Lujan Grisham Brings Back Former State Engineer

JOHN D’ANTONIO IS NEW MEXICO’S STATE ENGINEER AGAIN. HE WAS STATE ENGINEER WHEN BILL RICHARDSON WAS GOVERNOR OF NEW MEXICO, AND NOW GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM HAS APPOINTED HIM TO THE POSITION AGAIN, ANNOUNCING THE MOVE ON TUESDAY.

LUJAN GRISHAM TELLS THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL THAT D’ANTONIO HAS THE EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO TAKE ON THE STATE’S COMPLEX WATER ISSUES. RECENTLY, HE’S WORKED FOR THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ON WATER ISSUES IN NEW MEXICO AND OTHER STATES. HE SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN SOME “BACKWARD STEPS” ON THE STATE’S WATER POLICY OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS.

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