| He has called for the rehabilitation of the irrigation furrow to improve people's living standards. |
| Intensive irrigation would reshape arid lands and revolutionize rural life. |
| The arid desert climate gets little rainfall, but the Rio Grande provides water for irrigation. |
| The farm economy in valley is dependent on the canal irrigation system which feeds tens of thousands of acres of land across the valley. |
| The water towers not only provide water but also allow for crop irrigation. |
| Farmers and miners are protesting that wads of money are being spent on technology when all they really want is some decent irrigation. |
