ACTIONS LAST WEEK: SB 86 (Cisneros) Online Notice of Water Transfers: Passed Senate this week, not yet scheduled in House. SB 222 (Stefanics) Exemption from Local Public Body: Passed Senate Conservation Committee.   ACTIONS THIS WEEK: SB 157 (Wirth) Interstate … Continued

Acequia Farmers – be sure to register with the Farm Service Agencies – this is how we get our farms counted, our voices heard and access to USDA programs to support our farms. Please contact Serafina@lasacequias.org 505-995-9644

  Fred's Carp-Photo taken on the banks of the Pajarito Acequia in Albuquerque, NM   Over the years acequia leaders have not only dedicated their lives to protecting water and feeding our communities but holding our cultural narrative deep inside … Continued

                                            Ethan Vigil, youngest parciante on San Jose de la Cienega Acequia Association -Photo taken by Marty Vigil    … Continued

                  Las Nueve del Rio Grande Acequia Association Annual Meeting- Photo taken by NMAA Staff By Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff In the deep winter months of January and February you will find … Continued

By Gael Minton, Acequia del Monte del Rio Chiquito Gael Minton and husband Ty are the owners-operators of Squash Blossom Farm (SBF), a 2.2 acre parcel of historically irrigated land on the Acequia del Monte del Rio Chiquito in Taos, … Continued

The New Mexico Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), the nation's premier conservation easement program that helps landowners protect working agricultural lands and wetlands.   The NRCS administers ACEP is a … Continued

By Paula Garcia, Executive Director of NMAA  The State of New Mexico has a budget crisis that has persisted for the past three years and it has reached a critical point. On December 20, 2016, the Board of Finance too … Continued

Regando en Mora con la Acequia de Los Luceros- Photo taken by Rosalie Mondragon  Proposed NRCS Investment: $2,907,670 (State)   Lead Partner: NM Association of Conservation Districts, NM Interstate Stream Commission, NM Acequia Association Number of Initial Partners: 7 Participating … Continued

NMAA Staff Olivia Romo discussing local water issues with acequia leaders in Seboyetta, NM- Photo taken by Maria Gallegos, NMAA Staff   As 21st century acequias adapt to environmental challenges and modern water law it is important now more than … Continued