Join State Senator Harold Pope, Jr. and New Mexico Water Ambassadors Dr. Ladona Clayton and Patrick McCarthy to hear about outcomes of the 2025 Legislature, what water laws were passed, where water funding was appropriated, the water issues that were funded, and the water priorities that were not. Hear their suggestions for advocates this year to obtain better water resources management funding outcomes from the 2026 Legislature.
From acequias to groundwater-dependent communities across the state, New Mexicans are living the consequences of the state's approach to water governance. To meet New Mexicans' diverse water needs, New Mexico must decentralize and democratize how it manages its most scarce and vital resource: water.