The annual Basin Advisory Committee (BAC) meetings to discuss issues within the basin and to receive stakeholder input are planned for the upper and lower basins. These meetings are held in conjunction with the Rio Grande Citizens' Forum (RGCF) meetings (Click for more information and meeting minutes on the Upper RGCF and Lower RGCF webpages). More information on BACs is on our Participation page. The BAC meetings will be held as follows:

Basin	Date/Time	Location	Link
Upper Rio Grande	Sept. 29 2009 6pm	El Paso, TX - USIBWC offices 4171 N Mesa Bldg C	Agenda and meeting questionnaire RGCF Meeting Press Release
Lower Rio Grande	July 15, 2009 4pm	Mercedes, TX - USIBWC offices 625 Golf Course Rd	Agenda and meeting questionnaire; RGCF Meeting Press Release

Basin

Date/Time

Location

Link

Upper Rio Grande

Sept. 29 2009 6pm

El Paso, TX - USIBWC offices 4171 N Mesa Bldg C

Agenda and meeting questionnaire

RGCF Meeting Press Release

Lower Rio Grande

July 15, 2009 4pm

Mercedes, TX - USIBWC offices 625 Golf Course Rd

Agenda and meeting questionnaire;

RGCF Meeting Press Release

The annual Coordinated Monitoring Meetings gather parties that are currently conducting water quality monitoring activities in that portion of the basin to discuss the next fiscal year's monitoring schedule.

Basin	Date/Time	Location
Upper Rio Grande	April 8, 2009, 9 am	El Paso, TX - USIBWC offices
Middle Rio Grande	April 29, 2009 1pm	Laredo, TX - City of Laredo Env. Services
Lower Rio Grande	April 28, 2009 1pm	Harlingen, TX - TCEQ Office

For more information on these meetings, please contact Elizabeth Verdecchia at 915-832-4701.

Outreach Events

Event	Date/Time	Location	Link
Outreach table at EPA Beyond Translation Forum and EcoForum	Nov. 18	Las Cruces, NM
Water Festival 2009	Oct. 29-31	El Paso Water Utilities TecH2O Center	EPWU site
Booth at the Community Health Fair and Walk	Oct. 3, 2009 9 am-1pm	Bill Childress Elementary, Vinton TX
Outreach Presentation for El Dedon Verde Garden Club	Sept 22, 2009	Upper Valley, El Paso TX
Rio Grande Cleanup, sponsored by RiGo, CRP, Boy Scouts and other organizations	June 13 , 2009 8:00-12:00	Courchesne Bridge, at intersection of Paisando and Anapra Rd/McNutt	Cleanup Brochure FOX TV news article
Rio Grande Cleanup, sponsored by RiGo, CRP, Boy Scouts and other organizations	July 25, 2009 9:00-12:00 Rain date August 1	Canutillo Bridge, Highway 28, Canutillo TX	Cleanup Brochure

Other Activities in the Rio Grande Basin by other organizations:

The Southwest Environmental Center will have a Raft the Rio event in Mesilla, NM on June 13, 2009. More info

Laredo, TX will be hosting the Laredo RioFest, a kayak and canoe river race, Oct 16 & 17, 2009. More info

Updates

The 2008 Basin Summary Report and the 2009 Basin Highlights Report are available in PDF format.. If you would like a hard copy, please send requests to Elizabeth Verdecchia.

The CRP is no longer accepting Applications for Small Project Grants for Fiscal Year 2009. Awardees will be posted on the Friends of the Rio Grande website.