Check out New Mexico’s 2025 accomplishments in the CRWUA 2025 Annual Report.
Here’s an excerpt:
Inflows for Water Year 2025 have been below average. For Navajo Reservoir in particular water inflow was 41% of average. Total releases from Navajo Dam for this year have been 363,349 ac-ft. As of September 16, flows have dropped back down to 500 cfs. Due to the low river flows in the Animas River this summer, ditches were put on a rotation schedule to help with flows in the river.
Great movement was made to the Water Security Planning Act this year. The Water Security Planning Act (WSPA) is New Mexico’s guiding legislation for regional water planning and management to secure a resilient water future. It creates a roadmap for regionalized water planning and implementation that prioritizes the unique needs of local communities, makes use of the best available science and data, and maintains compliance with federal and state laws. Robust engagement is an essential feature of the WSPA. To inform rulemaking and the creation of guidelines, an extensive series of community open houses and an online survey were conducted by the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (NMISC) during the Spring and Summer of 2024. The in-person and online engagement process was supported by consultants at Brendle Group and MediaDesk. Brendle Group then developed two reports to summarize the engagement results, observations, and interpretations.