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Lower Rio Grande SCOTUS Settlement — A Plain-English Explainer

Lower Rio Grande SCOTUS Settlement — A Plain-English Explainer

December 6, 2025 Operating CommitteeInterstate Stream Compacts, Water Management

2 minutes

Overconsumption gravely threatens Rio Grande water security

Overconsumption gravely threatens Rio Grande water security

November 25, 2025 Norm GaumeGroundwater, Science & Data, Water Overuse, Watershed Health

Less than 1 minute minutes

What Happened to the Flood? The Middle Rio Grande Ate It!

What Happened to the Flood? The Middle Rio Grande Ate It!

November 11, 2025 Norm GaumeInterstate Stream Compacts, Water Management, Water Overuse

6 minutes

Life & Death of the Rio Grande

Life & Death of the Rio Grande

November 11, 2025 Betsy DiazCollective Action, Legislature, Middle Rio Grande Water Resilience, Water Security Planning Act

2 minutes

New Mexico’s Water Emergency: What Must Be Funded

New Mexico’s Water Emergency: What Must Be Funded

November 11, 2025 Norm GaumeClimate Impact, Groundwater, Important Reads, Interstate Stream Compacts, Legislature, Water Security Planning Act

4 minutes

Is Produced Water Treatment & Reuse Feasible?

Is Produced Water Treatment & Reuse Feasible?

November 10, 2025 Dan MuellerOil Produced Water, Science & Data

8 minutes

Important Reads

New Mexico’s Water Emergency: What Must Be Funded

New Mexico’s Water Emergency: What Must Be Funded

November 11, 2025

New Mexico Drought, Aridification & Desertification

New Mexico Drought, Aridification & Desertification

August 18, 2025

Why Water Planning Matters

Why Water Planning Matters

August 1, 2025

Operating Committee

Decentralize Water Planning and Management

Decentralize Water Planning and Management

July 7, 2025

Water: An Urgent Community Problem Requiring A Community-Driven Solution

Water: An Urgent Community Problem Requiring A Community-Driven Solution

July 31, 2023

More Articles

URGENT CALL TO ACTION: New Mexico’s Water Future is at Risk!

URGENT CALL TO ACTION: New Mexico’s Water Future is at Risk!

October 19, 2025 AdminAnnouncements, Interstate Stream Compacts, Legislature

Water Security Planning Needs Wisdom & Moral Authority

Water Security Planning Needs Wisdom & Moral Authority

October 19, 2025 Norm GaumeCollective Action, Water Commons, Water Security Planning Act

Low River Flows, High Water Temperatures and Rio Grande Algae Blooms

Low River Flows, High Water Temperatures and Rio Grande Algae Blooms

October 5, 2025 Mike MarcusClimate Impact, Science & Data

Nobody Likes the ISC’s Proposed Water Planning Rules

Nobody Likes the ISC’s Proposed Water Planning Rules

October 3, 2025 Operating CommitteeCollective Action, Water Overuse, Water Security Planning Act

A Clear Failure of Leadership to Protect NM’s Water

A Clear Failure of Leadership to Protect NM’s Water

October 3, 2025 Norm GaumeInterstate Stream Compacts, Water Commons, Water Overuse

Profit Above All Else: Bad For NM & Water

Profit Above All Else: Bad For NM & Water

October 2, 2025 Mariel NanasiCollective Action, Water Commons, Water Overuse

A Few Legislators Agree: New Mexico’s Water Situation is Dire. Things We Must Do.

A Few Legislators Agree: New Mexico’s Water Situation is Dire. Things We Must Do.

September 20, 2025 Norm GaumeInterstate Stream Compacts, Water Overuse, Water Security Planning Act

Southern Communities Clean Water Fight; Data Center Threats

Southern Communities Clean Water Fight; Data Center Threats

September 9, 2025 Kacey HovdenCollective Action, Groundwater, Water Commons, Water Management, Water Overuse, Water Use

Protest Niagara’s Lease of PNM’s Abandoned Water Rights

Protest Niagara’s Lease of PNM’s Abandoned Water Rights

September 9, 2025 Norm GaumeGroundwater, Water Overuse

Middle Rio Grande Water Debt to Elephant Butte Nears Legal Limit

Middle Rio Grande Water Debt to Elephant Butte Nears Legal Limit

September 9, 2025 Norm GaumeInterstate Stream Compacts

New Mexico Drought, Aridification & Desertification

New Mexico Drought, Aridification & Desertification

August 18, 2025 Mike MarcusClimate Impact, Important Reads, Science & Data, Shortage Sharing, Water Security Planning Act

Watershed Restoration Is Key

Watershed Restoration Is Key

August 5, 2025 Aidan ManningWater Management, Watershed Health

URGENT CALL TO ACTION: New Mexico’s Water Future is at Risk!

