District 1 spans the Rio Grande corridor from the Albuquerque area south through Elephant Butte to the Texas line—the reach at the heart of the proposed interstate settlement—while Districts 5 and 6 cover the northwest and north-central regions. Courtesy of New Mexico Office of the State Engineer water-administration districts
New Mexico, Texas and Colorado File Settlement in Rio Grande Water Case; Supreme Court Review Looms
Diego Lopez, Editor
Agreement aims to curb groundwater pumping, update Rio Grande Project operations, and give water users more certainty across the lower basin SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico, Texas, Colorado and the United States have filed a package of settlement agreements in the longrunning U.S.
Wednesday, September 3, 2025