A discussion with Nat Chakeres, OSE General Counsel, and Tanya Trujillo, Deputy State Engineer, discussing how the OSE is managing Rio Grande Compact compliance in the Middle Rio Grande and below Elephant Butte Dam in the Lower Rio Grande. Learn about incentives and motivators that the OSE can use to ensure that New Mexico complies with its legal water sharing mandates.
If the proposed settlement is adopted, its requirements will be implemented over the next decade. Implementation will require major state funding, water administration, and will substantially impact local water use in the Lower Rio Grande. Legislators, local officials, water managers, and the public all have an interest in understanding the New Mexico obligations and the […]