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Water Conservation, Planning and Management

Total Record = 165


01423993 Mapping Services-Regional Water Plans Task Order #10, Middle Rio Grande Regional Water Plan

01423992 Mapping Services-Regional Water Plans Task Order #9, Socorro/Sierra Water Plan

01423991 Water Conveyance Habitat Assessment for the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District

01423988b Development of a Prototype Coordinated Database Project for the Paso del Norte Watershed Council

01423986b Measuring ET Depletion in MRG Bosque

01423983b Preparation of a Strategic Plan and Bylaws for the Paso del Norte Water Task Force

01423984b Mapping Services-Regional Water Plans Task Order #8, Colfax County Water Plan

01423981b Potential for Water Conservation through Lining Canals in the Rio Grande

01423979b Economic Feasibility and Value of Water Saved with Alternative Irrigation Technologies on the Lower Rio Grande

01423978b Creating a Single Map

01423975b Mapping Services-Regional Water Plans Task Order #7, Rio Chama/Socorro/Sierra County Water Plan

01423972b Mapping Services-Regional Water Plans Task Order #6, Colfax County Water Plan

01423974b Evapotranspiration Study of Dona Ana County

01423973b Organizational Review of Transfers of Surface Water from Irrigation to Domestic Use

01423971b Mapping Services-Regional Water Plans Task Order #5, Rio Arriba County Water Plan

01423969b Water Valuation/Proposal Development

01423970c Evaporation Estimation at Elephant Butte Reservoir

01423968c Mapping Services-Regional Water Plans Task Order #4, Socorro/Sierra County Water Plan

01423966 Mapping Services - Regional Water Plans Task Order #3 Tularosa Basin Water Plan

01423965 Mapping Services - Regional Water Plans Task Order #2 Lea County Water Plan

01423963 Mapping Services - Regional Water Plans Task Order #1 Lower Pecos River Water Plan

01423964 San Acacia Diversion Dam Study

01345690B Impact of Heterogeneous Consumer Response on Water Conservation Goals

01345689B Detection of Groundwater through Ultra-Sensitive Magnetic Measurements with Ultra-short Pulse Lasers

01423958 Tribal Water Technology Training Program

01423957B Pecos River Endangered Species Mitigation Study

01423955B Riparian Evapotranspiration Study of the Middle Rio Grande

01345685C NMAES Inventory of Irrigated Cropland in NM

01423950B Investigation of the Closed Basin Project - Shallow Groundwater Well Operation

01423945 Identification of Alternative Processes to Implement a Forbearance Program in the Middle Rio Grande Valley

01423944B Zuni Sustainable Agriculture Project

01423942B San Juan River Trout Fishery Monitoring Plan:Fish Health Assessment

01423937 Institutional Adjustments for Coping with Prolonged and Severe Drought in the Rio Grande Basin

01423943B Effectiveness of Irrigation District Conservation Oriented Pricing Programs

01423933 Title IX LTED Economic Adjustment Assistance

01423929 Regional Water Planning

01423928 Institutional Considerations Associated with Water Management Alternatives

01423926 Analysis of the Environmental Impact of the Southwest Regional Spaceport on the Water Resources

01423925 Transferral of a Bibliography of Water Related Materials to Electronic Database

01423920 Modeling and Evaluation of the Effects of Residential Water Conservation Price and Non Price Programs in Urban Areas of the Western U.S.

01423918 Modelling and Evaluation of Residential Water Conservation Price and Non Price Programs in the Urban Areas in the Western United States

01345669C Economic Optimization of River Management Using Genetic Algorithms

01423989 Blaney Criddle Crop Coefficient Development

01345630C Extending the Bruvold-Fisher Model of Residential Water Conservation to Major Urban Areas of the Southwestern U.S.

01345655B Geographic Information System for Water Resources Planning

01423980 Fully Adapt Comprehensive Resource Planning Analysis (RIOFISH)

01423978 Water Conservation Study

01423999 Biochemistry and Genetics of Salt and Dissecation Tolerance: The Case of Dehydrin Proteins

01423979 Alternative Means by which Science/Technology and Law/Policy may be Vertically Integrated on a Regional Scale

01423970 NIWR Newsletter Publication

01423962 Regional Water Planning

01423973 Department of Energy Water Research and Education Program

01345698 A Hydrothermal Study of Vertical Groundwater Flow along a Profile Crossing the Rio Grande at the Canutillo Well Field

01423957 Evaluating Procedures for Developing and Applying Policy Analytical Tools for Fish and Wildlife Management in New Mexico

01345697 Vegetative History of the Pecos Basin

01423954 Cyclic Flexure of Surficial Strata in Response to Seasonal Groundwater Withdrawal from the Mimbres Basin, NM

01345693 Manipulation of Water Use Efficiency and Quality through Genetic Engineering of Nematode Resistance

01345692 Depletion of Ground Water in New Mexico's Confined Aquifers: Developing Policy Relevant Economic Measures

01423952A Three-Dimensional Pump Tests for Determining Aquifer Permeability Anisotropy

01423638B State Trust Land Resources, Assets and Issues Assessment and Analysis

01423635 Infiltration Theory Applied to Field Measurements

01423634C Nutrient Cycling Analysis of the Salt River Chain Reservoirs

01345689 An Assessment of Alternative Policies for Managing Groundwater in the State of New Mexico

01423950A Somatic Cell Selection to Genetically Improve Plant Water Use Efficiency and Tolerances to Stress

01423927 RIOFISH Model Application, Verification and Improvement

01423626C Water and Public Welfare Project Survey

01423924A Increased Water Use Efficiency in Alfalfa by Selection for Two Key Heritable Physiological Traits

01423623C Institutional Needs and Distribution of Benefits in Use of Hydrologic Criteria to Expedite Changes in Water Use

01345680A Heat Shock Protein Expression in Thermotolerant and Thermosensitive Lines of Cotton

01423615B Trading Conserved Water: A Proposal to Study Market Incentives for Agricultural Conservation

01423609B Promotion of Energy Conservation through Evaluation of Irrigation System Efficiencies

01423612C Computer Water Management Model Application in New Mexico

01423607B Reevaluation of Rio Grande Operating Plan Study

01423606B The Water Transfer Process as a Management Option for Meeting Changing Water Demands

01423688 Development of a Watershed Process Model

01345663B Popular Publication on the El Paso Water Suit

01423687 A Reconstruction of the Water Balance to the Climatic Variations in Western Lake Basins

01423686B Late Quaternary Paleohydrology of the Eastern Mojave Drainage, Southern California

01345650B Improving Livestock Tolerance of Toxicants in Kochia Herbage Toward Increased Usage of Kochia as a Water-Efficient Crop

01423662 Irrigation Management Procedures to Maximize Production of Alfalfa Populations Selected for Increased Performance Under Deficit Levels*

01423693 A Physiological Route to Increased Water-Use Efficiency in Alfalfa

01423670B State Appropriation of Unappropriated Groundwater

01423683 Computer Model Application in New Mexico

01423691B Modifications to Cropland Inventory Project by County and Sub-Basin, New Mexico

01345639B Predicting Chemical Movement in Soils

01423685 Dona Ana County Water Plan

01345637 Water Resources Archive Project - Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District

01423656B Computer Application in New Mexico

01423651B Development of a Drip Irrigation Scheduling Model

01345634 SIMSED Computer Model

01423639B Study of the Feasibility of State Appropriations of Unappropriated Underground Water in New Mexico

01423652B Groundwater Basin Parameter Estimation and Simulation Under Uncertainty,

01345626B Water Resources Archive Project

01345629B Projections of Water Availability in the Gila/San Francisco and Lower Rio Grande Surface Water Basins to the Year 2010

01345631B Surge Flow Irrigation on Closed Borders to Conserve Water

01345650A New Mexico Water Atlas

01423650 Somatic Cell Selection for the Genetic Improvement of Water Use Efficiency in Crop Plants: Alfalfa -- A Model System

01345676A Maximum Utilization of Rainwater and Limited Irrigation Water for Crop Production under Semiarid Conditions

01423609A Water Availability in Selected New Mexico Surface Water Basins to the year 2000

01345669A Pecan Nut Yield and Tree Growth as Influenced by Irrigation

01345647 Institutional Preferences for Managing New Mexico Water

01423670A Afghan Pine Irrigation Strategies Derived from Non Weighing Lysimeter Studies

01345646 Genetic Improvement of Salt Tolerance in Chile Pepper

01423606A An Isotopic Investigation of Groundwater Resources in the Nacimiento and San Juan Formations, San Juan Basin, New Mexico

01345666 Groundwater Resources and Alternative Institutional Arrangement for their Management

01423629 Landsat Monitoring of Irrigated Acreage in New Mexico

01345665 A Simplified Test for Solar Water Purification

01423642B A Selective Breeding Program to Improve the Water Use Efficiency and Nutritive Acceptability of Kochia as a Forage and Grazing Crop

01423612B Developing an Irrigation Scheduling Methodology

01345664 Economic Impact Analysis of Water Use in the Lower Rio Grande of New Mexico

01345660 Gradient Irrigation of Winter Wheat for Maximum Utilization of Water

01345663A Congressional Control of Interstate Waters 1890-1915

01423615A Irrigation Cost Reduction and Energy Conservation through Upgrading Pumping Plant Efficiency on the High Plains

