In New Mexico, water managers, Indigenous communities, and environmental groups pioneer laws and policies that keep water in rivers for the rivers’ sake.
The Rights of Rivers
![Rio Gallina, in New Mexico. PHOTO BY CHRISTINA SELBY](https://i0.wp.com/openrivers.lib.umn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/00-Rio-Gallinas_1400x840.jpg?fit=1024%2C614&ssl=1)
In New Mexico, water managers, Indigenous communities, and environmental groups pioneer laws and policies that keep water in rivers for the rivers’ sake.