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Rio Grande Hydrology Meetings

 

general information

	This page is serves as a source of information for the annual meetings that take place between federal, state, local and private agencies with interests in the Rio Grande river area of southwest Texas. The Rio Grande – Big Bend partner / stakeholder meetings are open to any groups/individuals with interests along the Rio Grande. The meetings have covered hydro-met data concerns, low-flow initiatives, environmental issues, river recreation and flooding. A wide range of topics are usually addressed, however, the meetings provide a great opportunity to discuss projects, interests and collaborate on potential projects in the region. Meeting participants include: National Weather Service United States Geological Survey Big Bend National Park Service U S International Boundary and Water Commission Department of Homeland Security / U S Border Patrol Texas Parks and Wildlife Department-Big Bend State Park-Lajitas, Texas City of Fort Stockton, Texas Reeves County Emergency Management Lajitas-Water/Wastewater Department Trans-Pecos Water Trust Rio Grande Council of Governments Desert Sports (River Tours)- Terlingua/Study Butte, Texas Big Bend River Tours - Terlingua/Study Butte, Texas Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Midland, Texas Fire Department Brewster County Emergency Managment Texas Department of Transportation Rio Grande Institute

 

2007 presentations

		Title: NWS Weather Forecast Office Midland, Texas Content: Discusses local responsibilities of the Midland NWS office Presented: May 3, 2007 Size / Type: 11 MB / PPT
		Title: Current NWS Hydrometeorological Services to the Region Content: Discusses current services the NWS offers across the region   Presented: May 3, 2007 Size / Type: 8 MB / PPT
		Title: Rio Grande Service Needs Content: Discusses initial needs collaborated with users along the Rio Grande  Presented: May 3, 2007 Size / Type: 1 MB / PPT
		Title: Rio Grande Hydrologic Service Expansion Meeting-WGRFC Content: Discusses the RFC responsibilities and operations Presented: May 3, 2007 Size / Type: 5 MB / PPT
		Title: Rio Grande Hydrologic Service Improvement and Expansion Content: Present Service Expansion Meeting findings at 2007 HPM Conference Presented: July 13, 2007 Size / Type: 45 MB / PPT

 

2008 presentations

		Title: WGRFC Hourly Precipitation Analysis Content: An introduction to the hourly precipitation products availabe on the West Gulf River Forecast Center website Presented: May 7, 2008 Size / Type: 4 MB / PDF
		Title: CoCoRaHS - Because Every Drop Counts Services to the Region Content: An introduction to the CoCoRaHS program and it's impacts on weather service operations Presented: May 7, 2008 Size / Type: 4 MB / PDF
		Title: WGRFC River Recreation Forecast Content: Discusses Recreational Forecasts issued by the West Gulf River Forecast Center Presented: May 7, 2008 Size / Type: 1 MB / PDF
		Title: Daily River Forecasts along the Rio Grande Content: How to access the daily river forecasts for the Rio Grande Presented: May 7, 2008 Size / Type: 1 MB / PDF
		Title: AHPS RSS Feeds Content: NWS weather data using RSS feeds Presented: May 7, 2008 Size / Type: 1 MB / PDF
		Title: IBWC Operations Content: An overview of the IBWC and it's operations Presented: May 7, 2008 Size / Type: 0.5 MB / PDF

 

2009 presentations

	Meeting Notes
		Title: IBWC Operations Content: An summary of the Presidio flood control project of September 2008 Presented: May 12, 2009 Size / Type: 2 MB / PDF
		Title: All-Hazards Incident Management Team Services to the Region Content: An explanation of the role of an All-Hazards Incident Management Team Presented: May 12, 2009 Size / Type: 0.5 MB / PDF
		Title: 2008 Flood in Presidio County Content: A summary of TXDOT efforts during the flood of 2008 Presented: May 12, 2009 Size / Type: 14 MB / PDF
		Title: Untitled Content: Various photos of the 2008 flooding in Presidio Presented: May 12, 2009 Size / Type: 6 MB / PDF
		Title: West Gulf River Forecast Center River Recreation Forecast Content: Discusses Recreational Forecasts issued by the West Gulf River Forecast Center Presented: May 12, 2009 Size / Type: 1 MB / PDF
		Title: NWS September 22008 Flood Event Summary Content: A summary of the 2008 flood along the Rio Grande Presented: May 12, 2009 Size / Type: 4 MB / PDF
		Title: NWS Decision Support Service Improvements Content: An overview of NWS Midland Decision Support Services available to our partners Presented: May 12, 2009 Size / Type: 3 MB / PDF
		Title: High Water Mark Sign Project Content: An overview of the NWS High Water Maker project Presented: May 12, 2009 Size / Type: 4 MB / PDF
		Title: Continuous Monitoring in the Rio Grande Basin Content: An overview of TCEQ efforts to monitor water quality along the Rio Grande Presented: May 12, 2009 Size / Type: 4 MB / PDF
		Title: Trans-Boundary Risk Identification and Mitigation System Content: An overview of the Trans-Boundary Risk Identification and Mitigation System Presented: May 12, 2009 Size / Type: 1 MB / PDF