What is the Strategic Water Supply?
Strategic Water Supply Roadmap
The Strategic Water Supply (SWS) is a groundbreaking initiative aiming to protect New Mexico’s freshwater supply in the face of climate change-induced challenges. See below for details on the progress of the SWS.
- January 19, 2024 – RFI opened.
- February 27, 2024 – Virtual Meeting 1, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Mountain Time.
- March 1, 2024 – Virtual Meeting 2, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Mountain Time.
- March 31, 2024 – RFI closed.
- June 5, 2024 – 50-Year Water Action Plan presentation and Strategic Water Supply panel at Agua es Critica: A Symposia Panel Series on Water Policy in New Mexico.
- June 11, 2024 – Presentations on Strategic Water Supply to the LFC Water Subcommittee.
- June 27, 2024 – Strategic Water Supply: State of the Science Symposium.
- August 7, 2024 – New Mexico Water Symposium – Strategic Water Supply Presentation.
- August 26, 2024 – Presentation on the Strategic Water Supply to the WNRC Interim Committee.
- September 17, 2024 – Request for Technical, Economic and Legal Feedback on the Draft Strategic Water Supply Feasibility Study.
- September 18, 2024 – Presentation on the Strategic Water Supply to the LFC Water Subcommittee.
- September 27, 2024 – Presentation on the Strategic Water Supply to the New Mexico Water Law Conference.
- October 18, 2024 – Feedback Period Ended for the Draft Strategic Water Supply Feasibility Study.
- November 22, 2024 – Final Strategic Water Supply Feasibility Study Released.
- November 26, 2024 – Presentation on the Strategic Water Supply to the WNRC Interim Committee
- January 21, 2025 – 2025 New Mexico Legislative Session opens.
Request for Information
RFI Responses
The New Mexico Environment Department issued a Request for Information (RFI) on Jan. 19, 2024 seeking technical and economic information from individuals, businesses, academia, government agencies, and other stakeholders related to the sourcing, treatment, delivery, storage, and industrial uses of brackish water and produced water.
The RFI closed on March 31, 2024. A summary of those results is linked below.
Strategic Water Supply: State of the Science Symposium
Feasibility Study
Click here to access the link to the final feasibility study.
Released November 22, 2024. Comment period was open from September 17, 2024 through October 18, 2024.
Feasibility Study Stakeholder Comments
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