The NMAA is hiring a Community Organizing and Communications Coordinator to conduct outreach, base building, training, education, and leadership development with the statewide acequia community, which includes support local and statewide campaigns to protect water from commodification and contamination. This … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paula Garcia lamorena@lasacequias.org 505-231-7752 Cannabis Bill Stalls Leaving Water Protections Intact (Santa Fe) – As the session drew to a close, it became clear that SB 100, the Cannabis bill, would not pass. … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paula Garcia lamorena@lasacequias.org 505-231-7752 Cannabis Bill Stalls Leaving Water Protections Intact (Santa Fe) – As the session drew to a close, it became clear that SB 100, the Cannabis bill, would not pass. A House committee … Continued
This is a letter from a broad coalition to the NM House of Representatives. For a PDF of the letter click here: Cannabis coalition Letter to House 2.15.22 CALL TO ACTION: RESTORE WATER PROTECTIONS IN CANNABIS BILL SB 100 … Continued
Please contact the Senate NOW to remove the Senate Judiciary Committee amendment to SB 100 Cannabis Regulation!! There will like be a vote on the Senate Floor MONDAY. When the original Cannabis Regulation Act was passed in 2021, NMAA advocated … Continued
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Paula Garcia 505-231-7752 paula@lasacequias.org Acequias Cry Foul on Cannabis Legislation (Santa Fe, NM). Acequias are denouncing a last-minute gutting of water protections in the Cannabis Regulation Act. On Sunday morning, a Senate committee met … Continued
The New Mexico Acequia Association will be engaged in the upcoming 2022 legislative session. This year, the legislature will convene for a 30-day session, which is focused on passing budget legislation as well as key priorities of the Governor. NMAA … Continued
Statement from the NM Acequia Association: “Land grants and acequias have sustained our communities for centuries. We remain devoted to the well-being of our families by sustaining our culture and protecting land and water for future generations. We are encouraged … Continued
Corazón y Querencia: Acequias Respond to the Water and Climate Crisis Adopted at the 2021 Congreso de las Acequias, December 4, 2021 Our theme for 2021, Corazón y Querencia, is rooted in love, which is the most potent force for … Continued
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