The two days of rainfall also bring the possibility of flooding across the state, and significant rises in water levels in the Pecos River, Rio Felix and other rivers in southeast New Mexico that could meet or exceed their banks.
The announcement came as the federal government and the state of New Mexico are considering a modification to WIPP’s operations permit that would require the facility to increase disposal of waste from within the state, specifically from Los Alamos.
Haaland met with representatives from the group With Many Hands and staff with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) during her visit. It was part of "Deb’s Roadrunnin’ Tour," a three-day series of campaign stops in eight communities. Other stops in the tour that day included Carlsbad and Hobbs.
During her visit Haaland touched on several topics such as immigration, her support of a data center moratorium in New Mexico, healthcare and education.
the revisions to the ordinance amend penalties for 68 crimes and traffic offenses in the city’s ordinance code. Josh Narin-Mahan, Roswell city attorney told the council at the Sept. 10 meeting that the penalties for those offenses were too low and insufficient to deter people from committing such infractions.