{"id":39610,"date":"2022-06-10T09:20:14","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T16:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=39610"},"modified":"2022-06-10T14:49:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T21:49:56","slug":"bleak-outlook-for-middle-rio-grande-water-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/bleak-outlook-for-middle-rio-grande-water-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bleak\u2019 Outlook for Middle Rio Grande Water Supply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pbs-viral-player-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; padding-top: calc(56.25% + 43px);\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3068831293\/\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.9.2022 <\/strong>\u2013 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\u2019re just days away from the water available to farmers going dry and what the MRGCD is doing to mitigate the ongoing drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong> Laura Paskus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Jason M. Casuga, CEO\/chief engineer, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrgcd.com\/\"><em>Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6.9.2022 \u2013 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\u2019re just days away from the water available to farmers going dry and what the MRGCD is doing to mitigate the ongoing drought. 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