{"id":45567,"date":"2024-08-13T10:08:17","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T17:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=45567"},"modified":"2024-08-13T10:08:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-13T17:08:20","slug":"rio-chama-sediment-atomic-bomb-survivors-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/rio-chama-sediment-atomic-bomb-survivors-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Chama sediment, atomic bomb survivors, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size is-style-fill has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/woyxJ21\/ourland\">Subscribe to Our Land Weekly<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-64989fb1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9780226833958-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-45570\" style=\"width:311px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9780226833958-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9780226833958-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9780226833958-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9780226833958-16x24.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9780226833958-24x36.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9780226833958-32x48.jpg 32w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/9780226833958.jpg 1249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This week on New Mexico in Focus, the University of New Mexico\u2019s Dr. K. Maria Lane joins me in the studio to talk about her latest book, <a href=\"https:\/\/press.uchicago.edu\/ucp\/books\/book\/chicago\/F\/bo215862270.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fluid Geographies: Water, Science, and Settler Colonialism in New Mexico<\/a>. I am so excited about this book, which should make waves in New Mexico water management. Here&#8217;s a sneak peek of <em>Fluid Geographies<\/em>, from the Introduction:<br><br>\u201cThe Indigenous critical theorist Jodi Byrd argues that decolonization is possible only through a different kind of theoretical stance, one that is derived not from poststructural theory but from Indigenous theory. This book offers a precursor to that step, providing a detailed critique of the racialized disadvantage encoded in New Mexico\u2019s water-management policies, institutions, and technologies. It explores the complex power dynamics that both constrained and emerged from modernist water-management structures during New Mexico\u2019s territorial period. And it identifies a precise new way of talking about settler knowledge structures and their weak points. I offer <em>Fluid Geographies<\/em> in solidarity with other thinkers working to imagine new environmental futures that supersede the reclamation era and its colonial injustices.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch that conversation Friday night during New Mexico in Focus, or on the <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.knme.org\/show\/our-land-new-mexicos-environmental-past-present-and-future\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PBS App<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/OurLandNM\/videos\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Our Land channel on YouTube<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It\u2019s been a while since I attended (virtually or otherwise) a Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District meeting \u2014 and I learned a lot during yesterday\u2019s regular board meeting.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the things I learned: There\u2019s still a little San Juan-Chama water in storage, but after August, farmers should expect extended periods without any water deliveries. And: New Mexico&#8217;s cumulative debt under the Rio Grande Compact currently exceeds 121,000-acre feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bureau of Reclamation\u2019s Area Manager, Jennifer Faler, also ran through various projects and issues related to her agency, including El Vado Dam, the federal assessment team\u2019s work on water claims issues with the Middle Rio Grande pueblos, and the Lower San Acacia Reach Improvements Project. Faler also updated the board about the Rio Chama sediment plug.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As you all likely recall, a storm on June 20 sent water, mud, and debris rushing down Arroyo la Madera, causing the Rio Chama to become clogged with a dam of sediment that was 100 feet wide, four- to five-feet deep, and about a mile-and-a-half long. The storm wreaked havoc with the channel and nearby homes, and the plug also restricted Reclamation\u2019s ability to deliver water downstream, including to irrigators in the Middle Rio Grande.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using amphibious excavators <a href=\"https:\/\/abiquiunews.com\/news-and-features\/chama-on-its-way-back-into-its-original-channel-plug-cleared\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">(which you can see photos of at the <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/abiquiunews.com\/news-and-features\/chama-on-its-way-back-into-its-original-channel-plug-cleared\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Abiquiu News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/abiquiunews.com\/news-and-features\/chama-on-its-way-back-into-its-original-channel-plug-cleared\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">)<\/a>, crews have opened enough of a channel to move water downstream again. But work is ongoing, the sediment plug is still there, and local acequias are still affected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis will become more the norm, than an \u2018emergency event,\u2019\u201d said Faler, \u201cand we really want to get the word out that one rain event can do this.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other words, you don\u2019t have to live downstream of a burn scar to be worried about flooding, especially as the climate continues to warm. And it\u2019s a good time to rethink how we live next to, rely upon, care for, and \u201cmanage\u201d our rivers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you\u2019ve lived or worked at or near Cannon Air Force Base, you might be eligible for free confidential PFAS blood testing this fall.<\/strong> To find out more, attend an informational meeting hosted by the New Mexico Environment Department and Department of Health on August 27 at 6 p.m. at the Clovis Civic Center, 801 Schepps Boulevard, Clovis. You can also email <a href=\"mailto:drew.goretzka@env.nm.gov\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">drew.goretzka@env.nm.gov<\/a> for additional information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the news:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/2024\/08\/09\/drinking-water-issues-nm\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cState wants to address drinking water issues at 138 local systems\u201d<\/a> (Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2024\/08\/06\/texas-mexico-border-rio-grande-water-supply-ibwc-treaty\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cData shows Rio Grande water shortage is not just due to Mexico\u2019s lack of water deliveries\u201d <\/a>(Berenice Garcia, <em>The Texas Tribune<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafenewmexican.com\/news\/local_news\/auction-of-king-family-property-near-moriarty-expected-to-generate-millions\/article_651c80a0-54d1-11ef-ad04-7b2dfa2a2d1f.