News / Events Archive

The 56th Annual New Mexico Water Conference will be held this year in Alamogordo, NM on December 13-14, 2011. The title of the conference is
"New Water New Energy: A Conference Linking Desalination and Renewable Energy." To register for the conference please follow this link: http://wrri.research.nmsu.edu

The November 2011 issue of the Divining Rod newsletter is now available online.

14th World Lake Conference in Austin, TX from 31 October - 4 November 2011. The focus of the conference, titled Lakes, Rivers, Groundwater, and Coastal Areas: Understanding Linkages, is on lake and reservoir systems and their hydrological linkages to upstream and downstream river systems. Organizers have designed the conference to provide an interactive international forum for the exchange of knowledge and experiences related to lakes and the water systems that support them.

Please follow the below link to the video "Water Scarcity in New Mexico" by Jared Andersen from KRWG. It contains footage of NMSU and NSF EPSCoR Undergraduate Research Opportunities (UROP) student participation in measuring flows in Rio Hondo in northern New Mexico. Also, there is an interview with one of our collaborators, former Taos county agent Rey Torres. Several participants of the Coupled Natural & Human Systems (CNH) group were also interviewed along with people from different institutions regarding water scarcity issues in New Mexico. The link to watch the video is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HIHJ3elW98&feature=channel_video_title

The Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program is congressionally authorized to conduct binational scientific research to access systematically priority transboundary aquifers in the border region. Investigations are being conducted in partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey and border Water Resources Research Institutes in Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, and in collaboration with appropriate state agencies, stakeholders, Mexican counterparts, and the International Boundary and Water Commission. A report has been prepared by the U.S.G.S.; Texas AgriLife Research, Texas A&M System; New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute; National Water Commission, Geological Service, Mexico; and the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), U.S. and Mexico. The report entitled Hydrogeological Activities in the Conejos-Medanos/Mesilla Basin Aquifer, Chihuahua, Phase I and accompanying Appendices are available online.

The IBWC-U.S. Section currently is preparing a webpage for the program, which will post these and future reports.

The August 2011 issue of the Divining Rod newsletter is now available online.

New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources has published an interesting article on a Sacramento Mountains Hydrogeology Study: How Geology and Climate Affect our Water Resources. Follow the link http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/publications/periodicals/earthmatters/11/EMV11N1.pdf to view the article.

Water Resources Competive Grant Program FY 2011: The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers requests proposals for grants to support applied investigations in select topic areas. Proposals may request up to $200,000 in federal funds for projects that will conclude with a final paper by August 1, 2013. Up to four awards are expected to be made and there is no matching funds requirement for these awards. Awards will be made to Water Resources Research Institutes so please contact NMWRRI Director Sam Fernald (575-646-4337; fernald@ad.nmsu.edu ) as soon as possible if you are interested in this opportunity. Deadline is August 1, 2011.

Project Funding Opportunity: to apply for projects in the Gila River Basin with funding from the Arizona Water Settlements Act through the Interstate Stream Commission go to http://www.ose.state.nm.us/isc_colorado_gila_sanfran_committee.html and click on Tier-1 Application Form, Evaluation Process, Schedule. Deadline is June 30, 2011.

Erin Ward's retirement reception to be held Friday, May 6, 2011. The New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute will host a retirement reception for Erin Ward from 3-4:30 p.m. at the institute (Stucky Hall on Espina Street at NMSU). Erin retired April 30 after 17 years of continuous service to NMSU, culminating with the title of director of border projects within the Water Resources Research Institute. A brief presentation will begin at 3:15 p.m. For more information call Annette at 575-646-4337.

April 9, 2011 the Middle Rio Grande Water Assembly presents a forum on Aquifer Recharge, Storage & Recovery: Boon or Boondoggle? from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Light breakfast and conversation begins at 8:30 a.m. Location: UNM Law School, Room 2402, Albuquerque, NM.(free parking on Saturdays, campus map available at http://www.unm.edu/campusmap.html).

April 1, 2011 doctoral candidate Pradip Adhikari will present his seminar "Spatial variability of soil" at 3:30 p.m. in Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 200. Refreshments will be served - bring your own cup. For more information e-mail jessphil@ad.nmsu.edu.