Owingeh Ta Pueblos y Semillas Reflection By Olivia Romo, NMAA Staff On April 11th 2015 the New Mexico Food and Seed Sovereignty Alliance hosted their 10th annual seed exchange at the Peñasco community center in Northern New Mexico. … Continued
Acequias are political subdivisions of the state, and as such, state law requires that they make decisions, hold meetings, and keep records in an open and transparent manner. With this said, Acequias should conduct their meetings in such a way … Continued
Edward Romero is currently the Mayordomo of Acequia de la Jollas and has been for an impressive 35 years. He graduated from NMSU in 1973 with a degree in Range Management and has worked for NRCS for many years helping … Continued
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Dear Acequia Leaders: With Spring's arrival, we look forward to water flowing in our acequias for yet another growing season. The Spring also brings the time of acequia meetings and the ever-important work of "sacando la acequia." … Continued
NMAA encourages acequias to attend their regional water planning meetings to bring their issues, plans, and solutions to the table and influence the way water is used in our near future. Here is this year's schedule: click here for … Continued
During the 2016 session, the State Legislature approved HB 219, Severance Tax Bond Projects, which includes $930,247 for acequias and community ditches throughout the state. Assuming approval by Governor Susana Martinez, several acequias will receive funding for a variety of … Continued
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on February 12th 2016 that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and partners across the nation together will direct up to $720 million towards 84 conservation projects that will help communities improve water quality, … Continued
By Paula Garcia The 90-10 program, which administered by the Interstate Stream Commission (ISC) through the Acequia Construction Program, has been successfully funding acequia projects for about the past three decades. It is a cost-share program in which state funding … Continued