Water conservation program officials ask New Mexico lawmakers to boost funding amid drought

Water conservation officials and farmers briefed New Mexico lawmakers on Monday regarding the success of grant funding aimed at helping farmers and ranchers upgrade water conservation infrastructure to efficiently collect and reuse rainfall water, as the state suffers from record low snowpack and drought conditions.

By: Matt Mondschein

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: September 28, 2026

Words: 422

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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State funding aimed at helping farmers and ranchers implement water conservation techniques is helping address a variety of drought-related problems, administrators, scientists and farmers told New Mexico lawmakers on Monday. They asked legislators to double the program’s funding next year as the state continues to suffer from record low snowpack and drought conditions.

A presentation in front of the Water and Natural Resources Committee during its meeting in Taos noted that 80% of …

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