El Agua es la Vida
Water is the lifeblood of our communities. The parciantes of Acequia de los Ortegas believe that water should be protected as a community resource so that future generations can grow food and can have a healthy and secure source of water for needs within the community. We seek to promote agriculture by preventing the severance of water rights from irrigated land. If changes in historic uses of water become necessary, those decisions should be made through a cultural and spiritual connection to our community and through our own process of self-governance so that those decisions can be made for the common good. We honor the ancient customs and traditions embodied in our acequia and seek to govern Acequia de Los Ortegas to continue the connection within our land, water, and culture in perpetuity.
Pala Power
