This question demonstrates what I love about Asked and Answered.
These are not questions that can just be “Googled” for answers.
They are questions that are pretty specific to our area, and we
need experts to answer them. Question from Dennis: Why is the
State of New Mexico allowing the water in the Rio Grande River
to be dried up south of Caballo Lake, about 12 miles south of
Truth or Consequences? This has been going on for about a month,
and the river is completely dry. The fish are all dead and you
can walk across it. Can you tell me what is going on? If the
farmers in the Mesilla Valley don't get any water to irrigate,
we won't get a lot of vegetables and pecans, and, of course, no
Hatch Chiles, either. I am a teacher and I would love to tell my
students what is behind this. Answer: The Arizona Republic’s
Shaun McKinnon has covered environmental issues in Arizona for
quite some time. Here’s what he found: “New Mexico is
experiencing some of the most severe drought conditions in the
West. Runoff from moun