Interstate board governing Rio Grande will wrangle with drought impacts this Friday • Source New Mexico

Interstate board governing Rio Grande will wrangle with drought impacts this Friday • Source New Mexico

A man records the trickle of water against his feet as the bed of the Rio Grande begins to fill during the annual release of irrigation water from Elephant Butte and Caballo reservoirs. (Photo by Corrie Boudreaux for Source NM)Drought, lawsuits and federal funding for New Mexico’s largest river will be some of the topics discussed at the Rio Grande Compact Commission’s annual governance meeting this week. A three-member governing board represent…