Interstate Stream Commission Director Deborah Dixon announced that Lucia Sanchez has joined the Interstate Stream Commission as our new Water Planning Program Manager.

Lucia comes to us from Rio Arriba County where she worked as the Planning and Zoning Director for the past seven years. She also has prior experience working for the NMSU- Cooperative Extension Service Northern New Mexico Outreach Project/ Rural Agricultural Improvement and Public Affairs Project and at Los Alamos National Laboratory. She holds Bachelor's Degrees in Anthropology and Spanish from the University of New Mexico.

Lucia has served as the Board President for the Acequia de Alcalde Commission for the last 12 years. She is also a member of the New Mexico Floodplain Managers Association.

We are excited to have our expanded water planning team in place. The addition of Lucia along with increased participation from staff from other bureaus within the agency will enable us to better coordinate successful water planning in New Mexico. As always, we appreciate your ongoing efforts and valuable input to support water planning within your region and beyond.