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Lower Rio Grande (LRG) Water Alliance

The purpose of the Lower Rio Grande Water Alliance is to convene stakeholders to collectively craft and coordinate implementation of long-term water management solutions in the Lower Rio Grande.

These solutions are intended to:

• Be based on the best available science related to hydrologic realities,

• Balance water use with a highly variable supply, including efforts to develop additional resources,

• Support long-term aquifer sustainability,

• Be informed by on-the-ground expertise from local water users,

• Conserve and strengthen local agricultural communities,

• Collaborate with local economies and take into consideration local values including water use for agriculture, municipal, domestic, commercial, industrial, environmental, educational, research and

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Texas Vs New Mexico

New Mexico, Texas, Colorado and the United States filed a package of settlement agreements on August 29, 2025, with the Special Master in the U.S. Supreme Court case Texas v New Mexico and Colorado, Original Action No. 141 and requested dismissal of the case. The agreements, drafted with participation from relevant irrigation districts and water users in New Mexico and Texas, resolve over a decade of interstate litigation and allow the States and their water users to move forward in implementing sustainable long-term compliance with the Rio Grande Compact and  water resources management practices in the Lower Rio Grande. 

The U.S. Supreme Court’s Special Master will consider the package of agreements at a hearing in Philadelphia on September 29, 2025, and provide a recommendation to the U.S. Supreme Court. If approved by the Court, the settlement will provide certainty for water users in New Mexico and Texas and ensure that local communities and economies in the Lower Rio Grande can continue to thrive. 

Documents Filed with the U.S. Supreme Court’s Master: