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Cities Take Extreme Measures in Drought-Stricken West

NPR | By Robert Siegel,
John Burnett
Published January 22, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

Western cities take extreme water conservation measures as a multi-year drought drags on. Faced with water shortages, talk of future growth becomes controversial in the tourist boomtown of Santa Fe, N.M. Hear from NPR's John Burnett and NPR's Robert Siegel.

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Robert Siegel
Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.
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John Burnett
John Burnett is the Southwest Correspondent on the National Desk.
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