The annual Basin Advisory Committee (BAC) meetings to discuss issues within the basin and to receive stakeholder input are planned for the upper and lower basins. These meetings are held in conjunction with the Rio Grande Citizens' Forum (RGCF) meetings (Click for more information on the Upper RGCF and Lower RGCF). More information on BACs is on our Participation page. The BAC meetings will be held as follows:

Basin	Date/Time	Location	Link
Upper Rio Grande 2009	Sept. 29 2009 6pm	El Paso, TX - USIBWC offices 4171 N Mesa Bldg C	Agenda and meeting questionnaire RGCF Meeting Press Release
Lower Rio Grande 2009	July 15, 2009 4pm	Mercedes, TX - USIBWC offices 625 Golf Course Rd	Agenda and meeting questionnaire; RGCF Meeting Press Release
Upper Rio Grande 2010	September 15, 2010 6:30 to 8:30 pm	El Paso, TX IBWC Headquarters office, 4171 N Mesa Bldg C	Upper RGCF
Lower Rio Grande 2010	June 8, 2010, 4:00 to 6pm	Mercedes, TX	Lower RGCF
Middle Rio Grande 2010	October 14, 2010, 6 to 9 pm	Martinez Fine Arts Center, Laredo, TX	RGISC, View Meeting Presentation
Upper Rio Grande 2011	October 6, 2011 6:30-8:30 pm	USIBWC HQ, 4171 N Mesa C-100, El Paso, TX 79902	Upper RGCF
Lower Rio Grande 2011	June 22, 2011 3:00 to 5:00 pm	Hoblitzelle Auditorium, Texas A & M Agricultural Research and Extension Center, 2415 E. Highway 83, Weslaco, Texas 78596	Lower RGCF Powerpoint Presentation
Lower Rio Grande 2011 - FALCON AREA	Wednesday Nov 9, 2011 5:30-7:30 pm	Roma Community Center, 502 6th Street, Roma TX	Press Release
Middle Rio Grande 2011 - AMISTAD AREA	Tuesday Nov 8, 2011 6:30-8:30 pm	Del Rio Civic Center, Mesquite Room, 1915 Veterans Blvd, Del Rio, TX	Press Release
Middle RG - Laredo	Jan 28, 2012 9am-3pm	Rio Grande International Study Center's River of Life/River in Peril Conference, UT Health Science Center, Laredo TX

The annual Coordinated Monitoring Meetings gather parties that are currently conducting water quality monitoring activities in that portion of the basin to discuss the next fiscal year's monitoring schedule.

Basin	Date/Time	Location
Upper Rio Grande 2009	April 8, 2009, 9 am	El Paso, TX - USIBWC offices
Middle Rio Grande 2009	April 29, 2009 1pm	Laredo, TX - City of Laredo Env. Services
Lower Rio Grande 2009	April 28, 2009 1pm	Harlingen, TX - TCEQ Office
Upper Rio Grande (TX/NM border to Presidio) 2010	April 19, 2010 1:00-4:00 pm	El Paso, TX - USIBWC offices
Upper Rio Grande (Presidio to Amistad Dam) 2010	April 22, 2010 10:30 am to 2:30 pm	Sul Ross University, Alpine TX
Middle Rio Grande 2010	March 31, 2010 10:30 am to 2:30 pm	Laredo, TX - City of Laredo Env. Services
Lower Rio Grande 2010	March 30, 2010 10:30 am to 2:30 pm	Harlingen, TX - TCEQ Office
Pecos 2010	April 21, 2010 1:30-4:00 pm	Midland, TX - TCEQ Office
Upper Rio Grande (TX/NM border to Presidio)	Tuesday April 26, 2011 - Upper Rio Grande 1 (El Paso and Hudspeth Counties) 9:00 am to 11:00 am 11:00 am to 12 pm Training for USIBWC CRP partners	USIBWC Headquarters, 4171 N Mesa Building C, El Paso TX
Upper Rio Grande (Presidio to Amistad Dam)	Wednesday April 27, 2011 - Upper Rio Grande 2 (Presidio to Amistad Reservoir) 9:00 am to 11:00 am 11:00 to 12:30 Training for USIBWC CRP partners (sandwich lunch provided)	TPWD Barton Warnock Education Center, Big Bend Ranch State Park, Lajitas TX
Middle Rio Grande	Wednesday April 13, 2011 - Middle Rio Grande (Amistad Dam to Falcon Dam) 10:30 am to 12:30 pm 1:00 to 2:30 Training for USIBWC CRP partners sandwich lunch provided	City of Laredo Environmental Services, 619 Reynolds, Laredo, TX
Lower Rio Grande	Thursday April 14, 2011 - Lower Rio Grande (Falcon Dam to Gulf of Mexico) 10:30 am to 12:30 pm 1:00 to 2:30 Training for USIBWC CRP partners sandwich lunch provided	TCEQ Harlingen Office, 1804 W Jefferson, Harlingen TX
Pecos	Thursday April 28, 2011 - Pecos River 10:00 am to 12:00 pm	TCEQ Midland Office, 3300 North A St, Building 4, Suite 107, Midland TX

