RECENT MONSOON RAINS ARE HELPING…BUT HYDROLOGIST DAVID GENSLER WITH THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT SAYS THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS ABOUT ADEQUATE IRRIGATION WATER FOR FARMERS ALONG THE RIVER.
GENSLER TELLS NEWSRADIO KKOB MOST OF THE RAIN THIS SEASON HAS BEEN INTENSE…BUT SPOTTY, MEANING IT RUNS OFF IN A HURRY. HE SAYS WE HAVEN’T YET SEEN WIDESPREAD RAINFALL THAT WOULD ALLOW THE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT TO STORE WATER IN RESERVOIRS.
