New Mexico; Farmers and Ranchers Say City Is Stealing Water

High Country News › August 04, 2009

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In the nearby village of Tularosa, that decision has farmers and ranchers worried that their own wells may run dry. According to Dan Abercrombie of the Tularosa Community Ditch Corporation, the state engineer's office overestimated the amount of water the city could take before seriously impacting the aquifer. Tularosa residents are also concerned that if the desalination project succeeds, Alamogordo may take even more water in the future.

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New Mexico; Farmers and Ranchers Say City Is Stealing Water

Steel pumps and filter towers may soon rise from the Chihuahuan Desert...

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