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Water Debts and Climate Change Are Drying NM Rivers, Reservoirs

August 29, 2025

8.29.25 – Correspondent Elizabeth Miller takes us to the Rio Grande and the Elephant Butte Reservoir, where the state’s water woes can be felt the hardest. Miller speaks with two experts to learn about the water management realities that brought us to this point, and how the bosque is trying to hang on through the dry spell. 

Host/Correspondent: Elizabeth Miller 

Guests: 

Anne Marken, River Ops-Telemetry Manager, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District 

Dr. Daniel Cadol, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 

For More Information: 

Elephant Butte Reservoir Reportedly at 4% as Lawmakers Discuss Rio Grande Settlement – Santa Fe New Mexican