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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Susan Montoya Bryan and Morgan Lee

Western states seek to end long-running water dispute over dwindling Rio Grande

Rio Grande Water Fight - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A simmering feud over management of one of North America’s longest rivers reached a boiling point when the U.S. Supreme Court sent western states and the federal government back to the negotiating table last year.

Now the battle over waters of the Rio Grande could be nearing resolution as New Mexico, Texas and Colorado announced fresh settlement proposals Friday designed to rein in groundwater pumping along the river in New Mexico and ensure enough river water reliably makes it to Texas.

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