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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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Our Land: Water Expert John Fleck and the Colorado River

January 14, 2020
Cover of a book titled "Science Be Damned: How Ignoring Inconvienient Science Drained the Colorado River".

January 10, 2020 – In this month’s installment of Our Land, environmental correspondent Laura Paskus sits down with John Fleck, co-author of the new book “Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River.” Along with Eric Kuhn, Fleck looks back at the beginning of the West’s attempt to apportion the water in…

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