URGENT CALL TO ACTION: New Mexico’s Water Future is at Risk!

October 19, 2025 AdminAnnouncements,Interstate Stream Compacts,Legislature

3 Minutes

Water Security Planning Needs Wisdom & Moral Authority

Water Security Planning Needs Wisdom & Moral Authority

October 19, 2025 Norm GaumeCollective Action,Water Commons,Water Security Planning Act

5 Minutes

Low River Flows, High Water Temperatures and Rio Grande Algae Blooms

Low River Flows, High Water Temperatures and Rio Grande Algae Blooms

October 5, 2025 Mike MarcusClimate Impact,Science & Data

Less than 1 minute Minutes

Nobody Likes the ISC’s Proposed Water Planning Rules

Nobody Likes the ISC’s Proposed Water Planning Rules

October 3, 2025 Operating CommitteeCollective Action,Water Overuse,Water Security Planning Act

5 Minutes

A Clear Failure of Leadership to Protect NM’s Water

A Clear Failure of Leadership to Protect NM’s Water

October 3, 2025 Norm GaumeInterstate Stream Compacts,Water Commons,Water Overuse

Less than 1 minute Minutes

Profit Above All Else: Bad For NM & Water

Profit Above All Else: Bad For NM & Water

October 2, 2025 Mariel NanasiCollective Action,Water Commons,Water Overuse

5 Minutes

A Few Legislators Agree: New Mexico’s Water Situation is Dire. Things We Must Do.

A Few Legislators Agree: New Mexico’s Water Situation is Dire. Things We Must Do.

September 20, 2025 Norm GaumeInterstate Stream Compacts,Water Overuse,Water Security Planning Act

7 Minutes

Southern Communities Clean Water Fight; Data Center Threats

Southern Communities Clean Water Fight; Data Center Threats

September 9, 2025 Kacey HovdenCollective Action,Groundwater,Water Commons,Water Management,Water Overuse,Water Use

4 Minutes

Protest Niagara’s Lease of PNM’s Abandoned Water Rights

Protest Niagara’s Lease of PNM’s Abandoned Water Rights

September 9, 2025 Norm GaumeGroundwater,Water Overuse

Less than 1 minute Minutes

Middle Rio Grande Water Debt to Elephant Butte Nears Legal Limit

Middle Rio Grande Water Debt to Elephant Butte Nears Legal Limit

September 9, 2025 Norm GaumeInterstate Stream Compacts

Less than 1 minute Minutes

New Mexico Drought, Aridification & Desertification

New Mexico Drought, Aridification & Desertification

August 18, 2025 Mike MarcusClimate Impact,Important Reads,Science & Data,Shortage Sharing,Water Security Planning Act

6 Minutes

Watershed Restoration Is Key

Watershed Restoration Is Key

August 5, 2025 Aidan ManningWater Management,Watershed Health

6 Minutes

Announcements

URGENT CALL TO ACTION: New Mexico’s Water Future is at Risk!

Our state is facing a catastrophic water crisis and is currently failing to meet a critical legal obligation under the Rio Grande Compact. New Mexico's cumulative water delivery debt to Elephant Butte […]

Past Events

November 2025 Speakers Series Flyer Half

Workshop: Project Jupiter: Corporate AI Demands Threaten Community Health

November 20, 2025 6:30 PM -8:00 PM

October 2025 Speakers Series Flyer

Workshop: The Rio Grande Reckoning: Data Centers, Debt, and the Compact Crisis

October 16, 2025 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM

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We envision a balanced water future for New Mexico in which we equitably adapt to climate change and are stewards of our water, thereby preserving our diverse cultures, economy, food production, and natural ecosystems.

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