I don't know (and I doubt), this will fully solve the #water crises along the Rio Grande, but it's important for 2 reasons:
1. It acknowledges that groundwater use cuts river flow.
2. It includes permanent retirement of some ag land, which is a necessary action.
www.texastribune.org/2026/05/28/t...
The settlement calls for reducing groundwater pumping along the dwindling river and retiring water rights from irrigated farmland in southern New Mexico.
