Amid extreme drought, New Mexico launches new water dashboard

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on May 1, 2026, announced a new website to track the state’s progress on its water goals. (Photo by GeoSystems Analysis, Inc. courtesy of U.S. Bureau of Reclamation)

By: Danielle Prokop

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: May 5, 2026

Words: 321

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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As New Mexico faces extreme drought, the state has launched a new website to track the water goals the governor set two years ago.

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Extremely low snowpack levels threaten the state’s rivers and aquifers this year, a trend that’s expected to continue, with a recent report from water experts across the state projecting that changing climate patterns and groundwater overuse could reduce water …

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