Class is in session for Water 101. John Fleck, a professor of practice and expert on the governance and management of the Colorado River discusses what is happening with water in the West. Then, Heather Himmelberger from the Southwest Environmental Finance Center walks us through how water reaches homes, schools and businesses through water utility systems.

About John Fleck:

• Keep up with the work at the Utton Center.
• Check out his blog about water, journalism and living in New Mexico.
• Learn more about the book Water is for Fighting Over (and Other Myths About Water in the West) and his book Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River.

About Heather Himmelberger and the Southwest Environmental Finance Center:

• Check out Heather Himmelberger’s bio.
• Learn more about the Southwest Environmental Finance Center.
• SWEFC received a $4 million grant from the Environmental Protection Agency.

News discussed in the episode:

• New York Times: Deal is Reached to Keep the Colorado River from Going Dry, for Now.
• Environmental Protection Agency: Learn about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
• NM Political Report: Eastern New Mexico water pipeline enters its next phase.

More information about the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority (ENMWUA) pipeline expansion:

• ENMWUA pipeline expansion
• ENMWUA water portfolio
• August 2022 ENMWUA update to Water and Natural Resources Committee

Learn more about UNM research into water issues.