The severe, rapidly accumulating water debt under the Rio Grande Compact and the controversial push by companies to establish water-intensive Data Centers and produced (fracking) water in the state are worsening our water crisis. Learn exactly how the state’s chronic neglect of the Compact is impacting all of us and discover how data centers will drain our already over-allocated aquifers. Join us to understand the stakes, understand overuse, and the preposterous proposed uses of our limited water supply. We’ll conclude with specific, immediate actions citizens can take to demand enforcement and to protect our water supply from further political and corporate abuse.
New Mexico’s water crisis is accelerating, yet the Senate Finance Committee reduced funding for the very institutions responsible for managing it. The Office of the State Engineer and Interstate Stream Commission requested resources to enforce water rights, comply with interstate obligations, implement settlements, and plan for declining supplies. The House-approved budget already fell far short; […]