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Surface water permitting may help fill gaps left after SCOTUS ruling

The New Mexico Environment Department is looking at creating a surface water permitting program in light of the Sackett vs. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Supreme Court ruling that stripped protections from many wetlands.  John Rhoderick, the NMED Water Protection Division’s director, spoke to the interim legislative Water and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday about […]