By Quita Ortiz The New Mexico Acequia Association has spent the past two decades working to strengthen acequia governance. We have worked with over 350 acequias in recent years on matters ranging from bylaws to infrastructure and in the process … Continued
The New Mexico Acequia Commission currently has a job opening: Scope of Work. The Contractor shall perform the following work: Represent the New Mexico Acequia Commission before relevant legislative committees and state and federal agencies; work with the Commission to … Continued
"Weaving our Rio Grande Communities Together" A Conference Hosted by Communities for Clean Water This two-day event will feature the following: Community Water Forum: Buckman Water Projects and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) – Santa Fe Convention Center, Thursday, July … Continued
By Quita Ortiz Mayordomos play a legendary role in the acequia, displaying a distinguished knowledge of their acequia and its surrounding community. From the watershed that nurtures the course of the stream eventually reaching the acequia diversion, to the last … Continued
By Quita Ortiz Pedro Nolasco Romero’s roots are embedded deep within his homeland of Nambé, New Mexico where he grew up on the Acequia del Caño and served as the Mayordomo for over 30 years. He invited me over to … Continued
By Paula Garcia For the last four hundred years, the struggle to protect and sustain acequias has required the contributions of many community members, from the peones who clean the acequia each spring to the comisionados and mayordomos who govern … Continued
By Estevan Arellano The Fifth Annual Celebrando las Acequias, held June 14-17 was a great success, as the two-night event, Saturday and Sunday tours were well attended. The event started Thursday evening with a presentation by the Rio Arriba County … Continued
Source: http://alcaldesc.nmsu.edu/events–announcements.html#anchor_103899 The Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde will host a Field Day on August 15, 2012. Visitors will be able to participate in walking tours in the morning to view research and demonstrations on tree fruit, grapes, berries, … Continued
By Margaret Campos For those of you fortunate enough to have attended the Agricultura Aqui y Alla event held in Rio Arriba county back in early February, you may have had the opportunity to hear a very inspiring presentation by … Continued
By Janice Varela On May 17th over 60 acequia leaders came together to learn more about New Mexico water law, specifically on water transfers and water banking. Acequia attorney, David Benavides of New Mexico Legal Aid, presented a customary view … Continued