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‘Bleak’ Outlook for Middle Rio Grande Water Supply

June 10, 2022
A background image of a dry cracked earth with the logo for the Middle Rio Grande Convervancy District over top.

6.9.2022 – Our Land Correspondent Laura Paskus explores the harsh realities of shrinking water supplies here in Central New Mexico. Jason Casuga from the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District explains why we’re just days away from the water available to farmers going dry and what the MRGCD is doing to mitigate the ongoing drought. Correspondent:…

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Spring Runoff Forecast

April 8, 2022
The Rio Grande filled with water and ducks on bright sunny day.

4.8.2022 – The Natural Resources Conservation Service issues spring forecasts for western rivers, including the Rio Grande. Hydrologist Angus Goodbody, with the agency’s National Water and Climate Center, speaks with correspondent Laura Paskus about the spring forecast for the Rio Grande Basin. He also explains why the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s streamflow “normals” have recently…

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