region. This […]
Read More...EBID hosted a cross cultural water resource tour earlier this summer for a group traveling across the U.S. as part of the International Leadership Visitor Program. The story appeared in the June issue of Irrigation Leader. You can read the […]
Read More...As warming strains NM’s water supplies, ‘status quo’ no longer works On the downstream side of Elephant Butte Dam, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation employees navigate a stairwell above the Rio Grande, passing scat from the ring-tailed cats that like to […]
Read More...NM’s reservoirs weathered this year. But what will happen next year? Right now, New Mexico’s largest reservoir is at about three percent capacity, with just 62,573 acre feet of water in storage as of September 20. Elephant Butte Reservoir’s […]
Read More...By KAREN RAY For the Las Cruces Bulletin A short hike above the valley floor provides beautiful panoramic views of the Rio Grande winding its way south and a crazy quilt of late summer agriculture. […]
Read More...THE STORY OF HATCH GREEN CHILE An Austrian immigrant turned Hatch into a chile capital in the 20th century. In the 21st, his great-great-grandson takes it high-tech. by Deborah Busemeyer IT’S JULY 2003, evening. Twelve-year-old Preston Mitchell sits in front […]
Read More...Quantifying groundwater resilience through conjunctive use for irrigated agriculture in a constrained aquifer system Erek H. Fuchs, Kenneth C. Carroll, James P. King Fuchs–Groundwater Resources Manager for Elephant Butte Irrigation District, Las Cruces, NM 88001, United States Carroll–Department of Plant and […]
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The following information is taken from a collaborative brochure produced by IBWC, EBID and other partners. Additional details can be found at the IBWC website The Rio Grande Canalization Project Restoring Riparian Habitat along the Lower Rio Grande In the […]
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Setting: Elephant Butte Irrigation District (EBID) is the New Mexico portion of the Rio Grande Project (RGP) in southern New Mexico and far west Texas, providing for international treaty delivery by the United States to Mexico. This region of the […]
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After a long, long wait Rio Grande water is once again running in the 264 miles of irrigation canals networked across the Elephant Butte Irrigation District from Hatch to El Paso, Texas. It’s part of the rhythm of our seasons […]
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NMWDOC Declares Need for More Awareness and Funding EBID Report The New Mexico Watershed and Dam Owners Coalition (NMWDOC) convened their annual conference for two days in early May at Hotel Encanto, overlooking the river valley. They met just south […]
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Fieldtrip! This word strikes joy into the hearts of children everywhere. April 19th was no exception. Students from area elementary schools converged on Young Park in Las Cruces for the 7th annual Children’s Water Festival. Even though this particular spring […]
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Water Strategies 20 IRRIGATION LEADER Managing Safety at Elephant Butte Irrigation District: Delyce Maciel Safety is a key concern for irrigation districts all over the world. With employees working outdoors near swift water and with large equipment, a number of […]
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(EBID Staff Report) 2018 is shaping up to be another exceptionally dry year. Elephant Butte Irrigation District has faced this before during its 100 years of operation and they’re ready for it. They have continued to invest in projects to […]
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(Conversation with Karen Ray, EBID Media Consultant) K—How and when did you start working here at EBID? Morales— I’ve been here for about 19 years. I started as a ditch rider. My dad worked as a foreman on a farm […]
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KUNM.org Let’s Talk Water Rights And The Rio Grande (click here for the interview) A U.S. Supreme Court case could threaten New Mexico’s use of water from the Rio Grande. This week, justices allowed the federal government to join in […]
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Agricultural producer Bobby Kuykendall raises chile, alfalfa, onions, corn and pecan nursery trees. He relies on the Talbot Lateral canal to efficiently deliver water from the District head miles away to his crops in the lower Mesilla Valley close to […]
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Debbie Lujan, Public Works Department Head for the town of Mesilla, recently provided an update on an infrastructure improvement the town is working on in collaboration with Elephant Butte Irrigation District. One of Mesilla’s main thoroughfares, Calle de Parian, provides […]
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