Water runs through everything, and right now, water is one of the biggest challenges we face in New Mexico. It is our time to find solutions together.
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Main Stream New Mexico is your guide to revitalized regional water planning under New Mexico’s Water Security Planning Act of 2023. It is a campaign of the Interstate Stream Commission Water Planning Program.
Understanding Water Regions
As part of the Water Security Planning Act, New Mexico is evaluating the boundaries and number of water planning regions.
Explore the considerations:
This would reflect the physical characteristics of our landscapes, including watersheds and groundwater basins.
Potential benefits:
such regions may be able to plan more suitably to the characteristics of a shared water supply.
This would organize regions around communities with similar values, norms, cultural practices and water traditions.
Potential benefits:
such regions may plan more suitably to the shared values and norms of their communities.
This would base regions on governance (organized by city, county, tribal government, irrigation district, etc).
Potential benefits:
such regions have existing administrative capacities to develop, fund, and implement plans and projects.
Seems complicated?
It is, and that’s why we’re engaging all of New Mexico.
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