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The Office of the State Engineer wants legislators to bolster funding in the Indian Water Rights Settlement fund as four settlements await federal approval. The settlements do not become enforceable until approval from the federal government and the courts. If approved, the state could be looking at approximately $200 million in obligations. “We think it’s […]
Water Division Director Jesse Roach said Santa Fe, which doesn't hold water storage rights for the popular pond, is examining its legal options.
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 […]