Editor's Note: This article is a compilation of comments from local presenters of the Southwest Region's Water Plan to the NMISC and a news release from the ISC annoucing the acceptance.

On March 23, 2017, the Interstate Stream Commission accepted the final two of 16 regional water plans. One of the final plans accepted came from the Southwest Region.

Priscilla Lucero, Chair of the SW Region RWP and Executive Director of the SWNM Council
Of Governments, and Alex Brown, City Manager, Town of Silver City and Vice Chair of the SWNM
Council of Governments, presented the Southwest Regional Water Plan.

Lucero described the public involvement in the process. It included eight meetings, which were held mostly in Silver City, with one in Deming. The meetings were open to the public and interested stakeholders. From attendees, a master list was developed and continues to be updated. A list of Steering Committee members was created and also continues to be updated.

Steering Committee recommendations for RWP meetings included that meetings should be focused in Silver City as the central point for the region, as attendees came from the large region southwest region of four countiesG