Tracking Our Progress: The New Mexico 50-Year Water Action Plan Dashboard

Water is the lifeblood of New Mexico, but our most precious resource is under pressure. With scientists predicting that New Mexico will have 25% less water available over the next 50 years—a shortage of up to 750,000 acre-feet—the state has launched a proactive roadmap to secure our future.

To ensure transparency and accountability, the state has debuted the 50-Year Water Action Plan Implementation Dashboard. This interactive tool allows New Mexicans to track real-time progress on critical initiatives designed to bridge the gap between our current supply and our future needs.

What is the 50-Year Water Action Plan?

The plan is built on three essential pillars that are vital to our region and the state at large:

• Water Conservation: Focusing on expanding conservation in cities and on farms, reducing leaks in drinking water infrastructure, and improving the efficiency of water storage and delivery.

• New Water Supplies: Moving beyond traditional sources by establishing a Strategic Water Supply to treat brackish water and improving groundwater mapping through advanced airborne geophysics.

• Water & Watershed Protection: Ensuring the health of our environment through reforestation, cleaning up contaminated groundwater sites, and modernizing wastewater infrastructure.

Why This Dashboard Matters to Us

For organizations like the Ogallala Land & Water Conservancy, having access to this data is crucial. The dashboard highlights specific projects—such as the AEM (Airborne Electromagnetic) surveys used to map our aquifers and the $26 million recently announced for brackish water projects—that directly impact how we manage our land and water resources.

By visiting the dashboard, you can see exactly which goals are being met, which projects are underway in our area, and how state agencies are collaborating to protect New Mexico's freshwater resources.

Explore the data for yourself: Stay informed and see how New Mexico is working to protect every drop. View the Water Action Plan Dashboard