Reflections on a Quarter Century of Water Management in New Mexico*

(*we really have made some progress...).

Dagmar Llewelyn
Bureau of Reclamation

ABSTRACT:

In New Mexico, we are passionate about water management, but also love to grumble about its state, with a focus on what needs to change. But when Dagmar was asked to reflect for this talk on her work in New Mexico, what stood out in her mind was how far we have come - in managing our rivers as ecosystems, giving authority to our water management agencies to manage water in a way that is more consistent with our cultural history, honoring our First Peoples, and starting to look seriously at the coming impacts of a changing climate on our life here, so we can use the resilience our communities have long shown to prepare for a challenging future.

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY:

Dagmar Llewellyn has worked in water management for close to 40 years, and devotedher efforts to water management in New Mexico since 2000, working both as a contractor to the State of New Mexico and for the Bureau of Reclamation Albuquerque Area Office and now, Upper Colorado Basin Regional Office.

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