For more information on these meetings, please contact us.

Outreach Events

Event	Date/Time	Location	Link
Rio Grande Cleanup, sponsored by RiGo, CRP, Boy Scouts and other organizations	June 13, 2009 8:00-12:00	Courchesne Bridge, at intersection of Paisando and Anapra Rd/McNutt	Cleanup Brochure FOX TV news article
Rio Grande Cleanup, sponsored by RiGo, CRP, Boy Scouts and other organizations	July 25, 2009 9:00-12:00	Canutillo Bridge, Highway 28, Canutillo TX	Cleanup Brochure
Outreach Presentation for El Dedon Verde Garden Club	Sept 22, 2009	Upper Valley, El Paso TX
Booth at the Community Health Fair and Walk	Oct. 3, 2009 9 am-1pm	Bill Childress Elementary, Vinton TX
Water Festival 2009	Oct. 29-31, 2009	El Paso Water Utilities TecH2O Center	EPWU site
Presentation on Water Cycle to El Paso Head Start students	Feb 18, 2010	El Paso TX Head Start schools
UTEP Green Fair	April 20, 2010	UTEP, El Paso TX
Fort Bliss Earth Day Fair	April 22, 2010	Fort Bliss, El Paso TX
Field Trip with Americas High School juniors and seniors to American Dam and river	May 4, 2010	El Paso, TX
Career Day at Bill Childress Elementary	May 20, 2010	El Paso, TX
Presentation for El Paso Native Plant Society on Rio Grande	June 10, 2010	El Paso, TX
Rio Grande Cleanup with EPCC, RiGO, and other community groups. clean up several miles from Borderland to Canutillo	July 10, 2010	Borderland Bridge, El Paso Texas	open to public
Rio Grande Cleanups for Adopt-a-River - Texas Master Naturalists and Girls Scouts of the Desert Southwest	September 11, 2010	Country Club Road in El Paso, Texas and Paisano/McNutt near Sunland Park, NM
Big Bend Binational Conservation Cooperative	Sept. 22, 2010	Alpine, TX
Dia del Rio Water Quality "Snapshot" of the Rio Grande Basin	October 6, 2010	from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico	Dia Del Rio
Rio Grande Water Quality and Watershed Issues Public Meeting for the Middle RG	October 14, 2010	Laredo, TX	see BAC info above
Dia del Rio Water Relay	October 6 - 16, 2010	from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico
Booth at Village of Vinton 5th Annual Health Fair	October 9, 2010	Vinton, TX	Vinton
River Cleanup with Ft Bliss and EPCC	October 23, 2010	TBA - El Paso Texas
El Paso Water Festival 2010	October 26-28 and 30	EPWU TechH20 Center, El Paso TX	TechH2O
Healthy Water Healthy People Workshop	January 28, 2011 (postponed)	El Paso Water Utilities Tech H20 Center, El Paso, TX
World Wetlands Day booth at Mesilla Bosque Wetlands Park	February 5, 2011 (cancelled)	Mesilla, NM
El Paso Earth Day Fair	April 2, 2011	Album Park, El Paso TX 9:30-1:00
World Water Day Student Drawing Contest for the 2012 Rio Grande Basin Calendar	Deadline April 29, 2011	throughout the Rio Grande Basin	Download official contest rules
Rio Grande Cleanup with El Paso Community College (Adopt-a-River)	September 24, 2011 8:30-12:00	Borderland Bridge, El Paso TX
World Water Day Student Drawing Contest for the 2012 Rio Grande Basin Calendar	Winning entries are posted on the gallery	throughout the Rio Grande Basin	gallery
Water Festival	Sessiones with Grade Levels: 4th& 5th October 11 & 13, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. October 12, 2011 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Public Day October 15 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.	El Paso Water Utilities Carlos M. Ramirez TecH2O Center 10751 Montana Ave. El Paso, TX 79935	EPWU Tech2O center
Vinton Health Fair, public information booth	Saturday Oct 22 9-1	Bill Childress Elementary, Vinton TX