01345655 Preconditioning Cotton to Improve Water Use Efficiency and Conserve Irrigation Water

01345662 Sodium Sealed Miniwatershed System for Crop Production with Limited Rainfall

01345653 Agronomic Evaluation of Salt Grass as a Potential Forage Crop in Pastures Irrigated with Saline Water

01423656A A Proposal to Conduct a Regulatory Conference for Water Utility Companies

01423657A Adaptation of Crambe Species as an Alternative Biological Source of Oil and Protein for Arid Lands Agriculture

01423655 Case History Study to Document the Effectiveness of Water Use Efficiency Research

01423652A Effects of Decreased Watering on Wheat Yields - High Plains Area of New Mexico, Phase I, II

01423647 Irrigated Agricultural Decision Strategies for Variable Weather Conditions

01423653 Water Use Production Functions of Selected Agronomic Crops in Northwest New Mexico

01423660A Water Use Production Functions of Selected Crops in Northwestern New Mexico

01423645 Economic Impact of Alternative Resolutions of Pueblo Indian Reserved Rights in the Rio Grande Basin

01423698B Design and Evaluation of System for Inventorying and Managing New Mexico's Water Resource Data

01423696 Model Development for Optimization of Sport Fisheries in the Rio Grande of New Mexico

01423697A High Plains Regional Study - CDM

01345624 An Analysis of New Mexico Residents' Attitudes Toward Water Use and Monetary Tradeoffs

01345640 Case Studies of Development of New Mexico Water Resource Institutions

01423623A Effects of Decreased Watering on Crop Yields, Phase I, II

01423633A Development of Water Research Framework for the Colorado River-Great Basin Region

01423649 Eval. of Irrigation Mgmt Proceedures to Maximize Prod. of Alfalfa Populations Selected for Increased Perf. under Deficit Lev *

01423694 The Energy Impact on Irrigated Agricultural Production in the Estancia and Southwestern Closed Basins of New Mexico

3109-218 Public Law 92-500 and Alternative Treatments of Wastewater Effluents in Albuquerque

01423616A Influence of Oasis Conditions on Consumptive Use

01423614 Water Use and Management of Trickle Irrigated Chile

01423634A Analysis of Priority Water Resources Problems for the Southern Plains Region

01345626A A Proposal for the Study of Institutional Alternatives for the Management of Groundwaters Shared by New Mexico and Mexico

3109-158 Pueblo Water Rights on the Upper Rio Grande

01345625A Improved Method of Estimating Crop Consumptive Use and Distribution of Soil Water in Irrigated Soil Profile

01423612A A Geochemical and Hydrological Investigation of Groundwater Recharge in the Roswell Basin in New Mexico

3109-203B History of Elephant Butte Irrigation District

3109-401 A Preliminary Economic Feasibility Study for the Establishment of an Energy - Water Complex in the Tularosa Basin

3109-061 Effect of Chili Wastewaters on Sewage Treatment Biological Processes

3109-060 Protein Production by Russian Thistle: Effect of Water Nitrogen on Protein Yields

3109-201B Trickle Irrigation of Cotton for Optimizing Water Use Efficiency and Energy Conservation

3109-062 Use of Brackish Water for Coal Gasification

3109-142 An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Water Resources of the High Plains

3109-157 Predicting Consumptive Use with Climatological Data

3109-058 Improved Wastewater Treatment in Arid Areas

3109-146 Stream Organics to Evaluate Land Management

3109-133 Preliminary Evaluation of Professor C.E. Jacob's Contribution in the Field of Water Resources of New Mexico

3109-053 Water Resources Problems and Research Needs of New Mexico

3109-308 Quality and Quantity of Return Flow as Influenced by Trickle and Surface Irrigation

3109-11801 Analysis of Water Characteristics of Manufacturing Industries and their Adaptability to Semi-Arid Regions

3109-125 Water as a Limiting Factor in Indian Economic Development

3109-126 Hydrologic Nutrient Cycle Interaction in Undisturbed and Man-Manipulated Ecosystems

3109-042 The Development and Field Testing of School Learning Materials on Water Problems of New Mexico and the Southwest

3109-037 The Impact of Water Technology on the History of New Mexico

3109-038 Utilization of Water in a Semi-Arid Region

3109-112 A Comparison of Rates of Water Loss Through Transpiration of Several Southern New Mexico Phreatophyte

3109-035 Cloud Chamber Study of Water Evaporation

3109-117 An Analytical Interdisciplinary Evaluation of the Utilization of the Water Resources of the Rio Grande in New Mexico

5700-302 Citizens Conference on Water Resources

5700-305 Research of the Possibilities of Biological Control of Tamarisk and other Phreatophytes

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NMSU Acct # : 01423993

• NMSU Acct # : 01423979b

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Economic Feasibility and Value of Water Saved with Alternative Irrigation Technologies on the Lower Rio Grande
• Principal Investigator : Frank Ward
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Ag Econ
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 01 End Date : 08/ 31/ 01

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This study will examine the economic feasibility and water conservation potential of alternative irrigation technologies. The work will contribute to forthcoming federal funding for increased irrigation efficiency and will pave the way for identifyingincentives and barriers to agricultural water conservation
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : economic feasibility, water conservation, water value, agriculutre
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : TX A&M TAES: $19818.00, NMSU AES: $2674.00, NMSU IDC: $1147.00
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  NMSU Acct # : 01423978b

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Creating a Single Map
• Principal Investigator : Bobby Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J Kennedy
• Other Department . . . : WRRI
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 06/ 01/ 01 End Date : 05/ 30/ 02

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The purpose of this project is to develop and create a regional geographic information system (GIS) to support regional water planning in the Paso del Norte. The creation of a single GIS system with the varous components would be beneficial because ofregional character of water in the area rather than the more common partial perspectives derived from county, municipal, state or national maps.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : GIS, mapping, regional water plans
• Technical Report . . . : 322
• Supporting Agencies . : Hewlett Fndtn: $12750.00, NMSU IDC:
  

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423975b

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Mapping Services-Regional Water Plans Task Order #7, Rio Chama/Socorro/Sierra County Water Plan
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J Kennedy
• Other Department . . . : WRRI
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 26/ 01 End Date : 04/ 30/ 01

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Services provided include preparation of regional water planning base maps at the request of a region with approval of ISC. Task Order #6 is for the development of GIS map products and illustrations for the Rio Chama/Socorro/Sierra County Regionas requested.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : GIS, mapping, regional water plans
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : NMISC: $1080.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423972b

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Mapping Services-Regional Water Plans Task Order #6, Colfax County Water Plan
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J Kennedy
• Other Department . . . : WRRI
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 11/ 01/ 00 End Date : 11/ 30/ 00

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Services provided include preparation of regional water planning base maps at the request of a region with approval of ISC. Task Order #6 is for the development of GIS map products and illustrations for the Colfax County Region as requested.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : GIS, mapping, regional water plans
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : NMISC: $1320.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423974b

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Active
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Evapotranspiration Study of Dona Ana County
• Principal Investigator : J Phillip King
• Department . . . . . . . . . : CAGE
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 00 End Date : 03/ 31/ 02 Extended to : 03/ 31/ 03

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will quantify the consumptive use of water in the Rincon and Mesilla valleys by crops, using diverse data. The impact of large scale transfers of surface water from irrigation to municipal and industrial use will have a major impact on thehydrology and water availability of the Mesilla and Rincon valleys, yet the consumption of water by existing irrigation practices has not been reliably quantified.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : surface water, surface water transfers, evapotranspiration, consumptiive use, irrigation
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : LRGWUO-EPA: $55000.00, NMWRRI/NMSU: $3182.00

  
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  NMSU Acct # : 01423973b

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : inactive
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Organizational Review of Transfers of Surface Water from Irrigation to Domestic Use
• Principal Investigator : Soumen Ghosh/Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 00 End Date : 03/ 31/ 02 Extended to : 12/ 31/ 02

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This study will provide planners, policy makers, and water managers with a thorough understanding of the opportunities and pitfalls they will face in developing surface water supplies for domestic use. A Comprehensive review will be produced thatanalyzes other instances where agriculture surface water has been transferred to domestic use in the southwestern US.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : surface water, surface-water transfers, agricultural, domestic
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : LRGWUO-EPA: $35000.00, NMWRRI: $4400.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423971b

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Mapping Services-Regional Water Plans Task Order #5, Rio Arriba County Water Plan
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J Kennedy
• Other Department . . . : WRRI
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 08/ 01/ 00 End Date : 09/ 30/ 00

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Services provided include preparation of regional water planning base maps at the request of a region with approval of ISC. Task Order #5 is for the development of GIS map products and illustrations for theRio Arriba County Region as requested.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : GIS, mapping, regional water plans
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : NMISC: $1080.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423969b

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Water Valuation/Proposal Development
• Principal Investigator : Frank Ward
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agr Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 00 End Date : 06/ 30/ 01

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This study will describe different ways that water can be valued and provide illustrative examples. This information will benefit agricultural and urban water users, as well as water managers.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : economics, water aconservation, planning, valuation
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : TX A&M AES: $7560.00, NMAES: $9360.00, NMWRRI:

