RGF provides comments in support of unlocking new water supplies for New Mexicans

They say “agua es vida” in New Mexico (water is life). In the desert southwest water is critical to human flourishing and the broader economy of the state and region. So, when we were presented with an opportunity to put water that is produced alongside oil and gas, we had only one question: “Is it safe?” We spent 45 minutes on a recent Tipping Point NM episode discussing the safety of treating and using “produced” water. You can listen to that here.

You can read our letter in support of putting this water to work for the benefit of New Mexicans here.

If you’d like to submit your own comments to the New Mexico Environment Department on this issue you can do so here.

Even Gov. Lujan Grisham is generally supportive of this idea. Sadly, the opponents are powerful and well-funded radical so-called “environmental” groups who care more about killing oil and gas than expanding New Mexico’s water supplies.

There is an excellent opinion piece in support of using this water by Land Commissioner candidate Michael Perry.