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.
New Mexico's Rio Grande Compact water debt has deepened to -161,400 acre-feet. A former ISC Director shares his provisional estimates and warns of looming violation, loss of control, and the urgent need for action.