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423970c

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Inactive
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Evaporation Estimation at Elephant Butte Reservoir
• Principal Investigator : J Phillip King
• Department . . . . . . . . . : CAGE
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 00 End Date : 06/ 30/ 01 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 02

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will improve the measurements and calculations for reservoir evaporation at Elephant Butte Reservoir. One of the largest loss terms in the hydrologic balance of the Rio Grande is reservoir evaporation at Elephant Butte.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : evaporation, evapotranspiration, measurements, reservoir
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : NMOSE: $64010.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423968c

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Mapping Services-Regional Water Plans Task Order #4, Socorro/Sierra County Water Plan
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J Kennedy
• Other Department . . . : WRRI
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 06/ 09/ 00 End Date : 07/ 31/ 00

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Services provided include preparation of regional water planning base maps at the request of a region with approval of ISC. Task Order #4 is for the development of GIS map products and illustrations for the Socorro/Sierra County Region as requested.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : GIS, mapping, regional water plans
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : NMISC: $4920.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423966

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Mapping Services - Regional Water Plans Task Order #3 Tularosa Basin Water Plan
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J Kennedy
• Other Department . . . : WRRI
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 03/ 01/ 00 End Date : 04/ 30/ 00

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Services provided include preparation of regional water planning base maps at the request of a region with approval of ISC. Task Order #3 is for the development of GIS map products and illustrations for the Tularosa Basin Region as requested.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : GIS, mapping, regional water plans
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : NMISC: $1080.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423965

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Mapping Services - Regional Water Plans Task Order #2 Lea County Water Plan
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J Kennedy
• Other Department . . . : WRRI
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 08/ 01/ 99 End Date : 09/ 30/ 99

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Services provided include preparation of regional water planning base maps at the request of a region with approval of ISC. Task Order #2 is for the development of GIS map products and illustrations for the Lea County Water Planning Region as requested.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : GIS, mapping, regional water plans
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : NMISC: $840.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423963

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Mapping Services - Regional Water Plans Task Order #1 Lower Pecos River Water Plan
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J Kennedy
• Other Department . . . : WRRI
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 99 End Date : 09/ 30/ 99

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Services provided include preparation of regional water planning base maps at the request of a region with approval of ISC. Task Order #1 is for the development of GIS map products and illustrations for the Lower Pecos River Water Plan - Planning Region#10, as requested.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : GIS, mapping, regional water plans
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : NMISC: $2700.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423964

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : San Acacia Diversion Dam Study
• Principal Investigator : John Hernandez
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 99 End Date : 07/ 30/ 99

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will assess existing and potential capability, and conversely impediments and constraints, of Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District intrastructure to convey water to San Acacia from Isleta Diversion. Structural or operational improvementswill be indentified and recommendations developed. It will also recommend structural or operational changes that could reduce water demand in the Socorro Division, that could make delivery of water more efficient.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : infrastructure, conveyence, delivery
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : US BOR: $20330.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345690B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Impact of Heterogeneous Consumer Response on Water Conservation Goals
• Principal Investigator : Janie M. Chermak
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Other Investigator . . . : Kate Krause
• Other Department . . . : Economics
• Other University . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 99 End Date : 06/ 30/ 00 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 00

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objectives of this research are to 1) identify statistically significant consumer characteristics that are factors of demand for water, 2) test consumer response to wide ranges of pricing options, 3) econometrically model water demand and 4) designa conservation incentive program that allow individuals to choose their own best conservation alternatiave while, in aggregate, achieving the conservation program goals.Such models should prove very useful to urban water agencies, in both their pricing strategies forecasting of future use, and in the design of new conservation programs.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : economics, conservation, policy, survey
• Technical Report . . . : 315
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $14989.00, UNM IDC c/s: $7045.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345689B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Detection of Groundwater through Ultra-Sensitive Magnetic Measurements with Ultra-short Pulse Lasers
• Principal Investigator : Jean-Claude Diels
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Physics and Astronomy
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 99 End Date : 08/ 31/ 00

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will develop new tools to locate hitherto unknown groundwater reservoirs, and to monitor the growth and decay of known groundwater layers.By the end of the year, it is hoped that a new detector of magnetic field and a remote sensor of magnetic susceptibility will have been developed and tested.Both should be of sufficient sensitivity to make aerial mapping of groundwater possible. Subsequent support will be sought to start an aerial magnetic and susceptibility mapping.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : groundwater, magnetic, susceptibility, remote-sensing
• Technical Report . . . : 313
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $24994.00, UNM IDC c/s: $11747.00

• NMSU Acct # : 01423958

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Tribal Water Technology Training Program
• Principal Investigator : J. Phillip King
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geologicial Engr
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : S. Bawazir
• Other Department . . . : CAGE
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 98 End Date : 12/ 31/ 98

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will assist the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute by providinge education and training activities , developing a water resources technology program creating and organizing a curriculm and providing technology assistance.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : education, water resources technology
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : SIPI: $38155.00, NMSU IDC c/s: $294.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423957B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Pecos River Endangered Species Mitigation Study
• Principal Investigator : John Hernandez
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engr
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 08/ 18/ 98 End Date : 05/ 01/ 99 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 99

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will provide information to the Bureau of Reclamation that will serve as a resource to better describe the context of operations on the Pecos River and to identify the full range of opportunities available to avoid impacts to endangered specThe Bureau of Reclamations anticipates implementing new operations of Sumner Dam that will conserve the Pecos bluntnose shiner, a federally-threatened species. It is anticipated that new operations may result in additional depletions from the Pecos Riversystem. A river flow and reservoir storoage simulation model will determine the quantity of potential depletions.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water conservation, river flow, endangered species
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : BurRecl: $23304.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423955B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Active
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning and management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Riparian Evapotranspiration Study of the Middle Rio Grande
• Principal Investigator : J. Phillip King
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil,Agricultural and Geological Engr
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : B Sanderson, V Gutschick
• Other Department . . . : EPPWS, Biology
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 98 End Date : 12/ 31/ 03

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will provide water use planners with information, methods, and models to assess and predict the consupmtive use of water by crops and riparian vegetation species, with particular focus on the Middle Rio Grande Project.The economic and environmental impacts of water consumption by riparian vegetation is increasing with the spread of urbanization.The Bureau of Reclamation and others have identified quantification of water consumption by crops and riparian vegetation as a critical need in their current studies of the area.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : riparian, quantification, transpiration, consumptive use
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : US Bur Recl: $460350.00, WRRI: $1520.00, NMSU c/s&inkind: $160183.00, NMSU IDC: $221706.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345685C

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : NMAES Inventory of Irrigated Cropland in NM
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J. Kennedy, J. Libbin (PI)
• Other Department . . . : WRRI, Ag Econ
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 01/ 98 End Date : 10/ 31/ 98

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The WRRI is providing GIS assistance to the principal investigator and the NM Interstate Stream Commission for an inventory of irrigated crop acreages in New Mexico for the 1997 calendar year. Data will be tabulated by county, major drainage basins andgroundwater basins.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water inventory, irrigation
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $5000.00, NMSU IDC: $2335.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423950B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Investigation of the Closed Basin Project - Shallow Groundwater Well Operation
• Principal Investigator : John Hernandez
• Department . . . . . . . . . : CAGE
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 01/ 97 End Date : 12/ 31/ 97 Extended to : 03/ 31/ 98

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : PI will review applicable groundwater data and production records; identify problems limiting the existing shallow groundwater well production; provide possible alternatives to rectify the problems; and propose a plan to improve production from theexisting well system
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : groundwater, wells, conservation
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : Bur of Recl: $20568.00, NMSU IDC: $4063.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423945

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Identification of Alternative Processes to Implement a Forbearance Program in the Middle Rio Grande Valley
• Principal Investigator : John Hernandez
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 13/ 97 End Date : 06/ 30/ 97

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The project will attempt to identify alternative processes for the Bureau of Reclamation to implement a forbearance program in the middle Rio Grande valley and recommend a preferred process. Considerations will include legal and institutional constraints costs, time requirements and required interactions, if any with the NM State Engineer Office, the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District, the City of Albuquerque, and others.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : forbearance, middle Rio Grande, institutional constraints, legal constraints
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : BurRec: $31586.00, NMSU Ind Costs: $4770.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423944B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Zuni Sustainable Agriculture Project
• Principal Investigator : Phil King
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : John Sandor
• Other University . . . . . : Iowa State University
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 01/ 97 End Date : 02/ 28/ 98

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU's participation in this NSF grant funded through Iowa State University will be to use an undergraduate student to gather field data and do a literature review related to the hydrologic and ecosystem research.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : sustainable agriculture, data collection
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : Iowa St Univ (NSF): $7000.00, NMSU Ind Costs: $2870.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423942B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : San Juan River Trout Fishery Monitoring Plan:Fish Health Assessment
• Principal Investigator : Colleen Caldwell
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Fisheries and Wildlife
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 16/ 96 End Date : 12/ 31/ 97

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objectives of the work will be to determine the effects of reduced flow on a trout fishery below Navajo Dam, New Mexico. The effects will be assessed using a health/condition profile, histological, immunological and physiological indices. Water willbe reduced from an historic standard of 500 cubic feet per second to about 300 cfs. Fish health will be assessed throughout the four-month flow test using a fish health/condition index.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : fish health assessment, reduced river flow, monitoring
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : BurRecl: $39491.00
  
