By Serafina Lomabrdi, NMAA Staff It is 7pm on a Saturday night, you get a call from a frantic and upset homeowner along the ditch “My home is on the verge of being flooded by the acequia – I’ll sue … Continued

                  By Paula Garcia, Executive Director of NMAA During a recent meeting of the Water and Natural Resources Legislative Interim Committee, the NMAA gave a presentation on Acequia Infrastructure Funding and Water … Continued

                                                                                                                                                                             Rio Fernando de Taos -Photo taken by Olivia Romo By Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff In a time when Taos is undergoing huge transitions including the administration of the Abeyta Water Rights settlement, rapid population and development growth, and a … Continued

The Sandia Mountains and the Rio Grande -Photo taken by Erich Schlegel By Paula Garcia, Executive Director of NMAA Santolina cleared another hurdle on August 30, 2017 when the Bernalillo County Commission approved the Level B master plan on a … Continued

By Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff Paul Romero educates farmers on best techniques in preparing the field -Photo taken by Enrique Romero On August 18th 2017 over one hundred acequia farmers and ranchers joined the NM Acequia Association in a dynamic … Continued

By Enrique Romero, NMAA Staff Attorney     What should I expect as a Nambe-Pojoaque-Tesuque (NPT) mayordomo and farmer now that the Aamodt Settlement is in place and the NPT Water Master Rules are just about final?   As a … Continued

Edward Romero, mayordomo of the Acequia de las Jollas, opens the sluice gate to release water back into the stream -Photo taken by Gabriela Campos   By Enrique Romero, NMAA Staff Attorney The State Engineer has issued proposed rules governing … Continued

    Refugee Sembrando Semillas Youth at Cornelio Candelaria Organics- Photo taken by Travis Mckenzi By Travis Mckenzi Las Acequias son la vida! Acequias bring us together and nourish our lives, families, and humanity. They are the life force that connects … Continued