WRRI Report No. 297, May 1996
New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, MSC 3167, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces NM 88003-8001
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Cover, Title page, & Table of Contents
Director's Statement
Dr. H. Ralph Stucky Honored
Professor Al Utton Receives Award of Appreciation
Past Water Conference Participant List
Water Conservation Poster Contest
Messages from Senators Bingaman and Domenici and Representative Skeen
Conference Program
Keynote Address - Governor Gary Johnson
The Developers: Controlling the Lower Rio Grande 1890-1980 - Linda G. Harris
Water Development in the Lower Rio Grande: Elephant Butte Irrigation District - Gary Esslinger
The Mesilla Valley: A Century of Water Resource Investigations - Francis West
Population Projections for Dona Ana, El Paso, and Hudspeth Counties and Ciudad Juarez - Jim Peach
United States-Mexico Border Geographic Information System - Robert J. Czerniak and David Garber
Local Water Issues - Ken Needham, Brent Westmoreland, and Owen Lockwood
General Geology and Groundwater Occurrance of the El Paso Area - Thomas Cliett and John W. Hawley
Modeling Ground and Surface Water Interactions - Tom Maddock
New Mexico/Texas Water Commission: Working Together to the Resources - Tom Bahr and Ed Archuleta
Federal Initiatives Along the Border - Marvin Waters
Recovering the Rio Grande Silvery Minnow - Jeff Whitney
Bringing Back the River: A Vision for the Rio Grande's Future - Kevin Bisby
Planning for New Mexico's Water Future - Thomas C. Turney
Regional Water Issues for the Lower Rio Grande: Water Managers Panel - Risher Smith Gilbert, Gerry Rowe, Jack Hammond, Tom Brown, Ed Archuleta, Ken Needham, Gary Esslinger, Edd Fifer, Thomas C. Turney, and Cruz Ito
Regional Water Issues for the Lower Rio Grande: Water Managers Panel: Elected Water Policy Makers Panel - Chuck DuMars, Woodrow Gary, John Haltom, G.X. McSherry, Ken Miyagishima, and William (Bill) Porter
New Mexico Water Conference Advisory Committee
Water Conference Participant List