The New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (ISC) received a Capital Outlay Appropriation from the Legislature in the 2014 Regular Session to plan, design, renovate, construct and equip improvements to acequias statewide! The ISC has approved $1,700,000 to be utilized … Continued

Photo taken by Travis Mckenzie   By Travis Mckenzie   Que Vivan Las Acequias y Que Viva La Gente! I have had the honor of learning about and being a part of the Sembrando Semillas network since 2007 and it … Continued

Photo taken by Jacinta Chavez, Taos NM   Edited by NMAA Staff The ultimate test of the power of custom is drought. Old-timers agreed that everyone suffers from drought when you're on an acequia, some more than others, partly by … Continued

By Ari W Epstein, Professor at MIT Terrascope is a program in which freshmen at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) learn how to work in teams to solve and communicate about complex problems, particularly problems with environmental implications. Every … Continued

Acequia Infrastructure Needs Although there is no comprehensive statewide inventory of acequia infrastructure needs nor a cost estimate to address those needs, we can get a sense of the types of projects needed around the state (See table below from … Continued

 ISC 90-10 Program: The Interstate Stream Commission (ISC) administers the 90-10 program (formerly the 80-20 program) funded by an annual, recurring appropriation of $1.9 million from the Irrigation Works Construction Fund (IWCF) to the ISC. Acequias can obtain funding 90% … Continued

Acequia Pathways to Funding: Financial Compliance    Friday April 29, 2016, 9am-1pm  Ribera Community and Cultural Center CR B40 and State Hwy 3   The NMAA is hosting a series of workshops on Acequia Audits and Budgets in collaboration with … Continued

 By Paula Garcia   NMAA hosted an Acequia Legislative Summit attended by 54 acequia leaders and several area legislators. The purpose of the summit was to discuss issues of importance to acequias from the 2015 and 2016 legislative sessions and … Continued

  You are invited    To a Dedication Celebration Saturday, May 7, 2016  2:00-4:00pm The Embudo Valley Community Center and the Acequia Mural on the Dixon Cooperative Market will be dedicated too Estevan Arellano   Speakers will include: Enrique LaMadrid … Continued