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After decades of litigation, officials are set to sign a settlement agreement in the Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo water rights case regarding the Rio Chama. The agreement does not settle all of the issues that the Pueblo has brought forward, but it does settle the Ohkay Owingeh’s claims on the Rio Chama, Nat Chakeres, general counsel […]

The joint venture between Shell and Ocean Winds said accusations in a recent email are false.

Of the 223 dams deemed ‘high hazard’ in Utah, 150 of those fail to meet the state’s minimum safety standards. At current funding levels, it would take an estimated 120 years to make the needed upgrades.

The Supreme Court granted a petition from the Navajo Nation in a multi-decade dispute with the New Mexico State Engineer's Office.

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Engineers Office has announced that an election will be held July 27 at the Pine Bluffs Town Hall, 215 Main St., Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, to

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming State Engineers Office has announced that an election will be held July 27 at the Pine Bluffs Town Hall, 215 Main St., Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, to

One gray water expert said the local restrictions arent too cumbersome and wont impede the overall trend of people capturing a vital supplemental resource thats literally going down the drain.

Legislative analysts warned members of the revenue and tax policy committee that some of the one-time funding will dry out, and lawmakers will have to decide whether to continue paying for health care, education and other social programs that have been expanded during the boom.

Originally from the Middle East, this centuries-old system is built around communally-managed irrigation ditches, or acequias. Because of this history, the Pueblo have senior water rights, so they’re the first to get water allocated, and they know its value deep in their bones.

New Mexico was likely to see an average temperature increase of 5 to 7 degrees Fahrenheit in the next 50 years, according to a March 2022 report.