I am curious about what the New Mexico Ping List has to say about water in New Mexico and a long term SHTF situation. Anyone?
Depends on what part of NM you live in. On the High Plains of NE NM you may have drinkable water from a windmill.
SE NM you might get good water or alkali water which is undrinkable.
Same for NW NM. Some water there is so bad you cannot drink it! I once started up a remote pump and took a swig of the water as it came out. It was undrinkable. It tasted like a very strong mixture of alkali, baking soda, sulfur, and salt.
Don’t know about SW NM.
SW NM is about the same with water, it is found at different depths, there are wells 100 feet and some 500 feet in same area, even a few dry holes, not many but just counting on drilling a well anywhere may not work out. Windmills, solar pumps also work good if you get the right one.
This may come off a bit tin-hatty to many... But I’m primarily worried about confiscation and control of water by the feds. They have spent thousands of man-hours cataloging and mapping every well, stream, cow pond and damp spot in the state.
I know that water is about the most precious resource in NM, but it isn’t something that I personally worry about, as I was greatly blessed with it. Probably not wise to say more in that respect.
But were I to rely on municipal water, I would definitely be worried.