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Dwindling Colorado River Basin key to New Mexico agriculture

Farmer Glen Duggins' shadow extends across a ditch near one of three groundwater pumps he uses to irrigate his fields in Lemitar, N.M., on Aug 27, 2020. Duggins, who grows chile, alfalfa and vegetables, found himself praying for rain in June and feeling grateful to receive some water from the Colorado River Basin. (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP) Workers harvest and bag green chile on Glen Duggins' farm in Lemitar, N.M., on Aug 27, 2020. Duggins, who grows chile, alfalfa and vegetables, found himself praying for rain in June and feeling grateful to receive some water from the Colorado River Basin. (Gabriela Campos/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP)