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April 1, 2015

Funding dries up for rural water projects

  • Officials are struggling to finish large projects while populations are growing, water resources are dwindling, and federal dollars are diminishing.
    • By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN
    Associated Press

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A pipeline project intended to bring billions of gallons of water a year to a drought-stricken section of eastern New Mexico represents a lifeline to parched communities that are quickly running out of water.

    The lifeline, however, might not reach the region for more than a decade, even though officials say some areas don't have that long before wells dry up.


     
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