Residents and farmers say contractors have tapped border aquifers that threaten water supply for those nearby<\/p>\n
Construction crews building a border wall in New Mexico were ordered to stop drilling new wells after ranchers said that pumping groundwater to produce concrete could threaten their livestock amid a severe drought.<\/p>\n
The order comes as crews across the southern border race to complete one of Donald Trump\u2019s highest domestic priorities \u2013 barriers that span four states and received over $46bn in federal funding. Controversies have sprouted up in Texas and California, and border-town residents and environmentalists have reported a wide variety of issues with construction.<\/p>\n
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