This is what Project Jupiter wants us to ignore and forget. Don’t we *all* wish we could ‘forget’ our way of a mega drought!
Project Jupiter targeted an impoverished of the country, in Mesilla, NM, which coincidentally (?) was the western Confederate HQ during the civil war.
Katie Stone
The recent Supreme Court approval of the Texas v New Mexico Rio Grande Compact settlement adds context: It's no longer enough to have sufficient existing water rights because NM must now reduce our Lower Rio Grande groundwater depletion by 18,000+ acre-ft per year.
www.ose.nm.gov/ISC/texas_v_...
www.ose.nm.gov
The Interstate Stream Commission has broad powers to investigate, protect, conserve, and develop New Mexico’s waters including both interstate and intrastate stream systems. The eight unsalaried members of the Commission are appointed by the Governor. The ninth member is the State Engineer who under state law is the secretary of the Commission. The Interstate Stream Commission Director serves as the deputy state engineer.
