The New Mexico Water Collaborative

03/23/2019

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed legislation Friday cementing New Mexico's commitment to a carbon-free energy system within 25 years — the first state law of its kind in the nation, supporters said.…

07/02/2018

http://nmpoliticalreport.com/839751/new-mexico-back-under-water-storage-restrictions-on-the-rio-grande-en/

Despite the rains that doused parts of New Mexico on Monday, the state officially entered into drought conditions on the Rio Grande when water levels in two key reservoirs dipped below a critical l…

06/05/2018

http://nmpoliticalreport.com/627391/running-dry-groundwater-levels-are-dropping-west-wide-including-in-the-east-mountains/

Garrett Petrie and Teri Farley moved to New Mexico about ten years ago. They found a house on five acres in the East Mountains because they liked being “off the grid.” Moving from Tucso…

05/26/2018

Even in a good year, much of the Rio Grande is diverted for irrigation. But it’s only May, and the river is already turning to sand.

05/24/2018

Reality check...

Despite the rains that doused parts of New Mexico on Monday, the state officially entered into drought conditions on the Rio Grande when water levels in two key reservoirs dipped below a critical l…

05/08/2018

Reality check...

I smell the mounds of dead fish before seeing them. By now, the fish are desiccated. Most lie in low spots along the riverbanks where they crammed together, taking refuge as the last of the puddles…

04/19/2018

Acequias...Agua Es Vida. Estévan Arellano, you knew it all along...

Shared fates and experiences in a community can help it withstand changes to water availability due to climate change, a recent study by Sandia National Laboratories researchers found. The work, recently published in a special socio-hydrology issue of Water Resources Research, paired a dynamic syste...

04/13/2018

http://www.krqe.com/news/mornings/critical-drought-in-nm-incites-increased-awareness-of-water-conservation-and-activism/1120668739

One of the creative responses to the water crisis is the National Water Dance. The live-streamed event features dancers from across the USA, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico who form a movement choir to inspire environmental action.

04/13/2018

Getting ready to talk about National Water Dance Day with Keshet Dance on Saturday April 14!

04/08/2018

All supported with captured rainwater & gray water....

04/07/2018

Water in the acequia...a gift. Agua Es Vida.