SUPPLIES IN EL VADO RESERVOIR ARE SO LOW THAT, FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS SPRING, THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT IS CURTAILING DELIVERIES TO WATER BANK USERS. THE DISTRICT'S TOM THORPE SAYS SPRING RUNOFF IS PRETTY MUCH OVER. THORPE SAYS THERE'S A CHANCE EL VADO COULD GO COMPLETELY DRY THIS SUMMER. THE GOOD NEWS IS, THE WATER SHUT-OFF ONLY AFFECTS ABOUT 3-THOUSAND ACRES OF IRRIGATED LAND ALONG THE RIVER…COMPARED TO A TOTAL OF 65-THOUSAND ACRES OF FARMLAND.
