State engineer denounces ‘outrageous’ federal waiver of New Mexico water laws to build border wall

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: October 7, 2026

Words: 530

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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The chief lawyer for New Mexico’s Office of the State Engineer told legislators this week that the state is pushing back against the Trump administration’s announcement of a “waiver” of all the state’s laws and regulations regarding the use of groundwater to aid construction of a border wall.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Friday in the Federal Register, an official repository of federal announcements, that he had

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