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Intrepid Potash appealed a decision that blocked about 34,000 acre feet of Pecos River water the company planned to use annually.

Ali Elhassan will assume the position at the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency beginning Nov. 7, bringing over 20 years of local and nationwide experience.

The Santa Clarita Water Agency announced on Thursday, Nov. 3 that Ali Elhassan, Ph.D., P.E., has been named the new Director of Water Resources, beginning Nov. 7.

Governor Spencer Cox has issued a proclamation suspending any new water appropriations in the Bear, Jordan and Weber river basins in an effort to help get more water into the Great Salt Lake.

While New Mexico continues its yearslong recovery process from a disastrous fire season, the state and community partners are reviewing a 50-year water plan taking into account burn recovery and fire dangers the region will face.

A newly created group composed of high-ranking state leaders and water experts said the New Mexico Legislature should anticipate more disastrous fires and floods like the state encountered this year – and find a way to make sure there’s money for hard-hit areas during those emergencies.

Advocates say an expansion of a copper mine in Grant County could impact water and they have asked state agencies reviewing permit applications to require additional safeguards from the mining company Freeport-McMoRan. Freeport-McMoRan has filed permit applications with the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources’ Mining and Minerals Division and the Office of the State Engineer […]

New Mexicans who do not use all of their groundwater rights for a certain length of time can lose the rights to the unused portion, according to a new ruling out of the state Supreme Court. A well that once provided water to steam engines on a bustling railroad in the now-defunct railroad and mining […]

New Mexico regulators are concerned about the ability of the state's largest electric providers to meet demands during peak seasons in 2023 and 2024.

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