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  NMSU Acct # : 01423937

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Institutional Adjustments for Coping with Prolonged and Severe Drought in the Rio Grande Basin
• Principal Investigator : Frank Ward
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : TBahr,PKing,TMcGuckin,RYoung,MFrasier,RLacewell,JEllis,RSrinivasan
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU,Colorado St Univ, Texas A&M
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 01/ 96 End Date : 08/ 31/ 98 Extended to : 02/ 28/ 01

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will characterize probable drought scenarios and the capability of existing infrastructural and institutional systems to respond to drought. The information gleaned from the project will help managers who are responsible for theirdrought contingency planning, and help other researchers focus on the issues in water management during drought.The methodologies employed by the study will be of interest to water managers and researchers addressing water allocation and management in other arid regions.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : instituional adjustments, drought management, hydrologic models, economic models
• Technical Report . . . : 317
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $293887.00, WRRI/NMSU: $153324.00, Colo/Tex: $169568.00, Ind Costs total: $265971.00
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  NMSU Acct # : 01423943B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Effectiveness of Irrigation District Conservation Oriented Pricing Programs
• Principal Investigator : Tom McGuckin
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : AMichelsen, RHuffaker, Garth Taylor
• Other University . . . . . : Wash St Univ, Univ of Nebraska
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 01/ 96 End Date : 08/ 31/ 98

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This research will benefit irrigation districts, farmers and other water resource managers and the public by developing and providing knowledge and analytical methods that will result in better management and use of limited water resources. The proposedresearch will provide much needed information regarding actual farmer response to water conservation/pricing to evaluate the impacts and effectiveness of conservation pricing in agriculture.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : conservation, economics, mathematical models, water demand, policy analysis
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $16196.00, WRRI: $12500.00, Econ-NMSU c/s: $19764.00, NMSU ind cost: $19865.00
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  NMSU Acct # : 01423933

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Title IX LTED Economic Adjustment Assistance
• Principal Investigator : Tom Bahr
• Department . . . . . . . . . : NMWRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Tom McGuckin, Bob Creel
• Other Department . . . : Economics, NMWRRI
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 06/ 01/ 96 End Date : 03/ 12/ 97 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 97

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The NMWRRI is primarily responsible for the data collection and hydrologic modeling required to determine optimum use of surface water, and the legal, policy, and institutional analysis of surface water use. In conjunction with other partners, they areresponsible for economic analysis and modeling, and integration of data into a geographic information system. All tasks will encompass the geographic region of the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo from Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico to Presidio, Texas/Ojinaga,Chihuahua with a focus on the El Paso/Juarez/Las Cruces area. Results are to be reported in geographically defined sub regions where appropriate, as well as region wide.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : hydrologic modeling, GIS, surface water use, economic analysis,
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : UTEP (Dpt Com): $146391.00, NMSU Ind Cost: $22491.00
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  NMSU Acct # : 01423929

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Regional Water Planning
• Principal Investigator : Tom Bahr
• Department . . . . . . . . . : NMWRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 04/ 23/ 96 End Date : 04/ 22/ 98

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Funds provided by the Regional Water Planning and Assessment Appropriation (FY96) through the NM Interstate Stream Commission to be used as a portion of the New Mexico contribution in a cooperative study with Texas entities adjacent to the Rio Grande betstate line.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : feasibility, water planning, conservation
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : NMISC: $50000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423928

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Institutional Considerations Associated with Water Management Alternatives
• Principal Investigator : John Hernandez
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Tom Bahr
• Other Department . . . : WRRI
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 03/ 08/ 96 End Date : 06/ 08/ 96

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Institutional considerations that would likely be associated with water management alternatives addressed in the Middle Rio Grande Water Assessment will be identified and evaluated. This will be accomplished through literature review, interviews with representatives of involved institutions, and by iniating dialogues among various interests.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water management, Middle Rio Grande Water Assessment, institutional considerations
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : Bur of Rec: $21734.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423926

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Analysis of the Environmental Impact of the Southwest Regional Spaceport on the Water Resources
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Water Resources Research Institute
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : New Mexico State University
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 18/ 95 End Date : 06/ 30/ 96 Extended to : 07/ 31/ 96

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Will perform an analysis of the environmental impact of the Southwest Regional Spaceport on the water resources of the Jornada area of Sierra and Dona Ana Counties, NM in accordance with a mutually agreed Statement of Work.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : environmental impact, spaceport, water resources
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : NMSU-PSL: $9000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423925

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, planning & management
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Transferral of a Bibliography of Water Related Materials to Electronic Database
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : NM Water Resources Research Institute
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 06/ 29/ 95 End Date : 09/ 01/ 95 Extended to : 05/ 31/ 98

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The NMWRRI will enter information provided by the NMISC into a database structure for bibliographies. This information will assist the various regional planning areas in determining the future water supply needs of the regions by providing a bibliography of water supply related reports, studies, data and other published and unpublished material that can be accessed electronically.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : bibliography, database, water supply reports
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : NMISC: $13300.00, WRRI-NMSU i/c cs: $5351.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423920

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Modeling and Evaluation of the Effects of Residential Water Conservation Price and Non Price Programs in Urban Areas of the Western U.S.
• Principal Investigator : Tom McGuckin
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Phil King
• Other Department . . . : CAGE
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 02/ 01/ 95 End Date : 12/ 01/ 96 Extended to : 03/ 15/ 97

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Data will be collected and analyzed to identify trends in water use, impacts of water conservation efforts, socioeconomics and climatic related parameter changes. The revenue-consumption model developed at NMSU will be applied along with alternative modls to develop a core model of water demand and conservation programs that can be broadly applied in different urban and regional areas.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Municipal water conservation, conservation programs, residential water consumption, Bruvold-Fisher, modeling
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : U of WY AWWA-RF: $13200.00, NMSU ind costs: $6812.00, USGS Coop Agrmt: $10000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423918

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Modelling and Evaluation of Residential Water Conservation Price and Non Price Programs in the Urban Areas in the Western United States
• Principal Investigator : Tom McGuckin
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Phil King
• Other Department . . . : CAGE
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 16/ 95 End Date : 06/ 30/ 96

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will concentrate on the construction of a model that compensates for missing DURC (distribution of users by rate classes) data through the use of revenue and rate data. The model can be used in conjunction with the Bruvold-Fisher model and to estimate price effects. University researchers in five Western States are cooperating in the study. The results should provide valuable information to water managers, utilities, and other AWWA members.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water conservation, urban demand, water quality Bruvold-Fisher
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS Coop. Agmt.: $10000.00, NMSU Ind Costs: $4620.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345669C

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Economic Optimization of River Management Using Genetic Algorithms
• Principal Investigator : Phil King
• Department . . . . . . . . . : CAGE
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 94 End Date : 06/ 30/ 95

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will investigate the use of genetic algorithms to provide a management tool for improving the economic performance of river basin management. Development of techniques that successfully optimize river operation will provide management toolsto better utilize scarce water resources. Management tools with increases optimization capabilities will promote comprehensive watershed management and accomodate water quality considerations.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : reservoir management, mathmatical models, optimization, planning.
• Technical Report . . . : 295
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $24576.00, WRRI/NMSU: $11354.00
  
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  NMSU Acct # : 01423989

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Blaney Criddle Crop Coefficient Development
• Principal Investigator : Phil King
• Department . . . . . . . . . : CAGE
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 06/ 09/ 94 End Date : 07/ 30/ 94 Extended to : 08/ 31/ 94

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will verify or recalibrate Blaney Criddle (Soil Conservation Service Modified) crop coefficient for alfalfa and pasture grasses based on local New Mexico data. An assessment of one quality of the resulting coefficients and a comparison withtextbook values and original Blaney Criddle estimate will be included in the report to the Bureau of Reclamation.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : crop coefficient, Blaney Criddle, crop data
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : Bur. of Rec.: $11889.00, WRRI: $2874.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345630C

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Extending the Bruvold-Fisher Model of Residential Water Conservation to Major Urban Areas of the Southwestern U.S.
• Principal Investigator : Tom McGuckin
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Phil King
• Other Department . . . : CAGE
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 16/ 94 End Date : 08/ 31/ 94 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 94

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The results of this project will, on a limited basis indicate the potential effectiveness of water conservation policies in reducing residential demand on regional water supplies. Ultimately the project should extend the Bruvold-Fisher model of residential demand to major urban areas of the southwestern U.S. A secondary objective will be to emperically determine if water quality significantly increases residential water consumption.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water conservation, Bruvold-Fisher Model, residential, urban demand
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $5500.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345655B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Active
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Geographic Information System for Water Resources Planning
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : John Kennedy
• Other Department . . . : WRRI
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 02/ 10/ 94 End Date : 12/ 31/ 99

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will increase availability and accessibility of water resource information to support water resource planning and management in the state. Its two tasks include: spacial data library accessibility (maintain and establish arrangements toprovide access to spacial data maintained by other agencies and organizations); spacial data development (evaluate needs, establish priorities and develop spacial data within the WRRI otherwise unavailable).
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : geographic information systems, water resources information, data development, education
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS Coop Agrmt: $48085.00, NMSU ind costs: $95331.00, USGS St Base Grt: $124757.00, WRRI: $174241.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423980

