Amid a withering drought, New Mexico leaders struggle to plan for life with less water

Rio Grande water managers and stakeholders worry as they plan for the next five decades of water use in New Mexico — a period that will witness tough choices as a dire and historic drought continues and the river is unable to give everyone what they want or need.

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