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

By Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff On April 14th, 2016 the NM Acequia Association traveled to communities in Southern NM to give workshops, attend meetings, and have visits with local leadership to discuss and better understand water issues in the region. … Continued

By Toribio Garcia, NMAA Staff On April 12, 2016 State Engineer Tom Blaine participated in the annual Acequia cleaning in the community of Jemez Springs. Under the direction of Mayordomo Gilbert Sandoval, the Acequia cleaning began at the compuerta of … Continued

Confronting Climate Change in New Mexico:  Preparing the state for a hotter, drier future.    A New Report by the Union of Concerned Scientists   Wednesday April 27, 2016  10:00 – 12:00am  Nambe Community Center, Nambe   Guest Speaker from … Continued

The 11th Annual Owingeh Ta Seed Exchange "Remedios de la Tierra/Medicines of the Earth" was a healing and festive gathering of family, seeds, prayer, music and unity among the land based people of New Mexico.   This year, Nambe Pueblo … Continued

By Enrique Romero, New Mexico Legal Aid   Since 2003, acequia communities have the ability to keep decision making power over water transfers local. Many of New Mexico's 800-plus acequias have adopted a water transfer bylaw – a statutory requirement … Continued