Governor names Hamman as NM State Engineer
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has named longtime New Mexico water official Mike Hamman to serve as the State Engineer, the governors office announced Wednesda...
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New Mexico governor appoints new top water official
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday appointed her...
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Senate conservation committee hears update to 50 year water plan
Rolf Schmidt-Petersen said the trees tell the story. Drought, climate change and low precipitation, he noted, are leaving their mark on New Mexico’s vegetation and fragile ecosystems. “Dying trees in the watersheds and habitats,” the director of the Interstate Stream Commission told members of the Senate Conservation Committee Tuesday. “That’s the first place we see it.” […]
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New Mexico governor appoints new top water official
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday appointed her...
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New Mexico governor appoints new top water official
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday appointed her...
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Tribal nations are locked inside the U.S. water regime
Phoebe Suina on the Rio Grande River, Pueblo inclusion and the need for holistic solutions to our man-made disaster.
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New Mexico eyes Abiquiu Reservoir for emergency water storage
New Mexico is pursuing an emergency request to use Abiquiu Reservoir for Rio Grande water storage as El Vado Dam undergoes extensive repairs, water officials...
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Despite efforts, NM's Rio Grande water debt grows | The NM Political Report
New Mexico now owes 125,000 to 130,000 acre feet of water to Texas under the Rio Grande Compact, according to Interstate Stream Commission Director Rolf Schmidt-Peterson. Despite the efforts to increase water deliveries to Elephant Butte Reservoir in 2021, the state still fell short by 31,000 acre-feet, he said on Wednesday, during an Interstate Stream […]
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FRI: Anticipating barrage of lawsuits, state's top water officials ask for more employees, + More
Officials in charge of New Mexico’s water said they need more staff to fend off lawsuits clawing at the state’s water supply, which is limited and shrinking. They expect more court battles to come as human-caused climate change increases average temperatures and aridity in the Southwest.
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2021 Top Stories #4: Drought continues | The NM Political Report
See our entire countdown of 2021 top stories, to date, here. Gripped by decades-long drought, water managers in New Mexico faced tough choices this year, including ending the irrigation season early. The year’s water woes began in the winter, when below average snowpack, warm temperatures and dry soil conditions limited the spring runoff. On top of […]
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