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Article wont load for me but part of the issue is that New Mexico can't store any in reservoirs as they owe Texas water due to an interstate compact. https://a

• p_j_w 4y ago
  That article doesn't make things sound much better. It seems to pin the blame on persistent drought. The tactic of water being released from reservoirs upstream was used in the past as a band-aid over the symptoms of the drought, but isn't possible this year due to the water debt they have to Texas, as you mention.