Other Activities in the Rio Grande Basin by other organizations:

The Southwest Environmental Center will have a Raft the Rio event in Mesilla, NM on June 13, 2009. More info

June 12, 2010: 13th Annual Raft the Rio - River Race and Festival, Mesilla NM, hosted by the Southwest Environmental Center. More Info

Laredo, TX will be hosting the Laredo RioFest, a kayak and canoe river race, Oct 16 & 17, 2009. More info

September 18 - Chihuahuan Desert Fiesta, Franklin Mountains State Park, El Paso Texas

October 6, 2010 Dia del Rio Water Relay Begins in Colorado

October 6, 2010 Dia del Rio Water Monitoring Day with 40 schools throughout the basin

October 14-15, 2010: Dia Del Rio and Laredo Environmental Summit in Laredo, TX

October 16, 2010 Dia del Rio - throuhgout the Rio Grande Basin

October 16, 2010 Dia del Rio Ceremony at the Mouth of the Rio Grande in Boca Chica, Texas

November 13-14, 2010 Chihuahuan Desert Conference "A Desert Without Borders", El Paso Texas

A series of public meetings has been scheduled throughout the Pecos River watershed to provide
information on progress to implement the Pecos River Watershed Protection Plan (WPP). The meetings
will take place on March 15 and 16 and will provide updates on WPP implementation activities carried
out to date, programs and activities currently underway and available to landowners, as well as planned
future implementation activities. Public meetings have been scheduled as follows:

March 15, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Community Hall, Pecos, TX
March 15, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Community Center, Imperial, TX
March 16, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., Community Center, Iraan, TX
March 16, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., AgriLife Extension Office, Ozona, TX

Another series of public meetings throughout the Pecos River watershed have been scheduled to provide updates to landowners on the Pecos River Watershed Protection Plan (WPP). The meetings will take place on August 2 and 3. You will hear updates on WPP implementation activities carried out to date, voluntary programs and activities currently underway and available to landowners, as well as planned future implementation activities. Public meetings have been set as follows:
•   August 2, 8:30a.m., Community Hall,508 S. Oak St., Pecos, TX
•   August 2, 6:30 p.m., Buena Vista School Cafeteria, Hwy 11, Imperial, TX
•   August 3, 1:30 p.m., Texas AgriLife Extension Office, 1301 Ave. AA, Ozona, TX
•   August 3, 6:30 p.m. Scout Hut, 9243 Alley Oop Lane, Iraan, TX
Contact: Gary Bryant, Extension Program Specialist, Pecos River Watershed Coordinator, 1618 Airport Dr, Fort Stockton, TX 79735, 432-336-8585, glbryant@ag.tamu.edu
Two free Texas Watershed Steward Program trainings on water quality and availability issues related to the Pecos River Watershed will be held from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. on June 28 and 29. The June 28 program will be held at the Pecos Community Hall, 508 S. Oak Street in Pecos. On June 29, the program will be held in Iraan at the Civic Center at 9271 Alley Oop Lane. Trainings are sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board in coordination with the Texas Water Resources Institute. They are open to anyone interested in improving the water quality of the Pecos River Watershed. For more information, contact Gary Bryant (TWRI) 432-336-3813, glbryant@ag.tamu.edu.
Raft the Rio Raft Race and River Festival - Saturday June 11, 2011 at the Picacho Bridge in Las Cruces, NM, sponsored by the Southwest Environmental Center. For more info, view the FLYER and/or website.
KLAQ Great River Raft Race - Sunday June 19, 2011 Father's Day, at Vinton Bridge in Vinton, TX. View the WEBSITE.

Updates

The 2008 Basin Summary Report and the 2009 Basin Highlights Report are available in PDF format.. If you would like a hard copy, please contact us.

The CRP is no longer accepting Applications for Small Project Grants for Fiscal Year 2009. Awardees will be posted on the Friends of the Rio Grande website.