Posts by Executive Committee
New Mexico Headed to (Water) Bankruptcy Court?
The State Constitution requires the State to balance its annual budget, which prevents financial bankruptcy. However, the State is hurtling towards water bankruptcy in many of the State’s distinct hydrologic regions.
Read MoreDraft Plan of Study Released for Comment
The Rio Grande Basin Study: Lobatos Gage to Elephant Butte Dam (Basin Study) presents a unique opportunity to develop projections of future water supply and demand and use them to model and evaluate potential adaptation strategies that are not constrained by current operating practices, infrastructure capacity, and policy constraints.
Read MoreParticipation Sought for MRGWA Working Committees
The Middle Rio Grande Water Advocates is seeking additional participants in a set of working committees recently approved by the Board of Directors, so as to better accomplish its overall mission. Click here for a description of the working committee structure and initial drafts of the committees’ missions. We would appreciate and benefit from your…
Read MoreWater Advocates–Outreach to ISC Re: Water Planning
Water Advocates comment publicly regarding the NM Interstate Stream Commission’s water planning study session. The comments identify essential elements of a meaningful NM water planning process.
Read MoreRio Grande Basin Study is Moving Forward
The Rio Grande Basin Study is beginning to feel more tangible. Over sixty people attended Reclamation’s quarterly “All Partners” meeting held Dec. 4. After a presentation on in-progress climate assessment research and a coming agricultural adaptation workshop, the discussion focused on the detailed draft plan for the three-year …
Read MoreNew Mexico Water Dialogue 27th Annual Meeting
All New Mexicans interesting in helping shape New Mexico’s planning for adaptation to climate change should attend this annual statewide meeting.
Read MorePlanning for water scarcity and our changing climate
Interstate Stream Commission members agree the need for effective water planning is urgent. Yet two years into this administration, the staff is not yet focused on “helping New Mexicans plan for water scarcity and a changing climate.”
Read MoreWebinar – A Climate Crisis on the Rio Grande
Green Latinos is holding a webinar about “A Climate Crisis on the Rio Grande” on Thursday, November 19 at 5:30 pm MST. The Middle Rio Grande Water Advocates are a co-sponsor.
Come join the Conversation: How will our …
Read MoreNearly Half of the U.S. Is in Drought. It May Get Worse.
The New York Times published an article on October 15 “Nearly Half of the U.S. Is in Drought. It May Get Worse.” Nearly half of the continental United States is gripped by drought, government forecasters said Thursday, and conditions are expected to worsen this winter across much of the Southwest and South. Mike Halpert, deputy…
Read MoreWRRI’s 65th Annual Water Conference
New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) is holding its 65th Annual Water Conference entitled “Meeting New Mexico’s Pressing Water Needs: Challenges, Successes and Opportunities” on October 26-29, 2020 at 11:00 am. Click here to register. For the first time in its 65-year history, the NM WRRI Annual New Mexico Water Conference will be held…
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