A lively interactive discussion between NM State Senator Carrie Hamblen and NM Water Ambassador Norm Gaume about the water, our sustainable quality of life, and the NM Legislature, broadcast live from Senator Hamblen’s office in Las Cruces. Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) recognized Senator Hamblen (SD-38, Doña Ana) with its 2024 Luminaria Award. Many of the Senator’s allies attended. Her acceptance speech was brilliant. The session provides her leadership and insights.
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 Reservoir has reached 167,600 acre-feet—perilously close to the Compact’s 200,000 acre-foot legal limit. We are operating on borrowed time and borrowed water and […]