Legislators want say over Gila River project funds
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New Mexico legislators want to keep their grip on the tap controlling millions of dollars for a controversial project to divert water from the Gila River. Continue Reading
Republicans block bill criminalizing false water quality data
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Some sections of the oil and gas industry opposed the measure and took their concerns to Republican lawmakers. Ironically, the bill was sponsored by a Republican and was backed by the GOP governor’s administration. Continue Reading
It’s raining hard, so use the $15 billion
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We have billions of dollars for a rainy day. If this isn’t a rainy day I don’t know rainy days. Continue Reading
We must work together to address our water needs
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There is no silver bullet when it comes to water policy — no single policy or project will alleviate our concerns. Continue Reading
Gimme a break! IRS tax loophole can reward excessive water use in drought-stricken West
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Experts fear tax deductions for water use as a “depleted asset” could actually worsen the crisis in New Mexico and elsewhere as rivers and reservoirs dry up. Continue Reading
As Rio Grande crisis deepens, study suggests management innovations
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The study builds on Dr. Luzma Fabiola Nava’s years of researching and probing the often-thorny management of the Rio Grande. Continue Reading
Report details failures of utility serving Sunland Park, Santa Teresa
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The assessment was a critical portrait of a public utility entrusted with delivering safe drinking water to an estimated 21,000 people and performing competent wastewater treatment and disposal services that impact the Rio Grande, which is shared by the U.S. and Mexico. Continue Reading
Texas gets boost in water fight with New Mexico
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Three years after Texas filed a complaint in the U.S. Supreme Court alleging that New Mexican farmers were illegally curbing the Rio Grande’s flow into Texas, the justices appear closer to taking up the challenge. Continue Reading
Border utility finds itself in hot water
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Recent revelations of high arsenic levels, Clean Water Act violations, and management troubles have all drawn the attention of Southern New Mexico elected officials as well as state and federal environmental regulators. Continue Reading
Following wife’s death, Anapra resident worries about kids who drink tap water
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Utility officials say the water is now safe to drink, but like many Sunland Park city officials and residents, Ramon Sierra has his doubts. Continue Reading
Is Sunland Park the border’s Flint, Michigan?
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A recent test found arsenic levels that significantly exceed government standards in Sunland Park and Santa Teresa. Officials are working on improvements to arsenic treatment plants there. Continue Reading
Why I missed the Flint story
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My mother told me about contaminated water in my hometown. I didn’t listen. Continue Reading
Unaccountable Gila Diversion project puts local water projects on backburner
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Unfortunately the process surrounding the Gila River diversion is a prime example of why New Mexico has a bad reputation for how it makes decisions. Continue Reading
Scientists probe groundwater changes in Doña Ana County
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Years of recent drought in the Southern New Mexico borderlands encouraged intensive pumping of groundwater in Doña Ana County. Continue Reading
Public investments in our precious resources must be smart, sustainable
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Our children are also a precious resource, yet we continue to allow them to rank at the bottom of the nation in well-being. Continue Reading