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Without Rights, NM’s Rivers Can Come Up Empty

An overview of the dry Rio Grande.

10.14.22 –In New Mexico, rivers lack rights to their own waters, which mean that when dry times strike—or people are unwilling to share—rivers run dry. “Water in New Mexico is managed on what’s called the priority administration system … it’s a system of extraction,” says Paul Tashjian with Audubon Southwest. There are ways to protect…

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Rio Grande Drying

A dried up Rio Grande.

7.29.2022 – The Line Opinion Panel explores possible solutions to a stark reality on the Rio Grande, where about 50 miles of the river are now dry in New Mexico. Host: Gene Grant Line Opinion Panelists:Tom Garrity, Garrity Group Public RelationsJulia Goldberg, senior correspondent, Santa Fe ReporterDave Mulryan, Mulryan-Nash Advertising For More Information: Dry Times…

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