This page will deal with any information regarding service expansion for customers and locations along the Rio Grande in Midland's County Warning Area/Hydrologic Services Area. If you have any questions regarding the information on this page, please contact our Hydrology Focal Point, Lora Mueller

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IMPORTANT INFO...

The staff gage at Lajitas was finally re-installed after washing out in May 2007!

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NEWS!

June 10, 2008

Our 2nd Annual Rio Grande meeting held May 7 at Big Bend National Park was another success. The minutes and presentations will be posted over the next few weeks.

Stay tuned...

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September 10, 2007

Daily river forecasts began on Monday, September 10, 2007. This daily product will show river level forecasts for two automatically gauged sites on the Rio Grande: 5 miles SE of Presidio and at Rio Grande Village (Boquillas). You can view these forecasts from the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service webpage by clicking on the desired site ID. To get to the tabular product, click on the "Text Products" link below the map and then on Hydrologic Statement near the bottom of the list.

Please let us know if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about this new product!

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July 15, 2007

Findings from the May 3, 2007 meeting were presented during the Southern Region Breakout portion of they Hydro Program Managers Conference in Kansas City on July 13. It was well recieved with many interested and several suggestions made. Download the presentation from below (it's large so it will take some time).

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July 1, 2007

On July 13, information from the Rio Grande Service Improvement and Expansion Meeting will be presented at the National Hydro Program Managers Conference (Southern Region break out session) in Kansas City, Missouri. The presentation will be posted to this site once it is complete.

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May 10, 2007

On May 3, 2007, the NWS and NPS BBNP co-hosted a meeting to discuss the need for additional and improved services along the Rio Grande. This meeting was very beneficial and will become an annual event. Below are the minutes from this meeting.

May 3, 2007 Meeting Notes (In .pdf format).

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Things To Do:

Item	Comments	Date Completed
Funding for additional gaging along Rio Grande and Tributaries (highest priority on Lajitas site)
Fix auto gauges at Castolon and Rio Grande Village	Complete by USGS/NPS/TCEQ	August 1, 2007
Correlate flows to border activity in sample of 70 known crossings in Presidio Sector
Additional precipitation gages in Big Bend/Presidio Valley region to fill in radar gaps	OPL continues to work on this (June 10, 2008)-CocoRahs option
Work on communications (across US agencies/companies as well as with Mexico when possible)
Improve Recreation Forecast
Daily river forecasts for additional sites (PRDT2/BOQT2 for now)	Complete	September 10, 2007

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Presentations
(Due to animations, etc, the presentations will generally work better if they are downloaded and saved to your computer)

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