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.
Nobody said anything at the Commission’s September 18 public meeting about the Water and Natural Resources Committee's September 12th meeting. Legislators charged that New Mexico water agencies lack courage and urgency to confront and prevent the imminent new compact violation.