Attention Acequia Commissioners and Mayordomos: Guidance on Acequia Meetings during the COVID Pandemic (updated 12/21/21) Covid case numbers, hospitalizations, and deaths are on the rise nationally. In response to the new Omicron variant, the CDC has strengthened its recommendation saying, … Continued

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Acequias Decry Proposed Congressional Map (Santa Fe, NM). On Thursday morning, community leaders from northern New Mexico decried the proposed congressional maps as political disenfranchisement. Several northern New Mexico leaders gave testimony in the Senate Judiciary Committee. … Continued

We share our big appreciation with everyone who entered the 2021 Acequia Art & Photo Contest! Please join us in sharing and celebrating the winning submissions: Youth Art First Prize: Jeremy Rodriguez and Jeremiah Martinez of Peñasco Second Prize: Katelynn … Continued

The New Mexico Acequia Association is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the SIXTH year cohort of our Farmer-to-Farmer training program, Los Sembradores! ‘Sembradores’ take part in a nine-month, intensive apprenticeship at the Chicoyole farm, and … Continued

by David F. Garcia, NMAA Education & Outreach Coordinator While New Mexico experienced severe drought in 2021, another challenge faced by many acequias was flooding from extreme rainfall. During Memorial Day weekend in May, numerous acequia communities in the Upper … Continued

Deadline for Comments on First Phase of 50-year Water Plan The New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (ISC) launched its new 50 Year Water Plan website and hosted several webinars in August and early September to discuss the many impacts climate … Continued

NMAA is excited to announce a new funding source for acequia infrastructure, the Acequia and Community Ditch Infrastructure Fund (ACDIF)! This fund is the result of legislation that passed in the 2019 legislative session (sponsored by the late Senator Carlos … Continued

by Jaimie Park, Policy Coordinator & Paula Garcia, Executive Director The NMAA has given several presentations to legislative committees in recent months covering topics related to drought, water sharing, climate change, infrastructure, cannabis, and water transfers/leases. Presentations included background information, … Continued

By Emily Arasim & Donne Gonzales, NMAA Youth Education Co-Coordinators Despite the changes and challenges caused by the pandemic, our youth education team has continued to be hard at work connecting youth and families across the state with learning opportunities … Continued

by Serafina Lombardi, NMAA Director of Programs The refrain of many in our acequia communities is “Sembramos con fe”, we plant with faith. Many of us pray to San Isidro for rain, and trust the wisdom of the land and … Continued