A lively interactive discussion between NM State Senator Carrie Hamblen and NM Water Ambassador Norm Gaume about the water, our sustainable quality of life, and the NM Legislature, broadcast live from Senator Hamblen’s office in Las Cruces. Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) recognized Senator Hamblen (SD-38, Doña Ana) with its 2024 Luminaria Award. Many of the Senator’s allies attended. Her acceptance speech was brilliant. The session provides her leadership and insights.
New Mexico entered 2026 with a 132,000 acre-foot delivery debt and 68,000 acre-feet of margin before it violates the Rio Grande Compact. Through July the state is another 37,000 acre-feet behind, 87 miles of riverbed are dry, and Elephant Butte holds 27,000 acre-feet — 1.3 percent of capacity. A dry 2027 could push the debt […]