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Fully Adapt Comprehensive Resource Planning Analysis (RIOFISH)
• Principal Investigator : Richard Cole
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Fishery and Wildlife Sciences
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Tim Ward Frank Ward
• Other Department . . . : CAGE Agricultural Economics
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 02/ 93 End Date : 07/ 31/ 94 Extended to : 09/ 02/ 94

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This is the final phase of the RIOFISH project which began in 1980. The investigators will integrate existing sport fishing data into a computer-stored database that can be easily retrieved and reorganized in a variety of user-controlled formats. Investigators will also work with a NMG&F planner to produce a more effective strategic and operational planning process for sport fisheries management. They will also make the existing planning analytical tools easier and less time consuming to use.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : fisheries, management, computer models,
• Technical Report . . . : 291,292
• Supporting Agencies . : NMDG&F: $130000.00, CAGE: $15240.00, Ag Econ: $4614.00, Fish & Wildlife: $16176.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423978

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Water Conservation Study
• Principal Investigator : Phil King
• Department . . . . . . . . . : CAGE
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 93 End Date : 06/ 30/ 94

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This study is part of a larger project entitled 'Extending the Model of Residential Water Conservation Nature and Scope' supported by UC/Berkeley, Water Resources Center. A graduate student will develop a master's thesis on model development of residential consumption based on water use data from metropolitan areas of the southwest. Data will come from water districts selected from AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, UT, and WY and cover the period 1980 to 1992. The study will esta-blish relationships between variousconservation measures and resulting changes in water use patterns.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Water conservation, residential water use, policy, ecnomics, metropolitan areas
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $14100.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423999

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Biochemistry and Genetics of Salt and Dissecation Tolerance: The Case of Dehydrin Proteins
• Principal Investigator : Peter J. Lammers
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Chemistry & Biochemistry
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 93 End Date : 06/ 30/ 95 Extended to : 08/ 31/ 95

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will increase knowledge of water-stress biochemistry and the genetics of water stress adaptation. The focus of the research is a well known protein, dehydrin, whose expression is highly correlated with water stress. The researcher will try to extend the search for dehydrin-like proteins to a moderately salt tolerant unicellular cyanobacterium. The second objective is to monitor cyano-dehydrin expression following three types of stress in three filamentous stains.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : arid lands, biochemistry, cyanophyta, plant physiology, proteins, salt tolerance, water stress
• Technical Report . . . : # 299
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $49696.00, WRRI/NMSU: $22585.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423979

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Alternative Means by which Science/Technology and Law/Policy may be Vertically Integrated on a Regional Scale
• Principal Investigator : Tom Bahr
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 93 End Date : 12/ 31/ 93

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : NMWRRI is contributing funds to the Wyoming WRC for services provided by George Sherk, Esq. Sherk is being funded to address a range of alternative means by which the water resources research institutes of the Colorado River Basin might fulfill the scientific and technical needs of water law and policy development within that basin. The primary goal is to review a range of alternatives and to determine the most appropriate means by which the Powell Consortium may provide the technical and scientific basis for regional decision-making on water law and policy issues.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : law, policy, science, technology, regional studies
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS Coop Agrmt: $9000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423970

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, water quality
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : NIWR Newsletter Publication
• Principal Investigator : Tom Bahr
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 10/ 92 End Date : 09/ 09/ 93 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 96

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This grant will support the production and distribution of a series of technical publications addressing water resources research and technology. The publication will contain information from the results of work conducted by all 54 State Water Research Institute Programs. The NM WRRI will produce this series on behalf of the National Institutes for Water Resources. Publications will be semi-annually, and will be mailed to the institutions involved in the State Water Research Institute Program.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : newsletter, publications, information transfer, institutes,
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $39741.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423962

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, water quality
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Regional Water Planning
• Principal Investigator : Bob Creel Leslie Blair
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J. Phil King Mike Riley Albert Racelis
• Other Department . . . : CAGE EBID County of Dona
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 92 End Date : 06/ 30/ 92 Extended to : 08/ 30/ 94

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project is associated with a larger grant to assist the County of Dona Ana in long-term planning of water resources needs in terms of water quantity and quality. WRRI will coordinate public meetings, presentations and forums and administer the project. King will coordinate & compile all technical activities performed by DAC and EBID, and provide help in the hydrology, hydraulics, public water supply, agricultural water use, water quality & quantity, con-servation and related subjects.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : regional water planning, Dona Ana County, EBID
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : ISC: $112259.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423973

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Department of Energy Water Research and Education Program
• Principal Investigator : Tom Bahr
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Ron Bhada
• Other Department . . . : CAGE
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 92 End Date : 06/ 30/ 93 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 94

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The Department of Energy is providing supplemental funds through the USGS annual allocation program. Montana Water Resources Research Institute is the lead institute and will compile the final report which represents work of eight institutes. NMWRRI in concert with Colorado will analyze regulatory systems and identify high priority education and training needs. At least one training event to field test the developed plan will take place.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : education, training, regulation, needs assessment
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $128674.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345698

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Hydrothermal Study of Vertical Groundwater Flow along a Profile Crossing the Rio Grande at the Canutillo Well Field
• Principal Investigator : Marshall Reiter
• Department . . . . . . . . . : NM Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 92 End Date : 06/ 30/ 93

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will provide basic parameters for modeling well fields. Models will indicate data about the water usage in the Mesilla Valley and how that usage effects the groundwater system and the communication between the groundwater system and the RioGrande.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : hydrothermal, vertical groundwater flow, heat flow, thermal conductivity, temperature gradient, hydraulic
• Technical Report . . . : 282
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $22700.00, Bureau of Mines: $10218.00, NMIMT: $13317.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423957

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Evaluating Procedures for Developing and Applying Policy Analytical Tools for Fish and Wildlife Management in New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Richard Cole
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Fishery and Wildlife Sciences
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Frank Ward Tim Ward
• Other Department . . . : Agricultural Economics CAGE
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 21/ 92 End Date : 10/ 31/ 93

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will recommend procedures for developing and applying policy analytical tools for fish and wildlife management that simulate present and future landscape conditions, potential shared visions of desirable future conditions of landscapes, andintegrated resource management planning systems designed to facilitate attainment of desired future conditions.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : fisheries, computer modeling, policy, fish management
• Technical Report . . . : 283
• Supporting Agencies . : NMDGF: $462200.00, WRRI: $25000.00, AES: $75000.00, NMSU: $150807.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345697

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Vegetative History of the Pecos Basin
• Principal Investigator : Jeff Brown
• Department . . . . . . . . . : History
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Rex Pieper
• Other Department . . . : Animal and Range Sciences
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 01/ 92 End Date : 06/ 30/ 93 Extended to : 12/ 01/ 93

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This is a joint project between NMSU, Carrizozo, Chaves, Hagerman-Dexter, Tierra y Montes, and Upper Hondo soil and water conservation districts and the Soil Conservation Service. The objective of the Cooperative Basin Study is to determine if vegetative change in the Pecos River Basin has influenced water yields and if improvement of the basin's watershed condition can increase the water quantity and/or improve water quality. It is thought that vegetative change over the past 13 decades has reduced the water quantity and quality.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water conservation, joint study, Pecos River Basin, water quality, vegetation, watershed, forecast, history
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $8200.00, A&S: $21936.00, Agric: $17517.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423954

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Cyclic Flexure of Surficial Strata in Response to Seasonal Groundwater Withdrawal from the Mimbres Basin, NM
• Principal Investigator : William C. Haneberg
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Bureau of Mines and Mineral Resources
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 15/ 91 End Date : 07/ 14/ 92 Extended to : 10/ 14/ 92

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The study will observe the deformation of surficial strata in response to seasonal groundwater level fluctuations and determine whether mechanical models of monoclinal flexure adequately describe the observed deformation. The project will provide a better under-standing of the way surficial materials deform in response to aquifer depletion. The developed model will provide engineers and planners with a tool when dealing with expanding groundwater demand.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : aquifer characteristics, geomorphology, geophysics, irrigation, subsidence
• Technical Report . . . : 274
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $35097.00, WRRI: $14810.00, NMBM&MR: $23230.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345693

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, water quality
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Manipulation of Water Use Efficiency and Quality through Genetic Engineering of Nematode Resistance
• Principal Investigator : Champa Sengupta Gopalan
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Plant Genetic Engineering Laboratory
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Stephen Thomas
• Other Department . . . : Entomology, Plant Pathology and Weed Science
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 90 End Date : 06/ 30/ 92

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of this project is to develop a novel, environmentally safe method to control nematode damage to crop plants, thus improving their water-use efficiency. This will be done by genetically engineering into plants a gene which would enable the plant to produce a enzyme capable of killing/immobolizing invading nematode pests.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : agriculture, biotechnology, crop water use, groundwater quality, plant pathology
• Technical Report . . . : N/A
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $49805.00, PGEL: $47596.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345692

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Depletion of Ground Water in New Mexico's Confined Aquifers: Developing Policy Relevant Economic Measures
• Principal Investigator : H. Stuart Burness
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 90 End Date : 06/ 30/ 92

