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

  The New Mexico Acequia Association (NMAA) invites you to join acequia leaders from throughout the state for an Acequia Legislative Summit and Funding Strategy Meeting. The NMAA is a statewide, membership-based organization dedicated to promoting acequias and agriculture through … Continued

On March 22nd 2016, 2nd and 3rd graders from La Tierra Montessorri Charter school learned the hard work of cleaning the acequias, growing healthy food for our families, and the role of the Mayordomo. Students were accompanied by instructors Roger Montoya and … Continued

This spring, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition is featuring stories from the field that highlight how organizations and the farmers they serve are building more sustainable food and farm systems with support from federal programs. This week's post provides an … Continued

Acequias Research Connects Water and Community By Quita Ortiz    Cultural landscapes illustrate the links between people and the physical environment in which they live. Throughout the world humans have developed a relationship with their surrounding natural environment and the … Continued

DFA Quarterly Reports Due April 30th   The first quarter of the year ended March 31st.   All tier 2 and above acequias must submit quarterly reports to DFA (to which ever budget analyst you have been assigned).   If … Continued