This interactive workshop had a panel of three former members of the 2022 State Engineer’s Water Policy and Infrastructure Task Force, Phil King, Ladona Clayton, and Norm Gaume. The panelists are working together currently as NM Water Ambassadors. The Water Ambassadors joint purpose is to advocate for all the water task force recommendations. The panelists each presented their highest priorities for water funding and policy, and why. The joint funding requests to the 2024 Legislature of Dr. Ladona Clayton, Executive Director, Ogallala Land and Water Conservancy, and Norm Gaume, P.E. (ret), President, Water Advocates, are available here.
The U.S. Supreme Court approved the Lower Rio Grande settlement in May 2026, and the State called it certainty. The only real certainty is that New Mexico must comply, which means use less water and a large bill. This analysis explains what that means for municipal and business uses, and for the taxpayers who fund […]