2. Support the creation of a new billion-dollar state water resilience fund for planning, project development, and
implementation of projects identified by approved state, regional, tribal, and community water plans prepared
with scientific integrity; and
3. Urge state water officials to maximize federal matching funds for community, regional, and state water projects;
and
4. Organize our communities to face our changing climate and obtain seats at the table to participate in water
decision making; and
5. Secure adequate funding to manage New Mexico’s water as the scarce resource that it is; and
6. Pass legislation to fund and establish a framework for New Mexicans to collaboratively decide appropriate and
acceptable uses of water and then change laws and policies to allocate water accordingly; and
7. Implement an expedited and robust program of evidence- and values-based regional and community water
planning in each of the diverse hydrologic regions of New Mexico; and
8. Support staff and funding to fully implement the 2019 New Mexico Water Data Act; and
9. Pass legislation to substantially improve water resources investigations and data collection by state and federal
science agencies for water planning and governance; and
10. Demand priority administration or an equivalent shortage-sharing agreement for hydrologic regions of New
Mexico where water uses exceed the sustainable water supply; and
11. Demand that New Mexico deliver water in compliance with the Rio Grande Compact through the Middle Rio
Grande for use below Elephant Butte Dam; and
12. Ensure continuity and vitality of New Mexico’s diverse cultures through thoughtful reform of New Mexico’s
water laws and governance policies; and
13. Support creation of a New Mexico Water Resources Department with a diverse, qualified staff and a cabinet
secretary who need not be a licensed engineer; and
14. Support implementation of integrated water resources management, including water quality and quantity; and
15. Seek compliance with the State-Tribal Collaboration Act so that state cabinet agencies diligently seek
collaboration with tribal governments and give full consideration to their water management strategies, policies,
and concerns; and
16. Support water management strategies that encompass Indigenous perspectives and science; and
17. Defend the rights of and remedy the lack of resources for traditional communities to protect their water rights; and
18. Demand that water allocations provide water for rivers, riparian habitat, and ecological services.