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Is a Settlement on the Rio Grande Coming Soon?

August 3, 2023
An aerial view of a lake in the desert.

8.4.23 – After the relatively wet years of the 1980s and ‘90s, New Mexico’s reservoirs started dropping in the 2000s. In cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, two water districts — one in New Mexico and another in Texas — agreed in 2008 on new ways to share water stored in Elephant Butte Reservoir.…

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Study Questions NM Water Allocation

August 3, 2023
Water coming out of a pipe into a pond.

8.4.23 – Gene Grant and the Line Opinion Panel discuss a report from a national activist group that calls for New Mexico officials to pare back water access for agriculture businesses and to prioritize residential and drinking water. Gene asks the panelists to consider how the state’s water scarcity impacts farming, farmers and consumers. Host:…

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