New Mexico Acequia Association

The Congreso de las Acequias is the statewide governing body of the New Mexico Acequia Association. It is comprised of regional delegations from over 20 regions of the state. Regional delegates are selected by the acequias in their respective region making the Congreso is a democratically elected federation of acequias.

The Congreso has an annual meeting in the Fall of each year to pass resolutions that guide the strategic direction of the New Mexico Acequia Association and to elect the eleven member Concilio.  Our next meeting will be Friday, December 5th and Saturday, December 6th, 2008 at the Lodge in Santa Fe at 750 N. St. Francis Drive.

Please complete this Registration Form for the 2008 annual meeting.

Tentative Program

Acequia Regions Defined

Congreso Organizational Structure

Documentation from the 2006 and 2007 Congreso de las Acequias

2007 Congreso de las Acequias Program and Annual Report

Resolutions Passed by Congreso de las Acequias, Saturday, December 1st, 2007:

LANL Accountability for Water Pollution

Farms for the Future Program

Adjudication Reform

Support for Cabresto Dam

Water for Community

Oppose Expedited Markets

County Food Policy

NMSU Water Resource Specialist

Active Water Resource Management

Acequia Construction Program Task Force