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Aldridge is among a growing group of New Mexico politicians who want the state to develop regulations allowing for the millions of gallons of so-called produced water gushing up daily alongside the.
The federal government sent about $43 million to aid New Mexico's water systems, while a state bill authorized funds for 66 local projects.
A 50-year water plan was released by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to counteract the expected loss of 25 percent of New Mexico's freshwater.
May 16—New Mexico is getting $14.7 million in federal money for five water projects to address drought, part of $522 million in drought funding for 57 projects across the Western United States ...
A drought developed in the Western, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States in the summer of 2020. [3] Similar conditions started in other states in August 2020, including Iowa, Nebraska and certain parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota. At the same time, more than 90% of Utah, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico were in some level of drought. [4]
On average, more than 2 percent of the land in New Mexico has burned per decade since 1984. Wildfire smoke can reduce air quality and increase medical visits for chest pains, respiratory problems, and heart problems". [1] "The combination of more fires and drier conditions may expand deserts and otherwise change parts of New Mexico’s landscape.
More: Oil and gas companies seek solutions to wastewater, drought in New Mexico, Permian Basin “I would suggest after this legislative session to have some deliberate and focused meetings.
The drought is largely driven by temperature, which increases the rate of evaporation, with some contribution from the lack of precipitation. The several wet years since 2000 were not sufficient to end the drought. Researchers calculated that without climate change-induced evaporation, the precipitation in 2005 would have broken the drought.