The Middle Rio Grande is on a trajectory to violate the Rio Grande Compact within two or three years — and a record dry […]
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Interstate Stream Compacts
Learn about water usage issues affecting the agreements that govern the sharing of water resources between New Mexico and its neighboring states.
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court settlement will soon force dramatic reductions in New Mexico groundwater pumping across the Lower Rio Grande basin — and […]
HAFC made modest gains for water agencies, but cuts to planning, modernization, staffing, and river maintenance amount to fiscal malpractice.
As the surface water of the Cochiti Dam block release moved downstream, increasing portions of the swollen river flow left the river channel. Driven […]
A winter block release of 26,000 acre-feet of stored Rio Chama water was intended to reduce New Mexico’s Rio Grande Compact underdelivery. Hydrographs show […]
If the proposed settlement is adopted, its requirements will be implemented over the next decade. Implementation will require major state funding, water administration, and […]