WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall issued the following statement on the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission voting to end work on the Gila River Diversion:
“I thank the Interstate Stream Commission for listening to New Mexicans and voting against throwing more good money after bad. Any way you look at it, potential water from a Gila Diversion project is too expensive and comes at too high a price for the Gila River itself. The Gila is a jewel and deserves to be protected for future generations, and to sacrifice it to a project that the state can't afford and that might not ever yield enough water would be irresponsible. Moving forward, we must look at conservation measures and find better and cheaper ways to ensure adequate water supplies for Southwestern New Mexico.”
