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The University of Texas at El Paso

Restoration of the Rio Grande Between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua Charles D. Turner, Alfredo Martinez, and Jessica Retana. The University of Texas at El Paso. Project Summary.

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The University of Texas at El Paso

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  1. Restoration of the Rio Grande Between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, ChihuahuaCharles D. Turner, Alfredo Martinez, and Jessica Retana The University of Texas at El Paso

  2. Project Summary • The development and assessment of scenarios that would allow Rio Grande to remain “wet” through the year in the El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico • The formation of a bi-national river restoration work group • Provide a clear understanding of the hydrological and engineering conditions, institutional challenges, a biological inventory, and GIS maps of the study area

  3. Rio Grande / Rio Bravo

  4. Stream Flow

  5. Problem Statement • The Rio Grande has been transformed into a highly structured channel to meet water supply and flood control needs • The potential impact of restoring a portion of the Rio Grande is the reduction in the efficiency of the existing water delivery network

  6. Research Questions • What are the impacts of restoration • How to minimize those impacts • Integrate a wet Rio Grande • Impacts to existing water institutions

  7. Conceptual Design Alternatives

  8. 2006 Irrigation Season March 2006 October 2006

  9. Mesilla Dam March 2006 October 2006

  10. Conclusions • Stream flow is the result of the water delivery network • Design scenarios developed • within existing river management • with minor adjustments • rethink some policies • Rio Grande Restoration Committee

  11. Acknowledgments • Southwest Consortium for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP) • Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ) • Center for Environmental Resource Management (CERM) • Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento Juarez • U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) • International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) • Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE) Department • Congressman Silvestre Reyes • Peter Brock, Rio Grande Watershed Federal Coordinating Committee • El Paso Water Utilities (EPWU) • El Paso Health Foundation • The City of El Paso • The City of Sunland Park • Dr. Jorge A. Salas-Plata • Dr. Rene Franco Barreno

  12. Questions?

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