Farmers using the Middle Rio Grande
Conservancy District’s “water bank” had their irrigation supplies turned back
on Monday, but the district’s water manager said it is not clear how long
they’ll be able to water.
Water bank farmers are the lowest priority water
users on the farm water system. Two weeks ago, with Rio Grande levels falling
because of the drought, the district cut off water bank users, the first time
that had happened in the history of the district. With warmer weather, snow
melt has increased flows in the river enough to supply the low-priority water
bank customers for now.
But they could be cut off again any time over the next
two months, said conservancy district water manager David Gensler.
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