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When water releases will begin from Elephant Butte on June 1, farmers in southern New Mexico and El Paso will have to make due with another reduced allotment.
When water releases will begin from Elephant Butte on June 1, farmers in southern New Mexico and El Paso will have to make due with another reduced allotment.
EBID already ahead of state's 50-year water plan Gary Esslinger View Comments LAS CRUCES - The governor has tasked the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission with producing a 50-year water plan. Here in southern New Mexico, Elephant Butte Irrigation District is already decades into implementing most of the measures discussed in the plan. From Caballo Reservoir at the head of the District, through canals and drains, across miles of farmland, the District’s members and employees have implemented smart water management, sustainability and equity. It is through these efforts that our agricu...
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO -- As the first passenger rocket plane gears up for takeoff, a sleepy desert town near Spaceport America in New Mexico is hoping for a liftoff from tourism. The oddly named town of Truth or Consequences, 48 kilometres (30 miles) from the launchpad, relies on its hot springs, healing waters, and nearby Elephant Butte reservoir for its livelihood. But tourism has evaporated with the drought, which brought the reservoir's water level toward record lows. Residents of TorC, as they call it, are looking skyward for relief. "This is real pioneering stuff, op...
Some Borderland farmers benefited from recent rain, others didn’t ANTHONY, New Mexico -- The recent rain has had many of us rejoicing, including plenty of farmers. But not all are reaping the same rewards. “It’s helped us because we need it,” Adolfo Enriquez, owner of Enriquez Farms said. “We’re very dry, but it hasn’t helped us because it’s postponed a lot of our work last week. I think we worked one maybe two days.” Enriquez told ABC-7 they’re at a standstill now until the wetness dries out. On their alfalfa, cotton and grass farm in Anthony, the rain would have been mos...