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The research will focus on the economic variables as well as institutional factors which would delimit an appropriate model of optimal ground water use. An important consideration is the inclusion of an appropriately specified terminal value function which reflects the costs of premature resource depletion. No technical completion report. Journal article in Water Resources Research, Vol 30, No. 6, pgs 1873-1880 June 1994 'Planning Versus Competitive Rates of Groundwater Pumping'
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : economics, groundwater management, policy analysis, socioeconomic issues
• Technical Report . . . : NA
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $60546.00, UNM: $4813.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423952A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Three-Dimensional Pump Tests for Determining Aquifer Permeability Anisotropy
• Principal Investigator : Chia-Shyun Chen
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 01/ 90 End Date : 06/ 30/ 93 Extended to : 08/ 31/ 93

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This research will conduct three-dimensional pump tests and use state-of-the-art techniques to characterize the three-dimensional permeability anisotropy of the aquifer being tested. This study will evaluate the assumption that vertical direction is a principal direction of permeability anisotropy in pump tests; produce field data to verify flow theories or numerical models; enhance understanding of hydrogeology of the Sevilleta aquifer; and improve the quality of single-well tracer tests.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : aquifer parameters, data analysis, ground water hydrology, ground water movement, well hydraulics
• Technical Report . . . : 279
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $74400.00, WRRI: $21537.00, NMIMT: $14022.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423638B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation, water quality
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : State Trust Land Resources, Assets and Issues Assessment and Analysis
• Principal Investigator : Tom Bahr
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Water Resource Research Institute
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 04/ 23/ 90 End Date : 11/ 30/ 90

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Members of the WRRI staff in conjunction with a state-wide assessment team will complete a study that analyzes and assesses the long and short term values of state trust land resources, assets and issues, as requested by the Commissioner of Public Landsof the State of New Mexico.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Geographic information systems, land use, land-water interactions, planning, state trust lands.
• Technical Report . . . : M23
• Supporting Agencies . : St.Land Office: $20000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423635

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Infiltration Theory Applied to Field Measurements
• Principal Investigator : Timothy Ward
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil, Agricultural, and Geological Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 03/ 14/ 90 End Date : 12/ 30/ 90

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The investigator will conduct forest and rangeland renewable resources research and determine infiltration rates on semi-arid grasslands using theory and field data collected from plots. Manuscripts describing seasonality of infiltration rates will be the final product of this project.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : grasslands, infiltration rates, forest, rangeland
• Technical Report . . . : na
• Supporting Agencies . : Forest Service: $4000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423634C

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Nutrient Cycling Analysis of the Salt River Chain Reservoirs
• Principal Investigator : Timothy Ward
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Frank Ward
• Other Department . . . : Agricultural Economics
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 08/ 30/ 89 End Date : 09/ 30/ 90

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The project will perform nutrient cycling analysis of the Salt River chain reservoirs using existing USGS water gauging data and data on total nitrogen, total phosphorus, air temperature, amounts of total suspended matter and total organic matter, and an estimate of existing fish population structure. The RIOFISH model will be used for the analysis. The project will also estimate economic benefits of various alternative management strategies for Saguaro Lake.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : reservoirs, nutrient cycling, Salt River, computer model, Saguaro Lake, recreation, eonomics
• Technical Report . . . : 280
• Supporting Agencies . : Forest Service: $6000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345689

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : An Assessment of Alternative Policies for Managing Groundwater in the State of New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Shaul Ben-David
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 89 End Date : 06/ 30/ 90 Extended to : 12/ 31/ 90

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The ultimate objective of this research is the development and justification of a set of measurable administrative variables which will adequately capture the multiobjective criteria relevant for ground water management in the state, and will attempt tobalance the trade-offs among such criteria as they arise.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : groundwater management, policy analysis, water law, economics
• Technical Report . . . : NA
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $24583.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423950A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Somatic Cell Selection to Genetically Improve Plant Water Use Efficiency and Tolerances to Stress
• Principal Investigator : Gregory Phillips
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agronomy and Horticulture
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Glenn Kuehn
• Other Department . . . : Chemistry
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 89 End Date : 06/ 30/ 92 Extended to : 12/ 31/ 93

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of this project is to develop drought and heat tolerant crop plants that conserve water. The approach involves advanced genetic research, using alfalfa and cotton as model systems. This project tests the specific hypothesis that the increased production of certain polyamines will confer higher degrees of crop water use efficiency and/or plant tolerances to drought and heat stresses.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : biotechnology, crop water use, plant stress, alafalfa, genetic, cotton, drought, heat stress
• Technical Report . . . : 289
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $74817.00, WRRI: $29732.00, ASRC: $11879.00, AES: $12345.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423927

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : RIOFISH Model Application, Verification and Improvement
• Principal Investigator : Richard Cole
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Fishery and Wildlife Sciences
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Frank Ward Tim Ward
• Other Department . . . : Agricultural Economics CAGE
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 01/ 89 End Date : 04/ 30/ 92 Extended to : 10/ 01/ 92

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This study will further develop, refine, and finalize the RIOFISH resource computer management model.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : fisheries, computer modeling, fish management
• Technical Report . . . : NA
• Supporting Agencies . : NMDGF: $1080000.00, WRRI: $448053.00, AES: $118800.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423626C

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Water and Public Welfare Project Survey
• Principal Investigator : S. Chris Nunn
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 02/ 01/ 89 End Date : 06/ 30/ 89

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The water and public welfare survey will gather the opinions of persons involved in community decision-making who are familiar with local conditions, factions and issues, on the importance of water to a spectrum of community values. The survey population includes elected officials, active citizens, business and agricultural interests, and environmental and local cultural interests. Survey results combined with information from Helen Ingram to be used in relation to the El Paso water suit.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : public welfare, community values, survey, social, economics, cultural interests
• Technical Report . . . : N/A
• Supporting Agencies . : DFA-Superfund: $7983.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423924A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Increased Water Use Efficiency in Alfalfa by Selection for Two Key Heritable Physiological Traits
• Principal Investigator : Vincent Gutschick
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Biology
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Cliff Currier
• Other Department . . . : Agronomy and Horticulture
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 01/ 88 End Date : 08/ 31/ 91

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The project seeks to improve the water-use efficiency of crop plants by developing novel, physiologically-based selection procedures for breeders. Alfalfa is used because it is a major cash crop and water user in the Southwest and it is grown for totalabove-ground biomass rather than for reproductive biomass, therefore providing a simpler case to test the research hypothesis.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : alfalfa, water-use efficiency, physiological traits, water conservation, crop
• Technical Report . . . : 263
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $167265.00, WRRI: $142162.00, AES: $26838.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423623C

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Institutional Needs and Distribution of Benefits in Use of Hydrologic Criteria to Expedite Changes in Water Use
• Principal Investigator : S. Chris Nunn
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Other Investigator . . . : Al Blair
• Other Department . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 01/ 88 End Date : 02/ 28/ 90 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 90

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will use New Mexico as a test case in studying water market transfers by identifying the problems that are most likely to result in high transactions costs, to study the nature of the existing institutional barriers that give rise to these problems and the remedies currently being considered by policy makers or which should be considered, to evaluate the benefits and costs of selected remedies from the perspective of the public interest, efficiency of water use and impacts on the community.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water rights, water markets, benefit cost analysis, public interest, water use efficiency, market transfers
• Technical Report . . . : 255
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $104603.00, WRRI: $93467.00, UNM: $4474.00, CAGE: $6884.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345680A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Heat Shock Protein Expression in Thermotolerant and Thermosensitive Lines of Cotton
• Principal Investigator : Mary O'Connell
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Plant Genetics Engineering Laboratory
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 88 End Date : 06/ 30/ 89

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will evaluate a potential mechanism by which cultivars with increased thermotolerance survive high temperatures. If successful, the results of the proposed study will provide new strategies for developing more heat tolerant and water efficient crop plants.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : heat shock proteins, cotton, plant, thermotolerance
• Technical Report . . . : 246
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $18726.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423615B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Trading Conserved Water: A Proposal to Study Market Incentives for Agricultural Conservation
• Principal Investigator : S. Chris Nunn
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 88 End Date : 06/ 30/ 89

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of the research is to identify the existing constraints on irrigators' ability to realize the value of conserved irrigation water as well as any changes in current law, administrative procedures, or private contracts that would facilitate such transfers.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : market incentives, irrigation, water transfers
• Technical Report . . . : NA
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $21164.00, WRRI: $10159.00, UNM: $8920.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423609B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water Conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Promotion of Energy Conservation through Evaluation of Irrigation System Efficiencies
• Principal Investigator : Allie Blair
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : S. Bulsterbaum L. Harris L. Blair
• Other Department . . . : Black Range RCDC WRRI WRRI
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 18/ 88 End Date : 06/ 30/ 89

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will determine ways to improve the efficiency of irrigation management field techniques such as laser leveling and irrigation scheduling. These techniques will conserve water and decrease pumping costs. The project will be coordinated with the Black Range Conservation & Development Corporation and the WRRI.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : irrigation, conservation, laser leveling, irrigation scheduling
• Technical Report . . . : M21
• Supporting Agencies . : EMR: $123168.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423612C

