Los musicos de nuestra agua! 2013 Congreso de las Acequias at Bishops Lodge in Santa Fe, NM -Photo taken by Seth Roffman This November marks the 17th annual Congreso de las Acequias, the largest statewide gathering of acequias in New … Continued

(Acequia Name) _______________________________________ RESOLUTION NO. ___ WHEREAS, the _________________________________ met for its Regular Membership meeting on ___________________ at ______________________; and WHEREAS, Section 10-15-1(B) of the Open Meetings Act (Sections 10-15-1 to 10-15-4, NMSA 1978) states that, except as may be … Continued

Attention Tier 2 Acequias, your 3rd quarter budget report is due to DFA by September 30th 2016. DFA does not have a required form for quarterly reporting and acequias can submit their own format that must show how actual revenue … Continued

All acequias who have completed an ICIP or otherwise identified infrastructure improvement needs please, contact NMAA immediately for assistance completing the RCPP application for funding and technical assistance. Applications are being accepted for the New Mexico Acequia Rehabilitation 2016 RCPP … Continued

We are pleased to let you know about the next phase of public engagement in the Forest Plan Revision process for the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). Attached is a letter from Joseph Norrell, the Deputy Forest Supervisor, describing upcoming … Continued

By Miguel Santistevan for the New Mexico Acequia Association   Acequia irrigation practices originated in the highlands of Central Asia over 10,000 years ago and later traveled to places like India and the Middle East. As acequias were established in … Continued

By Juliet Garcia, NMAA Staff   On Sunday, July 24th 2016, many participants of the Sembrando Semillas group met at my home in Chamisal for an herb walk. John Duncan, who taught Wild Food /Wild Medicine at the University of … Continued

By Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff    This summer, New Mexicans were exposed to intense rainfall during the monsoon. However, climate projections across the United States suggest that even as total annual precipitation decreases in places like the Southwest, the heaviest … Continued

Reprinted from the Taos News   Earlier this year, the Taos Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) received a grant for more than $37,000 from the New Mexico Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) to put Taos youth to work mapping and … Continued

  Congratulations to the 50 acequias, from the Mimbres in Grant County to Rio Pueblo in Taos, who worked with NMAA staff to complete ICIPs – Infrastructure and Capital Improvement Plans. It is inspiring to see and experience the vision … Continued