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Posted inEnvironment & Conservation, Quick Reads

Ohkay Owingeh water rights settlement now heads to Congress for approval

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced on Wednesday that she and Ohkay Owingeh Governor Larry Phillips, Jr. signed a settlement that resolves some of the decades-old disputes over water rights along the Rio Chama. The settlement allows the Pueblo and nearby acequias to share water during shortages on the Rio Chama stream system rather than relying […]