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WELC secured the highest form of protection for Valle Vidal waters

We worked with allies, like the State of New Mexico to further ongoing ecological restoration efforts in the Valle Vidal by successfully obtaining, in December 2005, Outstanding National Resource Water (“ONRW”) designation for the Valle Vidal’s waters.

We worked with allies, like the State of New Mexico to further ongoing ecological restoration efforts in the Valle Vidal by successfully obtaining, in December 2005, Outstanding National Resource Water (“ONRW”) designation for the Valle Vidal’s waters – the highest form of protection under the federal Clean Water Act - and continue to watchdog the Forest Service’s planning process to level the playing field against the oil and gas industry.