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cAuction of King family property near Moriarty expected to generate millions\u201d<\/a> (Daniel Chac\u00f3n, <em>Santa Fe New Mexican<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2024-08-06\/video-annenberg-wildlife-crossing-agoura-hills-takes-shape\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cNew video shows world\u2019s largest wildlife crossing starting to take form\u201d<\/a> (Rosanna Xi, <em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/sourcenm.com\/2024\/08\/09\/as-wildfire-season-becomes-more-threatening-experts-are-turning-to-ai\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cAs wildfire season becomes more threatening, experts are turning to AI\u201d<\/a> (Paige Gross, Source NM)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/climate-environment\/2024\/08\/07\/glacial-lake-outburst-juneau\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cA melting Alaska glacier keeps inundating Juneau. Floods are getting worse.\u201d<\/a> (Joshua Partlow, <em>The Washington Post<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/indigenous\/rez-dogs-are-feeling-the-heat-from-climate-change\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cRez dogs are feeling the heat from climate change\u201d<\/a> (Taylor Dawn Stegner, Grist)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/08\/11\/climate\/earth-warming-climate-tipping-points.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cWarming Is Pushing Earth Closer and Closer to Dangerous Tipping Points\u201d<\/a> (Raymond Zhong and Mira Rojanasakul, <em>The New York Times<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you haven\u2019t seen it already, check out <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2024\/08\/06\/opinion\/hiroshima-nagasaki-atomic-bombing.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cThe Last Survivors of an Atomic Bomb Have a Story to Tell\u201d<\/a><strong> <\/strong>(Kathleen Kingsbury, W.J. Hennigan and Spencer Cohen, with photographs by Kentaro Takahashi, <em>The New York Times<\/em>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a stunning piece of work, and it reminded me of the surreal experience I had almost 20 years ago, joining Shigeko Sasamori for lunch at Sadie\u2019s as she met with a staffer working for then-Rep. Tom Udall.&nbsp;(Udall\u2019s office was the only one that would meet with her during that visit.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sasamori was 13 when an American pilot dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcn.org\/wotr\/how-many-nuclear-bombs-do-we-need\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">It was the first day of school, and she and other students were out on the street.<\/a> She had just one question back in 2007 for New Mexico\u2019s elected officials: \u201cWhy is America still making nuclear weapons?\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/searchlightnm.org\/the-reawakening-of-americas-nuclear-dinosaurs\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Of course, now, we\u2019re making even more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also check out Katherine Rundell\u2019s excellent piece in <\/strong><strong><em>The New Yorker<\/em><\/strong><strong>, <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2024\/08\/05\/beware-of-sharkless-waters\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cBeware of Sharkless Waters.\u201d<\/a> I love, most of all, this part: \u201cThere is no such thing as shark-infested waters, in the same way that there is no such thing as a child-infested school. You cannot infest your own home.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I became a Simone Weil fan after the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Ck1I7PWP6eM\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Alamos Study Group\u2019s Greg Mello quoted her on the show<\/a><strong> a few years ago.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2024\/08\/07\/four-letters-from-simone-to-andre-weil\/?mc_cid=732efddf02&amp;mc_eid=3d75624da2\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Naturally, I needed to read letters she wrote to her brother that <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2024\/08\/07\/four-letters-from-simone-to-andre-weil\/?mc_cid=732efddf02&amp;mc_eid=3d75624da2\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Paris Review<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2024\/08\/07\/four-letters-from-simone-to-andre-weil\/?mc_cid=732efddf02&amp;mc_eid=3d75624da2\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> published last week.<\/a> Pretty sophisticated correspondence, considering that my main communication with my own (brilliant!) brother these days is texting him videos of my dog eating a tiny peanut butter cracker or refusing to eat a pickle. But alas, we live in different times&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And, I have a giveaway!<\/strong> We have a limited number of very special Our Land tote bags. I\u2019ll send one off to our youngest Our Land Weekly subscriber. Drop me a note (you can even reply to this email) before Thursday to introduce yourself and tell me what you like reading about, and I\u2019ll send you a tote bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_8910-Copy-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A beige tote bag with the words &quot;OUR LAND: New Mexico's Environmental Past, Present and Future&quot; printed on it, hanging among tall green plants and sunflowers, reflecting the vital importance of water in sustaining this vibrant landscape.\" class=\"wp-image-45569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_8910-Copy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_8910-Copy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_8910-Copy-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_8910-Copy-24x14.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_8910-Copy-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_8910-Copy-48x27.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/IMG_8910-Copy.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lastly, I won\u2019t be haunting your inbox again until September 10 <\/strong>\u2014 but I have an assignment for you! GO OUTSIDE. Hike, swim, bike&#8230;daydream, nap, walk with a friend, pull out crabgrass and goat heads. But kill your social media accounts (maybe forever?), hug your loved ones, and take some deep breaths wherever you live or roam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>P.S. If a friend forwarded you this message, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lp.constantcontactpages.com\/su\/woyxJ21\/ourland?mode=preview&amp;source_id=09a22542-c702-473f-a61b-06dfe8898cb2&amp;source_type=em&amp;c=${Contact.encryptedContactId}\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up here to receive the newsletter yourself<\/a><em>. You can also <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/our-land-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read recent newsletters online<\/a><em>. 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