New MexicoMemorial would urge water commission to consider Taos reuse petition
If adopted, the memorial would ask the Water Quality Control Commission to consider Taos County’s water reuse petition within 90 days of receiving it.
What it does
The proposed memorial would ask the Water Quality Control Commission to consider Taos County’s petition and scientific evidence about reusing treated produced water for industry and delivery to Texas.
If the commission holds hearings about the petition, the proposed memorial would ask that they take place in Questa.
The proposed memorial would ask the Senate to recognize treated produced water as a possible resource for rural economic development, reducing poverty, and protecting freshwater.
Argument forConsidering the petition and scientific evidence could help the commission weigh possible water reuse while accounting for freshwater concerns.
Argument againstA 90-day request could put pressure on commission members to assess complex water safety evidence quickly.
More detail
The proposed memorial would ask the Water Quality Control Commission to consider the petition and scientific evidence about treated produced water reuse. A Questa resident is developing the petition for Taos County. The petition concerns using treated produced water for industrial purposes and delivering it to Texas. The commission would be asked to consider them within 90 days after receiving the petition.
The proposed memorial would ask that any hearings about the petition take place in Questa. The hearings would concern Taos County’s petition about treated produced water reuse. The request applies only if hearings are held in relation to the petition.
The proposed memorial would ask the Senate to affirm the scientific evidence for beneficial reuse of treated produced water and its stated value for rural communities and freshwater protection. The request refers to Taos County and communities across New Mexico.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Adopted
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 24action postponed indefinitelyLatest
- Jan 27Sent to Senate Rules Committee & Senate Indian, Rural and Cultural Affairs CommitteeIntroduced
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