Groundwater levels in Albuquerque are rising at the same time as water sources across much of the West are depleting. New research from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) indicates water levels in the aquifer beneath Albuquerque have reached the highest levels recorded since the USGS began mapping groundwater in the area in 2002. The trend […]
Originally from the Middle East, this centuries-old system is built around communally-managed irrigation ditches, or acequias. Because of this history, the Pueblo have senior water rights, so they’re the first to get water allocated, and they know its value deep in their bones.