Join us for an important discussion about the proposed water rights transfer by Niagara, PNM, and Village of Los Lunas. Teresa Smith de Cherif of Valencia Soil & Water Conservation Board and Kathy McCord of Valencia Water Watchers will help us understand how this proposed transfer goes against New Mexico water law, doesn’t conserve water, and violates the public welfare. This application is about yet another corporation putting profit and greed above the good of the land, water, and people of New Mexico.
A rare super El Niño is spreading across the Pacific, and it may bring New Mexico a brief reprieve from years of deepening drought. But forecasters warn that one or two wet seasons won't erase long-term water deficits — and climate warming means the Southwest's aridification is far from over.