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.
Effective democratic governance of New Mexico's water resources requires more than good intentions — it requires shared vocabulary. Drawing on Elinor Ostrom's Governing the Commons and subsequent scholarship, this essay clarifies what water advocates mean by institutions, collective action, and polycentric governance, and why getting these concepts right matters for building durable, self-governing arrangements across […]