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.
Amidst the rugged beauty of New Mexico, water is not merely a resource—it is the lifeblood of the desert, vital for its people, agriculture, and ecosystems. The recent report from the New Mexico Bureau of Geology, “Climate Change in New Mexico over the Next 50 Years: Impacts on Water Resources,” brings to light a potential […]