A discussion on unconventional water sources with Dr. Bruce Thomson, a UNM professor who teaches a wide range of environmental engineering courses. Bruce discussed issues related to the quality of water New Mexico is using and considering for future use and whether any of these unconventional water sources are viable and sustainable.
A state climate adaptation plan in the desert Southwest that does not address water supply fails to live up to its name. Yet New Mexico's Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan treats the state's permanent drying — and the water bankruptcy already gripping communities from the Lower Rio Grande to Clovis — as a footnote.