Featuring Tom Blaine, New Mexico State Engineer We are pleased to announce that Tom Blaine, the State Engineer will be presenting this year at the Congreso on Acequia Current Issues and Vision for the Future! ~ ~ … Continued
Congratulations to Jacinta C. Chavez "Acequia del Marrano in Los Cordovas, Taos NM"
This is a reminder to bring your waters from your precious stream system. Please harvest a jar of water from your acequia, river, or creek that nourishes your family, crops, and community to be blessed and united with waters … Continued
Featuring the Centennial Poet of New Mexico Levi Romero is from the Embudo Valley of New Mexico, he earned a BA and an MA in architecture from the University of New Mexico. A bilingual poet whose language is immersed in … Continued
Please be sure to register online for Congreso de las Acequias November 6th is the Last Day of Early Bird Registration ($20.00) November 21st 2015 at the National Hispanic Cultural Center in Albuquerque https://www.lasacequias.org/congreso-de-las-acequias/
The community of Albuquerque's South Valley can use your help. Local folks have been working over the past couple years to stop a massive sprawl development known as Santolina. Despite the action of thousands of you, the wheels of development … Continued
Photo By: Thomas Hamm The New Mexico Finance Authority is now soliciting applications for water projects seeking funding from the Water Project Fund 2016 Application Cycle. The 2016 funding cycle begins with a two-page "Notice of Intent to Apply" … Continued
Written By: Olivia Romo On September 19th, 2015 in Taos, New Mexico the New Mexico Acequia Association hosted a workshop that recognized the work of two dedicated women farmers. Patricia Quintana and Gael Minton opened up their homes to … Continued
What acequias need to know! Acequias safe guard themselves against future challenges and demonstrate attention to the laws set out to encourage a fair process by following the Open Meetings Act. Five key points of the OMA Pass … Continued
Photo Taken By: Bill Adkison NMAA Supports Parciantes in Defending Ag Tax Status By Serafina Lombardi, NMAA Staff In the modern world acequias and parciantes have a slew of new challenges to face – one of these is … Continued