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Publication Date: July 2002
Publisher: New Mexico Public Interest Research Group Education Fund
Author(s): William Coyne; Jeanne Bassett
Research Area: Environment
Keywords: water quality; sprawl
Type: Report
Abstract:
Urban sprawl is eating up New Mexico's landscape, inefficiently consuming our scarce water supplies, damaging our environment, and weakening our economy. Land development is occurring at four times the rate of population growth, placing an undue burden on our already taxed water supply. With every drop of water in New Mexico already appropriated, new development means moving water from existing uses. Research shows that high-density growth can save up to 35% of total water consumption over low-density sprawl.