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Failing Water Architecture in NM

May 9, 2025
A large concrete dam with a sloped face holds back water under a cloudy sky, with rocky terrain in the foreground.

5.9.25 – The dam that creates the El Vado Reservoir on the Rio Chama Tributary is leaking — and in dire need of repair. Correspondent Elizabeth Miller recently spoke with water management expert Adrian Oglesby about the dam, as well as his concerns over the water outlook for New Mexico this summer.  Correspondent: Elizabeth Miller  Guest: Adrian…

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States Agree to Help NM Farmers on the Rio Grande

July 24, 2020
A small splash in a body of water, colored yellow and blue.

July 24, 2020 – It’s another hot, dry year for New Mexico and the state’s largest river. The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District was even set to run out of water to deliver to farmers. But an agreement between Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas is allowing the release of 38,000 acre feet of water –…

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