Tiny Fish Could Pull Plug On City's Water Plan

With demand for water rising, Albuquerque hoped to tap the Rio Grande. But fish and farmers also depend on the river.

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May 21, 2003, 3:00 PM PDT

"The Rio Grande is home to the silvery minnow, a fish protected under the federal Endangered Species Act. In September, the river's dangerously low levels prompted a local US District Court to order the federal Bureau of Reclamation to release water into the Rio Grande for survival of the fish - specifically water brought into the Rio Grande basin for Albuquerque."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: Tiny fish could pull plug on city's water plan

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 in The Christian Science Monitor

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