2014/2015 New Mexico Acequia Rehabilitation Regional Conservation Partnership Program (NMAR-RCPP)
- Partnership Program amongst Interstate Stream Commission, New Mexico Acequia Association, Taos SWCD, East Rio Arriba SWCD, Upper Chama SWCD, Tierra Y Montes SWCD, Socorro SWCD, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Rio Arriba County Commissioners and New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts (NMACD)
- Resulted from legislation enacted through the 2014 Farm Bill
- Only "pilot" project selected in 2014/2015 program year in the entire nation utilizing the alternative funding arrangement provided for in the enacting legislation
- NMACD receives financial and technical funding directly from NRCS to develop and implement program
- NMACD along with partners are responsible for implementing program throughout the state
- An application and ranking process has been developed as part of the program requirements
- Any of the partners can take an application but all applications are processed through NMACD
- NMACD will establish an application deadline and rank applications.
- The highest ranking applications will be offered financial assistance and NMACD will provide technical assistance throughout the planning and implementation process
- Note: those acequias that are "shovel ready" will rank the highest meaning that engineering designs are completed and reviewed by NRCS.
- Planning assistance can be requested to prepare acequias to eventually rank high enough to receive financial assistance
- NMACD will assign a planner to the acequia in assisting with the planning process and eventually the implementation of the project
- For more information contact Norman Vigil at norman.vigilsr@outlook.com or by phone at 575-684-0042 or 505-967-8760; P.O. Box 623, Canjilon, NM 87515
- Final note: applications can be submitted at any time.