New Mexico In Depth - January 5, 2016 - Is the Rio Grande headed for "Permanent Drought"?
In New Mexico, water rights are mind-bogglingly complicated. But the simplified version goes something like this: Water in streams and rivers belongs to the public and it’s held in trust by the state.
The link address is: http://nmindepth.com/2016/01/05/is-the-rio-grande-headed-for-permanent-drought/