{"id":49403,"date":"2026-07-24T09:20:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T16:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=49403"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T21:27:44","slug":"water-crisis-in-estancia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/water-crisis-in-estancia\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Crisis in Estancia\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7.24.26&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Late last month, Estancia officials declared a water emergency. On top of that, the town has had to navigate the crisis without its mayor, who went on leave back in April. Mountainair Dispatch reporter and editor Todd Brogowski breaks down for Nash the details he&#8217;s uncovered around how&nbsp;bad things&nbsp;are and where they stand now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Host:<\/strong>\u00a0Nash Jones\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Guest:<\/strong>\u00a0Todd Brogowski, Editor and Reporter, Mountainair Dispatch\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For More Information:<\/strong>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainairdispatch.com\/estancia-bt-20260707\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Estancia Trustees Order Legal Counsel to Draft Removal Affidavit Against Mayor Riley, Approve Water Crisis Action Plan<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0\u2013 Mountainair Dispatch<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>7.24.26&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Late last month, Estancia officials declared a water emergency. 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