Join us for the next great presentation from State Engineer General Counsel Nat Chakeres about the Middle Rio Grande’s unrecognized water crisis. The Office of the State Engineer’s actions are needed to keep New Mexico out of another Texas lawsuit focused on the Middle Rio Grande, the river segment between the Los Alamos highway bridge and Elephant Butte. Don’t miss State Engineer General Counsel’s presentation, Carrots and Sticks for Achieving Rio Grande Compact Compliance, Part II.
A landmark U.S. Supreme Court settlement will soon force dramatic reductions in New Mexico groundwater pumping across the Lower Rio Grande basin — and reshape who pays for water in Southern New Mexico. Beth Bardwell and Norm Gaume explain the pecan boom that drove the crisis, what the settlement requires, and what it means for […]