http://disqus.com/people/5e53defdec6bbbd443e801ea5e6958b4/enMon, 04 Aug 2008 07:03:32 -0000http://nmindependent.disqus.com/the_big_h2o_transfer/#comment-2352272This is one of the best stories I've seen on a very complex issue: the survival of the Rio Grande, its environmental and agricultural dependents. A good follow up might be the way the state of New Mexico is beginning to grapple with the need to balance protection with development. In 2004, the Legislature passed "Strategic Water Reserve" legislation, a program to secure water rights for endangered species and Compact compliance.<br><br>Another newsworthy development on this front is Taos County's effort to define "Public Welfare" to include cultural, agricultural and ecological water needs. I hope that public awareness of the limits on what we can expect from the Rio Grande and the need to do some very deliberate things to respect these limits, to live within our means. Mr. Gay: please stay on this beat.unclesteveMon, 04 Aug 2008 07:03:32 -0000http://nmindependent.disqus.com/the_big_h2o_transfer_13/#comment-2502132This is one of the best stories I've seen on a very complex issue: the survival of the Rio Grande, its environmental and agricultural dependents. A good follow up might be the way the state of New Mexico is beginning to grapple with the need to balance protection with development. In 2004, the Legislature passed "Strategic Water Reserve" legislation, a program to secure water rights for endangered species and Compact compliance.<br><br>Another newsworthy development on this front is Taos County's effort to define "Public Welfare" to include cultural, agricultural and ecological water needs. I hope that public awareness of the limits on what we can expect from the Rio Grande and the need to do some very deliberate things to respect these limits, to live within our means. Mr. Gay: please stay on this beat.unclesteveMon, 04 Aug 2008 07:03:32 -0000