/tags/rural-opportunities-task-force Rural Opportunities Task Force en-US Copyright Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:03:55 GMT /local-news/2022-11-23/acequia-association-asks-legislators-to-boost-emergency-response-funding Big wildfires earlier this year damaged the acequias that funnel water to New Mexico’s rural farms and communities. Diversion structures were destroyed, silt and debris filled many existing water channels and water flow changed paths. Monday acequia managers asked lawmakers in Santa Fe to fully fund acequia disaster response. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 15:03:55 GMT /local-news/2022-11-23/acequia-association-asks-legislators-to-boost-emergency-response-funding Kaveh Mowahed