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water Conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Computer Water Management Model Application in New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Richard Cole
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Fishery and Wildlife Sciences
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Frank Ward Timothy Ward
• Other Department . . . : Agricultural Economics Civil Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 01/ 88 End Date : 04/ 30/ 89

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will continue the development and testing of a prototype fishery management model for the state of New Mexico.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : sport, fish management, computer models, watershed
• Technical Report . . . : 252,253
• Supporting Agencies . : G/F: $236280.00, WRRI: $120166.00, AES: $40560.00
  
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• NMSU Acct # : 01423607B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Reevaluation of Rio Grande Operating Plan Study
• Principal Investigator : Timothy Ward
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 01/ 88 End Date : 08/ 01/ 88 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 88

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The researcher will complete regression analysis of gaged streamflow data for the Rio Grande Basin above Ft. Quitman, Texas. The results of this analysis will be incorporated into the RIOFISH hydrology model. Subsequently, the researcher will assist in model analysis of alternative operational plans. The results of the regression analysis will be discussed in regard to reservoir and channel losses/gains, and the effectiveness of the low-flow conveyance channel above Elephant Butte.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : streamflow, regression, RIOFISH, computer model, low flow conveyance channel, reservoir, Elephant Butte
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : Army Corps of E: $15000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423606B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : The Water Transfer Process as a Management Option for Meeting Changing Water Demands
• Principal Investigator : F. Lee Brown
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Bureau of Business and Economic Research
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Other Investigator . . . : Lawrence MacDonnell
• Other Department . . . : Natural Resources Law Center
• Other University . . . . . : UC
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 30/ 87 End Date : 03/ 29/ 90

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objectives of this regional research are 1) to ascertain the level and kind of water transfer and exchange activities in six selected states in the western US; 2) to determine the major legal and institutional factors influencing the efficiency and equity of such transfer; 3) to measure the transaction costs imposed on water transfer activities by each state system related to legal and institutional factors; and 4) to compare findings from the six states studied and identify specific measures for expediting the transfer and exchange process. water rights and public interests and values that may be affected.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water transfer, water management, water demand, water rights
• Technical Report . . . : 267
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $51000.00, WRRI: $51000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423688

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Development of a Watershed Process Model
• Principal Investigator : Richard Cole
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Fishery and Wildlife Sciences
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Frank Ward Timothy Ward
• Other Department . . . : Agricultural Econ Civil Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 01/ 87 End Date : 04/ 30/ 88

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The researchers have developed a prototype fishery management model and this project will expand the model for statewide application.No technical completion report - completed for WRRI; see reports #252, 253 published in 1990.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : sport, fish management, computer models, watershed
• Technical Report . . . : N/A
• Supporting Agencies . : Dept. G/F: $236870.00, WRRI: $71609.00, AES: $77729.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345663B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Popular Publication on the El Paso Water Suit
• Principal Investigator : Linda Harris
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : William Gribb Robert Czerniak Richard Earl
• Other Department . . . : Earth Sciences
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 03/ 01/ 87 End Date : 07/ 31/ 87 Extended to : 10/ 01/ 88

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The project will produce a comprehensive, objective publication on the issues involved in the El Paso water suit. The report will be easily understood by decision makers as well as the general public.5/12/92 Linda Harris published 'Who's Water is it Anyway?' from this project. It can be ordered through her publishing company, Arroyo Press.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Groundwater, import, publications, export, water-law
• Technical Report . . . : N/A
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $8295.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423687

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Reconstruction of the Water Balance to the Climatic Variations in Western Lake Basins
• Principal Investigator : Fred M. Phillips
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT
• Other Investigator . . . : Andrew R. Campbell
• Other Department . . . : Geoscience
• Other University . . . . . : NMIMT
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 01/ 86 End Date : 08/ 31/ 89

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This proposal addresses the problem of climatic variability and the response of the hydrological cycle. The researchers will reconstruct the water balance of closed-basin lakes in New Mexico and California based on isotopic and chemical characteristics of sediments in cores.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : groundwater hydrology, lake basins, climatic data, closed basins, water balance, chemical analysis
• Technical Report . . . : 269
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $118614.00, WRRI: $66315.00, NMIMT: $52299.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423686B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Late Quaternary Paleohydrology of the Eastern Mojave Drainage, Southern California
• Principal Investigator : Steve Wells
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Geology
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Other Investigator . . . : Roger Anderson Leslie McFadden
• Other Department . . . : Geology
• Other University . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 01/ 86 End Date : 08/ 31/ 88 Extended to : 12/ 31/ 88

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The primary goal of this project is the quantification of major components of the hydrologic cycle for the late Quaternary in order to reconstruct the variations of past hydrologic regimes. A quantitative model based upon several physical indicators along with computer analysis will be developed.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Computer models, hydrologic cycle, quantitative model
• Technical Report . . . : 242
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $63208.00, WRRI: $51052.00, UNM: $22404.00, Resource Consult: $4000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345650B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Improving Livestock Tolerance of Toxicants in Kochia Herbage Toward Increased Usage of Kochia as a Water-Efficient Crop
• Principal Investigator : G. Stanley Smith
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Animal Science
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : H.E. Kiesling R.E. Finkner
• Other Department . . . : Biology Agricultural Science Center
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 86 End Date : 06/ 30/ 88 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 88

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The research will increase livestock tolerance of toxicants in kochia herbage and thereby increase theacreage of agronomic cropland used for kochia production. This will conserve water resources used in irrigation agriculture and improve the agricultural economy of New Mexico.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : kochia herbage, toxicants, tolerance, livestock, crop, water efficiency
• Technical Report . . . : 236
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $45000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423662

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation Management Procedures to Maximize Production of Alfalfa Populations Selected for Increased Performance Under Deficit Levels*
• Principal Investigator : Bill A. Melton
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Crop and Soil Sciences
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 86 End Date : 06/ 30/ 87

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of the project is to determine effects of timing and amount of flood applied irrigation on stand longevity, forage yield, and water use efficiency of alfalfa populations selected for increased performance under deficit levels of irrigation.*of Irrigation
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation efficiency, irrigation practices, crop production, water use efficiency, plant breeding
• Technical Report . . . : 225
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $23384.00, AES: $11342.00, WRRI: $12043.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423693

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Physiological Route to Increased Water-Use Efficiency in Alfalfa
• Principal Investigator : Vincent P. Gutschick
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Biology
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Gary L. Cunningham
• Other Department . . . : Biology
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 86 End Date : 06/ 30/ 88

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The project will validate in individual plants quantitative relations of two physiological traits, Ci and SLM to water-use efficiency and forage yield. The results will be used in designing breeding programs for alfalfa for improved water-use efficiency. In phase I, the researchers introduced physiological control to reduce genetically the water usage of alfalfa, the first-ranked cash crop in New Mexico. The physiological controls could provide a model for improvements in other crop species.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Water-use efficiency, irrigation requirements, alfalfa, crop yield, plant physiology, photosynthesis
• Technical Report . . . : 239
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $50104.00, Biology: $2200.00, PGEL: $15274.00, WRRI: $22722.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423670B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : State Appropriation of Unappropriated Groundwater
• Principal Investigator : Timothy De Young
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Division of Public Administration
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 06/ 19/ 86 End Date : 08/ 31/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The research will formulate and conduct a survey to ascertain those regions of New Mexico which have an interest in participating in a state appropriation program. Also, an analysis of the ISC for the purpose of determining the feasibility of having the commission operate a state appropriation program will be conducted.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Groundwater, water users, water management
• Technical Report . . . : N/A
• Supporting Agencies . : Office of Gov.: $11000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423683

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Computer Model Application in New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Richard Cole
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Fishery and Wildlife Sciences
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Timothy Ward Frank Ward
• Other Department . . . : Civil Engineering Agricultural Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 01/ 86 End Date : 04/ 30/ 87

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The project will link, integrate, refine and apply hydrological, biological and economical submodels into a more accurate working model with greater emphasis on watershed processes. The model will be applied to sport fisheries management in major watersheds of New Mexico.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : sport, fish management, watershed, computer models
• Technical Report . . . : 223
• Supporting Agencies . : Dept. Game/Fish: $237270.00, WRRI: $38330.00, Ag Exper. Stat: $41241.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423691B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Modifications to Cropland Inventory Project by County and Sub-Basin, New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Robert R. Lansford
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 13/ 86 End Date : 06/ 30/ 86 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project supplements an on-going AES project dealing with cropland uses and agricultural water depletions in New Mexico. The supplemental information includes estimates of irrigated crops for the l985 crop year by the 10 surface water drainage basins in New Mexico in addition to the normal county level data.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Cropland, water deficit, irrigation, drainage basins
• Technical Report . . . : N/A
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $9662.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345639B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Predicting Chemical Movement in Soils
• Principal Investigator : George O'Connor
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agronomy and Horticulture
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 01/ 86 End Date : 06/ 30/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of the project is to verify model predictions of selected chemical movement in laboratory column studies. The model data base will include soil, chemical and climatic data important to New Mexico. The model will be modified as possible to accomodate conditions peculiar to New Mexico.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : computer models, climatic data, soil
• Technical Report . . . : M17
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $4870.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423685

