New Mexico’s top water official will be stepping down next month, wrapping up a career that has spanned four decades. Mike Hamman has served as the state engineer for the past two years. He previously led one of the state's key irrigation districts and worked on water projects in New Mexico and Colorado during his tenure with the U.S.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico ’s top water official will be stepping down next month, wrapping up a four-decade career that has included work on water projects from New Mexico and Colorado to Texas.
Mike Hamman has served as the state engineer for the past two years and previously led an irrigation district that spans thousands of acres in New Mexico’s most populated area. He also worked with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, managing federal water projects from the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado to Fort Quitman in Texas.
Hamman most recently was among those involved in negotiations that led to a three-state consent decree aimed at settling aHamman said in a statement issued Wednesday that he will continue to support efforts to improve New Mexico’s water security while giving more attention to his family’s small farm in the Middle Rio Grande Valley.
“Collaboration with all our communities have been the key in finding lasting solutions as we prepared for a more arid future,” he said, speaking of the work he has done throughout his career.‘Vampire facials’ were linked to cases of HIV. Here’s what to know about the beauty treatmentHamman’s last day will be June 30. It will be up to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to choose his successor.
The state engineer is charged with administering New Mexico’s water resources and has authority over the measurement and distribution of all surface and groundwater — a task that has become increasingly challenging as the arid state grapples with ongoing drought and the effects of climate change.noted that some systems in New Mexico are losing anywhere from 40% to 70% of all treated drinking water because of breaks and leaks in old infrastructure.
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