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On the recordMay 22, 2024
In the end, it will be all water users, consumers, businesses, farmers and ranchers, and more that will bear the brunt of these decisions in higher costs and reduced supply.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico
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Lujan warns about the broader economic impacts of water management decisions.

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