by swefc | Jun 11, 2025 | Wastewater Treatment, Water Contamination, Water Regulations, Water Legislation, Utilities, Water Quality, 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 | Water Regulations, Water Legislation, Utilities, Environment
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 Regulations, Water Legislation, Utilities, Water Loss
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 | Public Relations, Operator, Water Contamination, Water Regulations, Utilities, Tool
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 | Jan 19, 2021 | Water Regulations
In a recent article published in the New York Times entitled “Wall Street Eyes Billions in the Colorado’s Water” (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/03/business/colorado-river-water-rights.html?smid=em-share) Ben Ryder Howe focuses on the latest...
by swefc | Feb 6, 2020 | Water Contamination, Water Regulations, Environment
What About Recycling? Humans have been recycling in one form or another for hundreds (if not thousands) of years. For most of history, new materials have been expensive and difficult to obtain, so people used and reused whatever they had. This has been particularly...
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