New Mexico sues feds, contractors over water wells drilled to aid border wall construction

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 26, 2026

Words: 421

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against the U.S. government and its contractors over unauthorized water wells that federal agencies used to construct a wall along the state’s border with Mexico.

The New Mexico Office of the State Engineer had previously documented multiple sites in protected underground water basins and cited federal subcontractors for drilling wells without state authorization. The office also alleged that contractors’ failure to construct …

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