Water Update (10/14/26)

Preparing for what we hope will be a wet winter While the aftereffects of Septembers flooding have left many New Mexico communities still digging out, the water supply impacts after a very dry year have been substantial. In this week’s Water Update, Rin Tara and John Fleck talk about a greening bosque along New Mexico’s Middle Rio Grande and a boost to New Mexico’s Rio Grande Compact outlook after what had been a dismal year. In other news: Free entry to New Mexico State Parks Building soil moisture at Slumgullion Pass in the Rio Grande headwaters (and lots of other Snotel sites) The history of the word “slumgullion” The federal government tries to sidestep New Mexico water law for border wall construction