{"id":46987,"date":"2025-05-09T08:42:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T15:42:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=46987"},"modified":"2025-05-12T10:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T17:12:46","slug":"failing-water-architecture-in-nm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/failing-water-architecture-in-nm\/","title":{"rendered":"Failing Water Architecture in NM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Full Interview | Failing Water Architecture in NM\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M6W1ZRG6UMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.9.25 <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>The dam that creates the El Vado Reservoir on the Rio Chama Tributary is leaking \u2014 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.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong>&nbsp;Elizabeth Miller&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong>&nbsp;Adrian Oglesby, Director, UNM Utton Transboundary Resources Center&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/grist.org\/drought\/albuquerque-water-el-vado-dam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Albuquerque made itself drought-proof. Then its dam started leaking.<\/em><\/a><em> \u2013 Grist <\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5.9.25 \u2013 The dam that creates the El Vado Reservoir on the Rio Chama Tributary is leaking \u2014 and in dire need of repair. 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