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<br />Potential Future Rio Grande Basin Water Management Options <br /> <br /> Additional Additional Yield <br />c F>roj~ct Spon~or TYl:>e _of Pr9ject Storage (AF) (~FY) project Purpose an_d Note_s <br />Creation of Rio Grande WCD Groundwater Not Applicable Not Available Establish groundwater <br />Groundwater or San Luis Valley management subdistricts to <br />Management WCD Water manage consumption while <br />Districts Management maximizing aquifer sustainable <br /> Subdistrict and yield. <br /> various ditch and <br /> reservoir <br /> companies <br />Upper Rio Grande Bureau of Re-operations Not Applicable Not Available Improved management of <br />Basin Water Reclamation and federal water facilities in <br />Operations Review Army Corps of Colorado and New Mexico; <br /> Engineers Enhanced administration of this <br /> water by the BOR to ensure no <br /> expansion of irrigated acreage <br /> in New Mexico. <br />Expanding Rio Grande WCD Public Education Not Applicable Not Available Education Programs and <br />Outreach and and San Luis Valley Speakers Bureaus to raise the <br />Education WCD awareness of the importance of <br /> a healthy river and a <br /> sustainable water supply and <br /> prudent management of entire <br /> basin. <br />Ground and surface None Conservation Not Available Not Available Maximize beneficial use of <br />water conservation surface water and groundwater <br />program reso u rces. <br /> <br />