New Mexico sues feds over water drilling for border wall

New Mexico sues feds over unauthorized wells for border wall construction

New Mexico sued the federal government and three construction companies accusing them of drilling wells and pumping groundwater border wall construction without state permits.

New Mexico sues feds, contractors over water wells drilled to aid border wall construction

New Mexico sues feds, contractors over water wells drilled to aid border wall construction mps-post Thu, 08/27/2026 - 05:00 Image (Source New Mexico) New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday announced a lawsuit against the U.S. government and its contractors over unauthorized water wells that federal agencies used to construct a wall along the state’s border with Mexico.The New Mexico Office of the State Engineer had previously …

New Mexico sues federal government, alleging illegal border wall water use

New Mexico is suing the federal government for illegal water use and well drilling, as their contractors push to construct barriers on the border.

New Mexico sues feds over water drilling for border wall

New Mexico sued the federal government and contractors on Wednesday, alleging illegal well drilling in protected border-area groundwater basins. The post New Mexico sues feds over water drilling for border wall appeared first on KOB 4.