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2019 Legislative Outcomes: New Mexico First Successfully Advances Consensus-Driven Legislative Priorities

Thursday, March 21, 2019 0 comments

Higher education, workforce development, agriculture bills led the list ..

New State Water Plan open for public comment

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 0 comments

Important announcement: the draft 2018 State Water Plan has been released by the Interstate Stream Commission (ISC) and the Office of the State Engineer (OSE) for public comment. Although New Mexico First is not the author of this document, we highly encourage people who care about New Mexico’s water future to review the plan and submit comments. The draft plan has three parts – a policy section, a technical report and a legal landmarks summary. The comment period is open until August 10^. Both the DRAFT State Water Plan and Comment Form  are available online.

In the 2014 New Mexico First Town Hall on water, participants advocated to strengthen and continue the state water planning process. Accordingly, New Mexico First has supported these latest water planning efforts by organizing a State Water Planning Town Hall in December 2017. This town hall provided the ISC with public input before the draft plan was developed. Given the importance of this work to our state, we sincerely hope you will your offer comments on this new plan.

2018 Legislative Session

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 2 comments

The legislative session is underway, and New Mexico First is actively following economy, water, agriculture and education policy. We are supporting legislation that aligns with town hall recommendations from the Statewide Town Hall on Water (2014) , the Statewide Town Hall on Economic Vitality (2016)and the Resilience in New Mexico Agriculture Strategic Plan (Ag Plan).  ..

Save the date: State Water Plan Town Hall

Friday, October 06, 2017 0 comments

Are you interested in New Mexico’s Water Future? Save the dates of December 13th-14th for an important town hall on the 2018 State Water Plan. As many of you know, the state water plan sets the policy agenda for water use in New Mexico. This upcoming town hall deliberation provides the primary opportunity for the public to develop policy priorities for the plan. The town hall will take place in Albuquerque. Registration will open by November 2017.
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New Mexico Environment Department Water Infrastructure Team Survey

Friday, June 16, 2017 0 comments

Posted On behalf of the New Mexico Environment Department Water Infrastructure Team  ..

2017 Legislative Session Policy Victories

Friday, April 07, 2017 0 comments

Now that the 2017 Legislative Session has concluded, and as of Friday the Governor has completed her signing deadline, New Mexico First is pleased to announce that your voice for smart, bipartisan policy played an influential role in this year’s session. Our public policy organization promotes recommendations developed by citizens during our town halls and forums. This year, New Mexico First supported or informed legislative efforts on economy, ethics reform, water and education.  ..

NMED soliciting applications for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund!

Monday, March 07, 2016 0 comments

The New Mexico Environment Department Construction Programs Bureau is now soliciting applications for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund! This is a federal program, administered by NMED, offering low cost financing to eligible public entities for planning/design/construction of wastewater collection and treatment facilities and non-point source water pollution control projects. All applications are ranked in order of: 1). Water Quality Factors 2). Permit Compliance 3). Financial Need 4). Sustainability and 5). Readiness to Proceed. Bonus Points are awarded for green projects incorporating: green infrastructure, water efficiency, energy efficiency or environmentally innovative activities!  ..

Progress Report: Read about NM's strengths and weaknesses in Education, Health, Economy and Water

Sunday, November 01, 2015 1 comments

Resilience in New Mexico Agriculture Regional Meetings

Monday, October 19, 2015 0 comments

New Mexico First will host Resilience in New Mexico Agriculture Regional Meetings! Register today!
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Access Water Research on the Go!

Thursday, September 24, 2015 1 comments

New Mexico First is pleased to announce that we are using a new web platform to produce reports, enabling you to easily view them on your desktop, phone or tablet.(You will also retain the option to access them in “old-fashioned” PDF.) Our water research report, initially published last year, is the first document available on the new platform. Access Advancing New Mexico's Future: Water Planning, Development & Use anytime, and watch for future data in the same format!
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