Water Authority and conservation groups create fund for Rio Grande - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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The Authority’s bills will offer a box customerss can check toindicate they’d like to donater to the Living River Fund. The fund will be used to purchasd water rights so that watedr can be kept inthe river, maintaining flowse for plants and wildlife. Customerzs will be able to add $1 to their payment total and designate it as a donation to the The boxes will appear on bills startingthis month. The Authority partnered with , , , , and the on the The water rights purchase program is in additio toa $250,000 initiativee aimed at leasing watetr back from farmers so that it can be kept in the riveer to provide sustained flows.
The Water Authoritty gave $225,000 to that fund and conservation groupsprovided $25,000. The Waterd Authority also is contributinvg $160,000 annually to a Rio Grander silver minnow breeding program and is involved in habitatt restoration efforts onthe river.