Albert Borunda, 54, Hydrotech and Irrigation Specialist for Elephant Butte Irrigation District, opens a door on the Mesilla Dam to allow water to pass through to El Paso, Texas, during a release from Elephant Butte Dam about 80 miles north, which causes the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico to fill back up for a few months until it dries again, in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, U.S. May 13, 2023. REUTERS/Paul Ratje