Las Alturas water project reaches council with $50,000 funding discrepancy
Las Cruces council will consider adding $2.14 million for the Las Alturas Del Sol water tank amid a $50,000 packet discrepancy.
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Attorney general backs Project Jupiter court challenges, alleges state agencies bypassed required process
Attorney General Raúl Torrez is backing two Supreme Court challenges to Project Jupiter permits, alleging due-process failures in air permitting and unlawful emergency groundwater approval.
EBID seeks $55 million for Rio Grande channel work after Washington push
EBID is seeking $55 million in federal funding for Rio Grande channel maintenance after taking the issue to the White House, Congress and Senate appropriators.
Oracle got Bloom warrant valued at $251.6 million; Project Jupiter’s role remains unclear
Bloom Energy gave Oracle a stock warrant worth hundreds of millions as their AI data-center partnership expanded, but neither company has said how much was tied to Project Jupiter.
Oracle says Project Jupiter will use about 13.5 million gallons over 15 years
Oracle says Project Jupiter’s cooling and fuel-cell systems will use about 13.5 million gallons of non-potable water over 15 years, including nearly 11 million gallons for initial fills.
EBID assessing failure risks at all 27 district dams
EBID is conducting risk assessments on all 27 dams it owns and maintains to identify potential failure modes and determine which structures need attention first.
Could salty groundwater become part of southern New Mexico’s water future?
New Mexico is making about $35 million available for brackish water projects as the state looks for new supplies in a hotter, drier future.
EBID told to expect ‘critically low’ water supply in 2027
EBID is beginning contingency planning for 2027 after its water consultant warned the Lower Rio Grande should expect another critically low water supply.
Tortugas dam faces $74 million rehabilitation as engineers warn of flood risk
Federal planners favor a $74 million rehabilitation of Tortugas Site 1 Dam, a high-hazard flood-control structure east of NMSU that engineers say no longer meets safety standards.
