Village runs out of water due to drought
ALBUQUERQUE — The village of Magdalena is scrambling now that its sole drinking water well has gone dry.
The water table has dropped almost 20 feet since January due to the persistent drought that has plagued nearly all of New Mexico for the last three years. And the community’s one well has collapsed, leaving about 1,000 residents and several businesses without water Wednesday when the level dropped below the well’s pump.
Matt Holmes with the New Mexico Rural Water Association says the problem is a combination of drought and infrastructure.
Magdalena officials have put in a request with the State Engineer’s Office to drill a new well, but that could take a week or two. For now, the community will have to rely on water tenders from Socorro and White Sands Missile Range.
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