Commission adds explicit agricultural language to disaster request
After commissioners raised concerns that farmers and irrigation users were missing from the draft, county counsel added recitals and resolved language recognizing impacts on agriculture and downstream users; the amended resolution was adopted.
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During discussion, several commissioners noted the draft resolution did not explicitly reference farming or irrigation and urged the board to include agricultural users among those seeking assistance. County counsel revised the recitals and added a "whereas" that identifies Elephant Butte as a critical component of the Rio Grande project and states that low reservoir storage "threatens the availability and reliability of water supplies upon which farmers, ranchers, agricultural producers, irrigation entities, agricultural workers, and related businesses depend."
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