By Mary Alice Murphy
The Interim Legislative Water and Natural Resources Committee, which met in Silver City, Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 31 and Sept 1, heard the second presentation of Monday morning at the Western New Mexico University J. Cloyd Miller Library.
Representatives of three agencies, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, the Interstate Stream Commission and the New Mexico Central Arizona Project Entity provided history and updates on the Arizona Water Settlements Act process that was set off by the Nov. 24, 2014 statement of New Mexico's decision to divert water as allocated by the AWSA.
Mary Reece, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Phoenix Office Program Development Division manager, explained what the role of the agency and what its participation has been and is ongoing. "The most recent is the Value Study."