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John FleckStrong words from Norm Gaume about the current New Mexico legislative wrangling over #NMwater funding: https://mrgwateradvocates.org/from-the-presidents-desk-state-government-neglect-of-water-must-stop-now/
From the President's Desk: State Government Neglect of Water Must Stop Now - Middle Rio Grande Water Advocates
To prevent population evaporation, it is vital that the state fund serious adaptation measures to cope with reduced water availability. This is not a temporary drought but a permanent increase in aridity. The State of New Mexico has the power and resources to initiate required strategic changes. We know the path forward. We urge you to communicate this to the Governor and the Legislature. Do what Water requires. Do it Now.
Lousy snowpack so far in the Rio Grande headwaters translates to a lousy January runoff forecast #nmwater https://www.inkstain.net/2024/01/lousy-start-to-the-2023-24-snowpack-year-on-the-rio-grande/
A regulatory fight underway about cleanup (or lack thereof) of groundwater contamination from nuclear weapons design and manufacturing at Los Alamos: #nmwater https://sourcenm.com/2023/08/22/lawmakers-request-third-party-in-chromium-plume-fight/
From the morning bike ride….
We’re in a crazy flash drought in New Mexico, but the Rio Grande (dwindling surface flow but enduring shallow aquifer) is still maintaining the ribbon of green down Albuquerque’s river valley floor. #nmwater #nmwx
The Rio Grande could go dry through my city again this year #nmwater #nmwx https://www.inkstain.net/2023/08/rio-grande-through-albuquerque-could-dry-again-this-year/
Rio Grande through Albuquerque could dry again this year - jfleck at inkstain
The Rio Grande, already dry in the San Acacia reach south of Socorro, has begun drying in the Isleta reach south of Albuquerque. And with a record hot dry summer, we could see it dry in Albuquerque again this year, as it did last year for the first time in 40 years. Via Dani Prokop:
Elaine CiminoStretch of the Rio Grande near Isleta Pueblo. She is turning dry... #nmwater says @Redtailed muse it’s already dry 30 miles south of San Antonio NM
The Great Banana Heist of 1943 and other tales of bananas in Albuquerque history: https://www.inkstain.net/2023/07/bananas-in-albuquerque-history/ (trust me, it really is #nmwater - click!)
Bananas in Albuquerque history - jfleck at inkstain
Nearly every time I ride past this place, I take a picture and try to remember to write about bananas in Albuquerque history. I have quite a few pictures. Today is the day I remembered. It's at First and Roma downtown, backing up on the railroad tracks, around the corner from the new at-grade railroad
Last February, Texas and New Mexico announced a proposed agreement for sharing Rio Grande water, which *could* end Supreme Court litigation. But it will require significant water use reductions in southern New Mexico. People down there seem unhappy. #nmwater via Dani Prokop: https://sourcenm.com/2023/06/28/lawmakers-voice-discontent-on-rio-grande-scotus-issue/
‘It’s not a done deal:’ Lawmakers voice discontent on Rio Grande SCOTUS presentation - Source New Mexico
The Rio Grande might be roaring this year, but the U.S. Supreme Court lawsuit between Texas and New Mexico over its water is quiet. The last big moment in the case was in February, when the federal judge heard a prospective plan by Texas, New Mexico and Colorado to settle the case. The federal government […]