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Podcast: New Mexico in Focus (A Production of NMPBS)
Episode: ‘Bleak’ Outlook for Middle Rio Grande Water Supply, Flooding Concerns Following Historic Fires & Joline Gutierrez Krueger Calls it a Career | 6.13.22
Description: Our Land Correspondent Laura Paskus explores the harsh realities of shrinking water supplies here in Central New Mexico. Jason Casuga from the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District explains why we’re just days away from the water available to farmers going dry and what the MRGCD is doing to mitigate the ongoing drought.
The Line Opinion Panel discusses the lingering threat of flooding in parts of the state, in the wake of this summer’s devastating wildfire season. Our Panelists also talk about the opportunity ahead for President Biden as he prepares to visit New Mexico to addr...