This report provides a comprehensive overview of New Mexico’s water use by category—covering agricultural, municipal, industrial, and environmental demands—alongside trends and conservation initiatives to optimize resource management.
This acequia report explores 50-Year Water Plan priorities for New Mexico’s traditional irrigation systems, documenting viability challenges, cultural significance, and strategies to safeguard acequia resilience.
This tribal water report explores tribal perspectives on enhancing water resiliency in New Mexico, outlines obstacles facing Indigenous communities, and suggests strategies to support tribal water sovereignty and planning.
This resilience assessment analyzes New Mexico’s current and future water system risks—via community workshops, regional planning, and a six‑theme framework—and outlines strategies to enhance water resilience across the state.
This report addresses urgent water challenges facing New Mexico, highlighting impacts of climate change, aging infrastructure, and resource scarcity, and recommends strategic investments for long-term water resilience.
This bulletin examines climate projections for New Mexico over the next 50 years, analyzing critical impacts on water availability, management challenges, and strategies for future sustainability.
This site outlines active NMBGMR hydrogeologic studies—including aquifer mapping and water‑quantity estimation—and provides status updates on research at specific study sites.
The 2019 Water Data Act requires NM agencies to identify, integrate, and share key water data to support planning. It created a data platform, standards, and a fund for coordination and access.
New Mexico’s Water Security Planning Act (SB 337), signed April 4, 2023, empowers the ISC to fund regional water planning via loans and grants and sets rules for regional planning entities.
This August 2024 Water Data Plan, developed by the NM Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources with ISC, presents statewide strategies for sharing and integrating water data to support water planning and resource security.
