New Mexico's state engineer will support an agreement with Texas and Colorado settling conflicts over diversion of water from the Rio Grande.
New Mexico’s state engineer is backing the proposed agreement that would end a yearslong legal battleover who has taken an unfair share of Rio Grande water, contending it will avoid future conflicts and create a more stable supply amid a changing climate.
The decadelong legal tussle has cost New Mexico and Texas an estimated $31 million combined and is emblematic of battles springing up across the West as water supplies diminish under a climate becoming warmer and drier. Some water managers believe this will help resolve an issue at the heart of the dispute — Texas’ claim that New Mexico irrigators pumped groundwater south of Elephant Butte, diverting water that belonged to the Lone Star State.
In an email, the state attorney general’s spokeswoman wrote the consent decree would equitably divide water below Elephant Butte and ensure farmers and municipalities receive their fair share.
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