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New Mexico's Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District offering farmers compensation to idle land
4/15/2022 12:26:10 AM



CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Bernalillo County, NM
Chaves County, NM
DeBaca County, NM
Dona Ana County, NM
Eddy County, NM
Guadalupe County, NM
Rio Arriba County, NM
San Miguel County, NM
Sandoval County, NM
Santa Fe County, NM
Sierra County, NM
Socorro County, NM
Taos County, NM
Valencia County, NM

Start Date: 4/14/2022 -  
The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District is offering farmers compensation for leaving land fallow. The land-idling program would leave more water in the river as New Mexico works to reduce its water debt to Texas. Associated Press News (New York), April 14, 2022
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