The new mexico acequia association, located in santa FE county, new mexico, will partner with farmers mutual community to develop water budget modeling tools that facilitate the creation and…

The New Mexico Acequia Association (NMAA) was awarded a $2,795,519 Project Grant from the Bureau of Reclamation's Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief program (CFDA 15.514) on January 17, 2024. Through this funding, NMAA will partner with the Farmers Mutual Community to develop water budget modeling tools and online decision support systems focused on the Northern Rio Grande and San Juan Basins in New Mexico. The tools will facilitate the creation and implementation of flexible water sharing and drought resilience strategies for water users, policymakers, and resource advocates in the region. The project will convene regional working groups to collaboratively develop the water budget models, which will be made available online to support water management decisions during times of drought. This project aligns with and supports the drought mitigation planning priorities outlined in the New Mexico State Drought Plan.

The new mexico acequia association, located in santa FE county, new mexico, will partner with farmers mutual community to develop water budget modeling tools that facilitate the creation and implementation of flexible water sharing and resilience strategies focused on the northern RIO grande and SAN juan basins of new mexico. The project will make these tools available online for water users, policy makers, and resource advocates to use when making water management decisions. The decision support tools will include the development of an online application of the model that allows stakeholders to compare competing management strategies of critical resources within the planning area during times of drought. The project will convene regional working groups of water users, policy makers, agency stakeholders, and scientists to collaboratively develop the water budget models and is highly supported by multiple entities including, but not limited to, irrigation districts, regional acequia associations, the new mexico department of agriculture, and the state of new mexicos interstate stream commission. This project supports the drought mitigation planning section of the new mexico state drought plan.