Volume 15 Issue 6 June NM
This May, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a $60 million funding package into the Bureau of Reclamation’s Rio Grande Project funded by the Inflation Reduction Act. The funding, which…
Volume 15 Issue 5 May NM
In this month’s cover story, we speak with Jason Casuga, the CEO and chief engineer of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD). While it is struggling with drought conditions and the…
Volume 15 Issue 4 Apr NM
New Mexico irrigation is given a distinct character by its acequias, centuries-old irrigation ditches that are largely communally operated. In our cover interview with Paula Garcia…
Volume 15 Issue 3 Mar NM
In our cover interview this month, we speak with Manager Coley Burgess of Carlsbad Irrigation District (CID) about the water conservation initiatives the district is carrying out. The standout among…
Volume 15 Issue 2 Feb NM
This month, we feature an extensive and interesting interview with Jennifer Faler, the manager of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Albuquerque Area Office. Ms. Faler tells us…
Volume 15 Issue 1 Jan NM
The cover interview in this month’s New Mexico edition is with the general manager of an irrigation district in Texas. Why? Because Brownsville Irrigation District is the last…
Volume 14 Issue 10 Nov/Dec NM
In our cover story this month, we speak with Mori Hensley, the executive director of the Santa Fe Watershed Association and a speaker at the inaugural conference of…
Volume 14 Issue 9 October NM
The Pecos Valley’s artesian aquifer must have seemed almost miraculous when it was discovered in the late 19th century, but before long, its freely flowing wells started…
Volume 14 Issue 8 September NM
This month, we have the privilege of interviewing Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury about her work representing New Mexico irrigated agriculture on the federal…
Volume 14 Issue 7 July/August NM
I have long felt that the state of New Mexico deserved its own dedicated edition of Irrigation Leader, and this month, we’re proud to launch it. The cover interview in this…