A Case Where Decreasing Water Use Isn't Good News
Total water use in New Mexico has dropped 14 percent from its peak in the mid-1990s, even as the state's population has grown by 22 percent. But analysts are not talking about a water conservation success story. According to a report in the Albuquerque Journal, water use is dropping, in part, because less water is available.
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