by swefc | Jun 11, 2025 | Wastewater Treatment, Water Legislation, Water Quality, Water Contamination, Water Regulations, Utilities, Environment
New Mexico Senate Bill 21/22 was signed into law on April 8, 2025, bringing together the Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (PDES) Act and Water Quality Act amendments in a single piece of legislation to ensure water quality protections and water resources are...
by swefc | Jun 6, 2025 | Utilities, Environment, Water Legislation, Water Regulations
New Mexico Senate Bill 37, “the Strategic Water Reserve Act,” signed into law on April 7, 2025, lays the groundwork for creating a strategic water reserve for New Mexico to ensure long-term water security. SB 37 is part of the broader water and...
by swefc | May 30, 2025 | Water Legislation, Water Loss, Water Regulations, Utilities
In April 2025, the State of New Mexico signed the Strategic Water Supply Act (HB 137) into law as a 50-year Water Action Plan component. The 50-year Water Action Plan focuses on Water Conservation, New Water Supplies, and Water and Watershed protections. The bill...
by swefc | May 19, 2025 | Water Regulations, Utilities, Tool, Public Relations, Operator, Water Contamination
For small water systems, maintaining water quality is critical to ensuring safe and reliable drinking water for communities and customers. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is by creating and implementing a flushing program. A well-designed flushing...
by swefc | Jul 27, 2022 | Utilities, Partnership
On March 29th, 2022, the Institute for American Indian Research at the University of New Mexico hosted an online panel discussion on Water and Indigenous Relations. This panel discussion presented an enlightening challenge to the dominant discourse of how water is...
by swefc | Aug 9, 2019 | Water Contamination, Utilities
Written by: Sandi Blanton Photo by Catherine Sheila from Pexels Recent news reports have called our attention to unacceptable levels of arsenic in bottled water sold in popular markets, and to PFAS contamination in bottled water sold in New England....
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