When a community is seriously short of water, every drop becomes more precious. The City of Rio Rancho, in an arid region on the northwest edge of Albuquerque, N.M., knows this all too well.That’s a key reason Rio Rancho has been a pioneer in programs that educate residents and businesses about water conservation. Those efforts helped Marian Wrage, the city’s environmental programs manager, win the 2012 Alice Darilek Water Conservation Award from the Rocky Mountain Section AWWA.Wrage’s nomination cited her “devotion, enthusiasm, leadership and commitment” to conservation. Since she took on her role in 2006, the city’s education and outreach
