New Mexico planning for years with short water supplies
1/28/2022 1:49:03 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
New Mexico
Bernalillo County, NM
Dona Ana County, NM
Rio Arriba County, NM
Sandoval County, NM
Santa Fe County, NM
Sierra County, NM
Socorro County, NM
Taos County, NM
Valencia County, NM
Start Date: 1/25/2022
- End Date: 12/31/2022
With runoff from snowmelt expected to be unusually low in New Mexico this year, the state needs to be able to adapt when supplies are short. Officials are seeking a $48 million appropriation to expand a fallowing program along the Rio Grande in which farmers would be paid to leave fields unplanted. New Mexico also owes water to Texas, which will cause shortages this summer for farmers and the Rio Grande River.
Associated Press News (New York), Jan 25, 2022
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