This was a presentation from the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources featuring Stacy Timmons, Rachel Hobbs, and Laila Sturgis and addressing project updates from the Aquifer Mapping effort for New Mexico, how these efforts tie to the Water Data Initiative, and the long-term goals to build a modern and complete aquifer characterization for New Mexico.
A state climate adaptation plan in the desert Southwest that does not address water supply fails to live up to its name. Yet New Mexico's Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan treats the state's permanent drying — and the water bankruptcy already gripping communities from the Lower Rio Grande to Clovis — as a footnote.