Annual water conference at
NMSU focuses on water scarcity, science, policy
DATE: 10/11/2018
WRITER: Carlos Andres
Lopez, 575-646-1955, carlopez@nmsu.edu
CONTACT: Catherine Ortega Klett, 575-646-1195, coklett@nmsu.edu
The 63rd annual New Mexico Water Conference,
presented by the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, will take place
Oct. 17-18 at the Las Cruces Convention Center, 680 E. University Ave. More
than 250 participants are expected to attend.
The theme for this year’s conference is “At the Tipping Point: Water Scarcity,
Science and Policy.” A diverse group of water experts will address a host of
important and timely water issues such as agriculture and groundwater use,
climate change, drought, fire, economics, adjudications and settlements,
alternative water supplies, and regional and state water planning.
A pre-conference field trip to Hatch and Mesilla Valley will take place Oct.
16.
The Wednesday luncheon will feature the 2018 Albert E. Utton Memorial Water
Lecture given by Jim Dunlap, former chair of the New Mexico Interstate Stream
Commission. Dunlap will address water rights adjudications in the 21st century.
Thursday’s luncheon presentation will be given by award-winning journalist
Lauren Villagran, who will talk about the binational Mesilla Bolson.
A poster session Thursday morning will highlight more than 60 water-related
research projects, many presented by university students from across New
Mexico.
For registration fees and links to the preliminary program, visit https://nmwaterconference.nmwrri.nmsu.edu/2018/,
or call 575-646-4337 for more information. Media is invited to attend the
conference free of charge. To attend, contact Catherine Ortega Klett at
575-646-1195 or coklett@nmsu.edu.
The New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute is a nonprofit organization that
funds water-related research projects at all of New Mexico’s universities,
including New Mexico State University
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
October 12 Meeting Reminder
PECOS VALLEY
WATER USERS ORGANIZATION
AGENDA FOR THE
MEETING OF 12 October, 2018
agriculture science
center, ARTESIA, NM
10: 00 AM TO NOON OR
BEFORE
1) Introductions/Sign-in/Quorum
2) Approval
of the Agenda.
3) Treasurer’s
Report
4) Review
of the Minutes of the Meeting of
5) Old
business
a) State
Water Plan - Planning
Program Manager, Lucia Sanchez OSE
6) New
Business
a) WRRI
conference October 17, 18; Las Cruces, NM
b) Arron
and Dale on what was report to the legislative water and natural resources committee.
c) Texas Produced Water conference call.
d) Annual letter or report about progress made on
the goals of the regional water plan, and changes in the system.
7) Next
Meeting Date and Adjourn
Items of interest:
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
TODAY: Udall & Local Conservation Leaders to Hold Press Conference Call to Urge Congress to Reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund
TODAY:
Udall & Local Conservation Leaders to Hold Press Conference Call
to Urge Congress to Reauthorize Land and Water Conservation Fund
WASHINGTON – Today, Tuesday, October 2 at 2:30 p.m.
ET / 12:30 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator
Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and the
Wilderness Society will hold a press conference call to urge Congress to act
immediately to reauthorize and fully fund the Land and Water
Conservation Fund (LWCF), which expired on Sunday, September 30, injecting
uncertainty into one of our nation’s most effective conservation programs.
Udall will be joined by a group of local conservation leaders who
will discuss the LWCF’s critical role in safeguarding our most valuable public
lands and bolstering regional outdoor recreation economies.
Since its establishment in 1965, the LWCF
has been one of America’s most successful conservation programs, helping to
protect public lands, national parks, wildlife refuges, trails, ball fields and
popular recreational sites in all 50 states. In New Mexico, the LWCF has funded over 1,200 projects
and helped to increase recreational opportunities and preserve thousands
of acres of precious public lands, from Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
to Gila National Forest.
Udall, who serves as the lead Democrat
on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related
Agencies, has long championed efforts
to permanently authorize and fully fund the LWCF, including successfully securing $425
million in funding for the program in
this year’s Senate Interior and Environment appropriations bill.
TODAY, Tuesday,
October 2
WHAT: Udall, Wilderness Society, local conservation leaders to urge Congress to act immediately to reauthorize and
fully fund the LWCF
WHEN: 2:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. MT
WHERE: (800) 311-9409 — Passcode: LWCF
WHO:
- U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), lead Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
- Tom Tidwell, Retired Chief, U.S. Forest Service, Idaho, who will review the impact of LWCF support on adjoining public lands, such as national forests
- Renee Villarreal, Santa Fe City Councilor, N.M., who will address the importance of Fund-supported lands in northern New Mexico
- Scot Faulkner, Friends of Harpers Ferry, W. Va., who will discuss how program funding helps preserve historic sites
- Merrill Beyeler, Rancher/Chair, Lemhi Regional Land Trust, Idaho, who will speak about the public/private and agricultural benefits of the LWCF
- Susan Lagerman, Board Member, Arizona Trail Association, Ariz., who will discuss how the program is needed to complete off-road sections of the trail for the benefit and safety of diverse groups of hikers, mountain bikers, and equestrians
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