Judge finds approval in Gila River project improper

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – The Interstate Stream Commission improperly approved two contracts involving the Gila River diversion project in southwestern New Mexico, a judge’s ruling found.
State district Judge Francis J. Mathew of Santa Fe ruled earlier this month in Santa Fe that the entire commission must retroactively pass the multimillion-dollar contracts for work on diverting water from the river.
The ruling stems from a lawsuit filed by former commission director Norm Gaume last yea