Join us for “New Mexico Rural Water Perspectives,” a workshop featuring three experts on rural water challenges. The 2022 NM Water Policy Task Force Report highlights critical recommendations to address the safety and security of drinking water supplies and the proper operation of wastewater systems in rural New Mexico. Our panelists will provide insights into how the state and others are responding to these challenges and what actions are needed to ensure a sustainable drinking water supply for rural New Mexicans.
The term "water crisis" gets used for everything from short droughts to decades of overuse. A 2026 UN water institute article draws a sharper distinction: many aquifers aren't in crisis — they're in a "post-crisis failure state," or what the author calls water bankruptcy. Mike Marcus examines New Mexico Groundwater Dashboard data to ask where […]