SOME UNSETTLING NEWS COMING OUT OF TUESDAY'S MEETING IN SAN DIEGO ON THE FATE OF THE DROUGHT-STRICKEN COLORADO RIVER THAT SERVES NEW MEXICO AND SIX OTHER STATES. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION OFFICIALS FORECAST WATER SHORTAGES BY 2016. THAT'S NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT NEW MEXICO. BUT A REPORT LAST DECEMBER CONCLUDED THAT THE RIVER MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO MEET THE REGION'S DEMANDS BY 2060.
TUESDAY'S MEETING INCLUDED INDIAN TRIBES, CONSERVATION GROUPS, NEW MEXICO AND THE SIX OTHER STATES OF COLORADO, CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, UTAH, NEVADA, AND WYOMING. ALL PLEDGED TO FIND WAYS TO WRING MORE WATER OUT OF THE COLORADO RIVER. THE RIVER HAS BEEN IN DROUGHT STATUS SINCE THE LATE 1990S. MEXICO ALSO HAS A STAKE.
