Datil News

The Copper Cowbelles hosted the New Mexico Cowbelles District Workshop last month in Silver City.

New state engineer Scott Verhines deserves a pat on the back for his first major decision earlier this month.

The directors of a proposed water project that would pump billions of gallons of groundwater annually in Catron County are appealing an April 2 decision by the State Engineer that denied their application.

By Staci Matlock, The Santa Fe New Mexican April 3--A New Mexico hearing examiner recommends denial of a permit to a New York company seeking to pump millions of gallons of groundwater from Catron County in Southwestern New Mexico and make it available to cities including Santa Fe.