[cogitator]

The big problem we have here in NM is extreme drought conditions. The Rio Grande is currently at record low water level.

I was in Santa Fe last November and saw a sign that the main reservoir was at 30% of capacity, so there were a number of water use restrictions in place. The area had a little snow over the river, but I don't think it was enough to do much about the amount of water in the reservoir.

We were worried about running out of water in the Frederick (MD) municipal reservoirs until nature took a hand here out east and provided a lot MORE rain than necessary.

[OldFriend]

The biggest problem we face is the enviro crazies thwarting proper land management. Thankfully, President Bush has pretty much been willing to take the heat and stick to his guns on this issue. Even tho Christie Whitman stumbled at first, she did her best against the enviro buried in the EPA.....that want only to harm our country.

[wjcsux]

We are at about a 40 year low in the river here.