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City prepared for future water needs The State of New Mexico and the City of Rio Rancho are investing in a water-rich future. Water use has decreased in the state by reducing irrigated agricultural acreage and using better business practices, according to State Engineer John D’Antonio Jr. The March 30 NAIOP meeting, “We’re in a Serious Drought,” dove into the issue of water in New Mexico and its future. From 1995 to 2015, there was a 29 percent decrease in the water usage of irrigated agriculture in the state. More updated data will not be available until the end of 2021. In 1995, New...

PVACD vows to protect local waters after Carlsbad request Lisa Dunlap The Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District is reacting to a request by the Carlsbad Irrigation District to have Pecos River water usage decided by state officials on the basis of priority rights by stating that the “water of the Roswell Artesian Basin is once again under siege.” But the local district also stated it is “confident that it will continue to be successful in protecting the water users of the Roswell Artesian Basin, whether they be municipal, industrial or agricultural.” The statement released Monday...

April 7, 2021 Barring lawsuits, decision on diversion group’s fate nears Written by Geoffrey Plant on April 7, 2021 A new state law that’s set to take effect July 1 requires the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission to consult with the New Mexico Water Trust Board before it allocates any of the $80 million remaining in the N.M. Unit Fund to eligible water projects in the four counties of Grant, Hidalgo, Catron and Luna. That’s an advisory role that had belonged to the New Mexico Entity of the Central Arizona Project, and it’s one the ...

Credit NMFO Commentary: Community leaders and nonprofit organizations are applauding New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham for signing House Bill 200 into law today. The legislation,which was co-sponsored by Reps. Matthew McQueen and Nathan Small and Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart and Sen. Siah Correa Hemphill, ends the proposed Gila diversion project and fast-tracks the spending of the remaining approximately $80 million in the NM Unit Fund for priority water projects, creating long-term water security and jobs in southwest New Mexico (Catron, Grant, Hidalgo and Luna Countie...

After hot debate, county backs anti-diversion bill Written by Geoffrey Plant on March 15, 2021 Copious time was again spent on the Gila River diversion group’s fate at last week’s regular meeting of the Grant County Commission. Discussion at the Thursday meeting was dominated by arguments for and against a nonbinding resolution in support of legislation that seeks to place the state Water Trust Board into the role currently played by the New Mexico Entity of the Central Arizona Project, advising the state on how ...