by NMELC | Sep 14, 2024 | NMELC in the News
by Jessica Onsurez and Jason Groves
Las Cruces Sun-News
September 14, 2024
New Mexico’s Department of Health Secretary will be in Sunland Park Sept. 16 as part of town hall to discuss the quality of water available to area residents.
Sec. Patrick Allen will be joined by Sydney Lienemann, deputy secretary of the New Mexico Environment Department and water and environmental health experts, according to a news release from the Department of Health. …
by NMELC | Sep 5, 2024 | NMELC in the News
Jessica Carranza Pino El Defensor Chieftain September 5, 2024 After a nearly two-decade long legal battle, Judge Roscoe Woods of the Seventh Judicial District Court filed a final order in the San Agustin Plains water court case. Augustin Plains Ranch, LLC (APR)opposed...
by NMELC | Sep 5, 2024 | NMELC in the News
Jessica Carranza Pino El Defensor Chieftain September 5, 2024 After a nearly two-decade long legal battle, Judge Roscoe Woods of the Seventh Judicial District Court filed a final order in the San Agustin Plains water court case. Augustin Plains Ranch, LLC (APR)opposed...
by NMELC | Aug 29, 2024 | NMELC in the News
Telemundo 48 El Paso
August 29, 2024
by Luisa Gonzalez
The New Mexico Auditor’s Office is officially investigating the Camino Real Water Company, or CRRUA, as they face allegations of violating environmental and consumer protection laws, waste, fraud, and abuse of state and federal funds. …
by NMELC | Aug 29, 2024 | News, Press Releases
Thursday, August 29, 2024
Order Confirms Another Water Win for NM
Reserve, NM —On Friday, August 23, Judge Roscoe Woods of the 7th Judicial District entered a final order that the New Mexico State Engineer was correct in denying an application to mine and hoard tens of thousands of gallons per year of San Agustin Plains groundwater.
The water transfer application was submitted by Augustin Plains Ranch (APR) LLC, a New York-based company owned by Italian billionaire Bruno Modena. This is yet another water win for New Mexico. …
by NMELC | Aug 28, 2024 | NMELC in the News
KTSM 9
August 28, 2024
by Luisa Barrios
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The New Mexico Office of the State Auditor (OSA) is officially investigating the Camino Real Regional Utility Authority (CRRUA) for potential “fraud, waste and abuse,” the New Mexico Environmental Law Center (NMELC) announced in a news release sent Wednesday, Aug. 28. …
