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Alamosa Daily Digest Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Ty McDuffey

15 Jul 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

The groundwater fight that's grinding through district court this week is the same argument that's been simmering in this valley since before most of us were born—who gets to drink, and who gets to watch their ditches run dry. You can dress it up in testimony and expert witnesses, but down here in the San Luis Valley, water isn't really a legal question. It's a survival question, and it always has been. The Rio Grande doesn't care much about court orders, and neither do the families whose livelihoods depend on knowing whether next July's irrigation will happen or not. Follow this trial closely, because whatever comes out of that courtroom doesn't end anything—it just sets the rules for the next twenty years of hard feelings.

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Trial vignette: Groundwater irrigators vs. surface water farmers

Retired farmer Ernie Myers testified this week about harassment he experienced from surface water farmers who blamed him for depleting their water supply through groundwater irrigation. Myers spoke as part of ongoing legal opposition to a regional water management plan, claiming groundwater...

Community Health Fair

Rio Grande County residents can access free health screenings and lab work at a community health fair Saturday, July 25, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ski Hi Complex in Monte Vista. Local agencies will also be on hand to answer questions and provide assistance.

Folk music with a side of storytelling

Award-winning folk musician Daniel Boling brings his storytelling concert to Society Hall in Alamosa on Friday, July 17, at 7:30 p.m. Boling, who has won multiple songwriting contests including the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk competition, offers tickets for $20 at societyhall.org.

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