WRRI Report No. 302, February 1997
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, Conference Program
Director's Statement
Welcome to Farmington - Mayor Thomas C. Taylor
Welcome from Navajo President - Albert Hale
Dividing the Waters of the Colorado: A Century of Achievement - Albert E. Utton
Overview of Important Colorado River Basin Issues - Phillip B. Mutz
Introduction to the Geology and Hydrogeology of Northwestern New Mexico - Steven C. Semken
Water Resources Issues of the Four Corners Region
The New Mexico Perspective - Thomas C. Turney
The Colorado Perspective - Bruce T. Whitehead
The Navajo Perspective - Stanley M. Pollack
Keynote Address: Current Bureau of Reclamation Policies Affecting the Colorado River Region - Charles A. Calhoun
Overview of Endangered Species Recovery Efforts in the Upper Colorado River Basin - John Hamill
Panel: Perspectives on ESA Recovery Efforts - Jim Brooks, Tom Pitts, Cindy Murray, Philip B. Mutz, and Dick Gerding
Environmental Concerns and Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry - William C. Olson
Industry Outlook: Current and Future Water Needs - Charles E. Roybal
Oil, Natural Gas, and Groundwater in the San Juan Basin - A Summary - Ronald F. Broadhead
Groundwater Issues Related to Coal-Bed Methane Production, Northern San Juan Basin - Steven T. Finch, Jr.
Regional Water Planning: Institutional Arrangements and Politics in Northwestern New Mexico - Richard Cheney
Regional Water Planning Cooperation in Times of No Water - Mike Hamman and Sherry Tippitt
Views of the Animas-La Plata Project - Pat Schumacher, Sarah Dormon, Randy Kirkpatrick, Liz N. Taylor, and Scott McElroy
New Mexico Water Conference Advisory Committee
Water Conference Participant List