Water is the lifeblood of human existence. New Mexicos history provides a fascinating microcosm of the role water plays in the growth and development of a community. This book details many of the complex and messy fights, legal and otherwise, over precious water in a semiarid western state. Focusing on the past one hundred years constituting New Mexicos statehood, contributors describe the often convoluted and always intriguing stories that have shaped New Mexicos water past and that will, without doubt, influence its future history. Many of New Mexicos "movers and shakers" in the water...
Water is the lifeblood of human existence. New Mexicos history provides a fascinating microcosm of the role water plays in the growth and development ...