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.
The settlement documents for the 2013 Lower Rio Grande interstate water lawsuit filed by Texas exceed 130 pages and present technical and legal complexity even for experienced water resources professionals. This NM Water Advocates summary is intended to explain, in one place and in straightforward terms, what the settlement requires, what it authorizes, and how […]