Plan. Conserve. Thrive.

Like many of our neighbors, New Mexico has a challenge ahead. But our desert climate is nothing new. Over our history, we have and will continue finding ways to adapt and sustain in the face of water shortages. Now is the time to put our knowledge into action, reducing use and planning ahead. It is a big task — and one that requires all of us.
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Discussion Draft of the Rule and Guidelines.

The Discussion Draft of the Rule and Guidelines proposes the framework for regional water planning, including governance structures, public welfare considerations, and new regional water planning boundaries.
Discussion Draft Rule
Discussion Draft Guidelines
Discussion Draft Hydro-Administrative Boundaries
Discussion Draft Boundary StoryMap
NMISC has reopened our discussion draft until April 30, 2025 to continue to gather public input prior to initiating formal rule promulgation. You can submit new or additional comments on the Discussion Draft Rule via online survey anytime before the April 30th deadline.
Discussion Draft Survey

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What happens next:


Open Houses

April-August 2024

Initial Reports

November 2024

Discussion Draft

—WE ARE HERE—

Rule Promulgation

Spring 2025

Guidelines Adoption

Summer 2025

    What we’ve done so far:

    Three women at a Water Planning Open House
    Someone’s hands filling out an input form about water planning.
    People talking at a Water Planning Open House.
      From April through August 2024 we heard from you at statewide and online Open Houses. 710 New Mexicans attended in-person open houses across New Mexico's 16 water regions and over 1000 people shared their voices online.

      THANK YOU

      We have published the Engagement Report on what we heard, taking us one step closer to New Mexico’s roadmap for our water future.
      Read it now!