New Mexico Congressional delegation introduce legislation to deal with drought
11/1/2019 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
Arizona
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
District of Columbia, DC
Washington, DC
Idaho
Montana
New Mexico
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Start Date: 10/31/2019
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New Mexico’s Congressional delegation were moving to fight water scarcity in their state and the West by introducing legislation to support water infrastructure and conservation. Udall, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and New Mexico’s Democrat U.S. Reps. Xochitl Torres Small, Deb Haaland and Ben Ray Lujan introduced the Western Water Security Act of 2019, which aims to strengthen New Mexico’s water infrastructure and emphasize the importance of conservation and the restoration of water supplies in the West.
Carlsbad Current-Argus (N.M.), Oct. 31, 2019
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