44th ANNUAL NEW MEXICO WATER CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
WRRI Report No. 312, June 2000
New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, MSC 3167, New Mexico State University, P.O. Box 30001, Las Cruces NM 88003-8001
co-sponsored by: New Mexico Riparian Council
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Cover (91kb)
Table of Contents (66kb)
Conference Program (99kb)
Director's Statement
Rio Grande Compact (167kb)
Keynote Address: The History of the Rio Grande Compact of 1938 (245kb) - Douglas R. Littlefield , Littlefield Historical Research
Other Historical Perspectives on the Rio Grande Compact
Post Compact Delivery of Water by New Mexico (205kb) - Philip Mutz, retired, Office of the State Engineer
Delivery of San Juan Water to the Otowi Gage (150kb) - Fred Allen, retired, Office of the State Engineer
Rio Grande Underground Water Basin Declared (221kb) - Jim Williams, retired, Office of the State Engineer
How We Dealt with the Drought of the '50s: A Panel Discussion (212kb) - Rudy Provencio, John Clayshulte, Ted Cox, Gary Esslinger, Elephant Butte Irrigation District (moderator)
Tribal Perspectives the Rio Grande Compact
How Colorado Meets Its Obligation Under the Rio Grande Compact (461kb) - Steve Vandiver, Colorado Division of Water Resources
Hydrology and Key Accounting Components of the Compact (230kb) - Conrad Keyes, Environmental and Water Resources Institute
Surface Water Hydrology of the Rio Grande Basin (609kb)- Lee Wilson, Lee Wilson & Associates
Overview of the Groundwater Hydrology of the Rio Grande Basin (3,434kb) - John Hawley, Emeritus Senior Geologist, NM Tech, Bureau of Mines and Mike Kernodle, geohydrologist
Current Water Budget of the Middle Rio Grande Basin (254kb) - Frank Titus, hydrogeologist and Steve Hansen, Bureau of Reclamation
What is the Water Supply: Integrating Water Budget Studies (176kb) - Deborah Hathaway, Papadopulos & Associates
Proposed Middle Rio Grande Guidelines for Review of Water Rights Applications (252kb) - John D'Antonio, Office of the State Engineer
Paleohydrology of the Rio Grande (356kb) - Neal Ackerly, Dos Rios Consultants, Inc.,
Current and Projected San Juan/Chama Water Use
New Mexico's Obligation and Compliance under the Rio Grande Compact (656kb) - Norman Gaume, Interstate Stream Commission
Consequences of Noncompliance (242kb) - Charles DuMars, University of New Mexico School of Law
Do We Need Water Markets?
Upper Rio Grande Basin Water Operations Review and Environmental Impact Statement (302kb) - Major David Guzman, Corps of Engineers
History and Significance of the Low-Flow Conveyance Channel: What is its Future? (341kb) - Chris Gorbach, Bureau of Reclamation
Domestic Well Depletions in the Rio Grande Basin (223kb) - John Shomaker, John Shomaker & Associates
Demographic Trends and Water Demand: New Mexico, El Paso and Ciudad Juarez (302kb) - Jim Peach, New Mexico State University
Opportunities and Constraints for Environmental Enhancement and Recreation Along the Rio Grande
Concluding Panel: Issues and Concerns (179kb)
Bob Armstrong, Federal Rio Grande Compact Commissioner
Steve Vandiver, representing the Colorado Rio Grande Compact Commissioner
Tom Turney, New Mexico Rio Grande Compact Commissioner
Joe Hanson, Texas Rio Grande Compact Commissioner
New Mexico Water Conference Advisory Committee
Water Conference Participant List