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New Mexico irrigation district warning of dire allotment in 2019
12/21/2018 12:00:00 AM



CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Dona Ana County, NM
Sierra County, NM
El Paso County, TX

Start Date: 12/20/2018 -  
The Elephant Butte Irrigation District issued warnings that customers might receive as little as a few inches of water per acre if this winter does not bring more snow to fill Elephant Butte Reservoir, which dipped to just 3 percent of capacity in September. Subsequent snowfall boosted the reservoir level a little. Santa Fe New Mexican (N.M.), Dec. 20, 2018
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