The Vintner Project

Noisy Water Winery’s Jasper Riddle is on a Mission To Save Farmers’ Water Rights in New Mexico

All of the surface water in New Mexico is allocated. Almost all of the groundwater in the state is spoken for, too. A new venture that needs water almost always has to purchase water rights from a person or business with an existing allocation. Often, it’s farmers selling and other industries buying. As farmers sell off their water rights, they’re setting up the state’s agriculture industry for a dry future. 

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