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New Mexico irrigation district storing water further north to reduce evaporation
9/18/2018 12:00:00 AM



CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Eddy County, NM

Start Date: 9/17/2018 -  
Allotments for the Carlsbad Irrigation District may be less than an acre-foot in 2019 because less than an inch of rain fell between October 2017 and summer 2018. To reduce evaporation, the district was keeping most of its water in northern areas where it was cooler. ABQJournal Online (N.M.), Sept. 17, 2018
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