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Dona Ana County Water Plan
• Principal Investigator : John Hernandez
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Craig Mapel
• Other Department . . . : Agricultural Economics
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 12/ 18/ 85 End Date : 12/ 31/ 87 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 88

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The project will determine present water demand and present water rights on best available information in Dona Ana County for all entities including, but not limited to, the City of Las Cruces, the Village of Hatch, Town of Mesilla, City of Sunland Park, EBID and supplemental farm wells which are declared, public water utilities, water users assoications, the County of Dona Ana, NMSU and other water providers.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Water demand, water policy, water rights
• Technical Report . . . : N/A
• Supporting Agencies . : County of DA: $19617.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345637

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Water Resources Archive Project - Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
• Principal Investigator : Darlis Miller
• Department . . . . . . . . . : History
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Ira Clark, Austin Hoover
• Other Department . . . : Rio Grande Collection
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 85 End Date : 06/ 30/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Conservancy and irrigation district's records are a valuable source of information on the operating history of these districts. These records are not only of interest to historians, but also legal researchers and current water managers. The records ofmost districts are not physically available to researchers or arranged in a way that makes finding the required information convenient. This project will add the non-current records of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District to those of EBID which are already preserved in the Rio Grande Collection's Water Resources Archive. and cataloging will make the records available to current users and preserve them for future users
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation districts, history, libraries
• Technical Report . . . : 208
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $25000.00

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• NMSU Acct # : 01423656B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Computer Application in New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Richard Cole
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Fisheries and Wildlife
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Paul Turner, Frank Ward, Tim Ward
• Other Department . . . : Ag. Economics, Civil Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 85 End Date : 04/ 30/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will build on the results of the recently completed integrated hydrological, biological, and economic model of the reservoir system on the Rio Grande. It will: 1) validate the existing model coefficients, 2) link the existing model with specific New Mexico watershed models, 3) expand the applications to other major rivers in the state, and 4) provide technical training to the agency personal who will be the ultimate model users.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : computer models, fish managment, sport, reservoir
• Technical Report . . . : 223
• Supporting Agencies . : Game&Fish: $149832.00, WRRI: $24833.00, AES: $23183.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423651B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Development of a Drip Irrigation Scheduling Model
• Principal Investigator : Theodore Sammis
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 01/ 85 End Date : 12/ 31/ 86 Extended to : 03/ 31/ 87

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Current irrigation scheduling models are designed for use with flood or sprinkler irrigation. In trickle irrigation the quantity of water applied and the geometry of its application are different than in conventional irrigation. This project will produce an irrigation scheduling model for the drip irrigation of the high value crops chile, grapes and pecans that accounts for the different nature of drip or trickle techniques. Computer software available through WRRI at a cost of $20.00 which supplements Report #224.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation programs, trickle irrigation, crops
• Technical Report . . . : 224
• Supporting Agencies . : ISC: $5000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345634

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : SIMSED Computer Model
• Principal Investigator : Timothy Ward
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 08/ 30/ 84 End Date : 12/ 31/ 84

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Current sediment models are complex and require computing power and computing expertise not normally available to forest managers. This project will reduce the more complex sedimentation models to a SIMplified SEDimentation Determination (SIMSED) modeldesigned to be used by working forest managers using IBM PC compatible computers.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Computer models, sedimentation, forest management
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : NMSWCD: $9955.00, WRRI: $2501.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423639B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Study of the Feasibility of State Appropriations of Unappropriated Underground Water in New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Charles DuMars
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Law
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Other Investigator . . . : Al Utton, Ron Cummings, Robert Lansford
• Other Department . . . : Economics, Ag. Economics
• Other University . . . . . : UNM NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 08/ 01/ 84 End Date : 02/ 15/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Thus far the New Mexico state government has served as a regulator of commerce in water rights. Recent litigation has altered the degree to which states may regulate commerce in water. This project will examine the economic and legal ramifications of the state entering the water market as a participant rather than just as a regulator.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water law, market, water rights
• Technical Report . . . : 200
• Supporting Agencies . : Ofc. of Governor: $180000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423652B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Groundwater Basin Parameter Estimation and Simulation Under Uncertainty,
• Principal Investigator : John Wilson
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 15/ 84 End Date : 06/ 30/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Water management decisions are only as good as the models on which they are based, yet the accuracy of the models is often unknown. Groundwater management decisions based on model studies are influenced by model uncertainities. A stochastic numericalmodel that accounts for parameter uncertainty will be applied to the Deming portion of the Mimbres Basin in New Mexico. The uncertainity of historical simulation as well as the simulation of future conditions, will be estimated using both first order-second moment and monte carlo methods.monte carlo methods. usefulness of water level uncertainties to groundwater managers will be assessed in cooperation with the State Engineer Office.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Water management, stochastic models, groundwater management
• Technical Report . . . : 226
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $47930.00, WRRI: $15963.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345626B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Water Resources Archive Project
• Principal Investigator : Darlis Miller
• Department . . . . . . . . . : History
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Austin Hoover
• Other Department . . . : Library
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 84 End Date : 06/ 30/ 85

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will collect, process for archiving, and index the non-current records of the Elephant Butte Irrigation District. A finding guide to the collection will also be prepared. The EBID was one of the first irrigation districts established under the reclamation act and is therefore of national as well as regional historical interest.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation districts, history, libraries
• Technical Report . . . : 190
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $23375.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345629B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Projections of Water Availability in the Gila/San Francisco and Lower Rio Grande Surface Water Basins to the Year 2010
• Principal Investigator : Brian McDonald
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Bureau of Business and Economic Research
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 84 End Date : 06/ 30/ 85

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This research will make projections of economic development, water demand and water supply in the Gila/San Francisco and Lower Rio Grande water basins to the year 2010. Current water use patterns will be described. Future demand predictions will be based on population growth and economic pattern predictions.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Water demand, water supply, water availability
• Technical Report . . . : 212
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $16795.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345631B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Surge Flow Irrigation on Closed Borders to Conserve Water
• Principal Investigator : Robert Hulsman
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Ag. Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Dave Lugg
• Other Department . . . : Crop and Soil Science
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 84 End Date : 12/ 31/ 88

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This research involves field investigations to study the effects that surge-flow irrigation has on water distribution and application efficiency as compared to conventional surface irrigation of closed borders. The tests will develop data on advance rates, recession rates, effects of border slope, length of run, inflow rates, and water inflow on-off times. The research will be conducted on sandy loam soils near Deming in alfalfa, barley and bare fields. Yr I $24,694, Yr. II $16,345. $27,000 remained when project terminated.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Surge flow, surface irrigation, irrigation efficiency
• Technical Report . . . : N/A
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $14039.00
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  NMSU Acct # : 01345650A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : New Mexico Water Atlas
• Principal Investigator : William Gribb
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Earth Science
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : R. Czerniak; R. Earl
• Other Department . . . : Earth Sciences
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 23/ 84 End Date : 04/ 30/ 84 Extended to : 05/ 31/ 84

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of the project is to provide decision makers with a single intelligible source of water information. The decision makers include government officials and businessmen, as well as researchers and reference librarians.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Water resources development, libraries
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $6000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423650

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Somatic Cell Selection for the Genetic Improvement of Water Use Efficiency in Crop Plants: Alfalfa -- A Model System
• Principal Investigator : Greg Phillips
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Horticulture/PGEL
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 15/ 84 End Date : 12/ 31/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This cell selection project will use alfalfa as a model system to validate cell selection techniques for water use efficiency. An earlier project entitled 'Improving Water Use Efficiency in Alfalfa by Genetic Engineering' tested cellular selection as a method of speeding the development of water tolerant plant cultivars.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : plant water potential, alfalfa, engineering, water use efficiency
• Technical Report . . . : 221
• Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $49992.00, WRRI: $21600.00, ISC: $22000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345676A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Maximum Utilization of Rainwater and Limited Irrigation Water for Crop Production under Semiarid Conditions
• Principal Investigator : H. Dale Fuehring
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Plant Science Center at Clovis (Plains Branch Sta)
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Ralph Finkner
• Other Department . . . : Plant Science Center at Clovis (Plains Branch Sta)
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 83 End Date : 09/ 30/ 85 Extended to : 01/ 01/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Underground irrigation water from the Ogallala formation in the eastern New Mexico area is being rapidly depleted and reversion to dryland cropping is already taking place. However, the area's 10 to 14 inches of growing season rainfall is adequate for financially feasible crop production provided no water is lost to runoff and if it can be concentrated near the growing plants. This project will develop a system for continuous-growing spring-seeded crops using minimum tillage and furrow diking to prevent runoff. This will directly use 3/4 of the annual rainfall that occurs during the growing season.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation, rainfall, crop, semiarid lands
• Technical Report . . . : N\A
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $30600.00

• NMSU Acct # : 01423609A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Water Availability in Selected New Mexico Surface Water Basins to the year 2000
• Principal Investigator : Brian McDonald
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics/Law
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Other Investigator . . . : John Tyssling
• Other Department . . . : Bureau of Business and Economic Research
• Other University . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 83 End Date : 06/ 30/ 84

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will use demographic projections and economic projections to determine the growth, water supply, water demand, and water availability in the Arkansas-Red-White River Basin of New Mexico in the year 2000.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Water demand, water supply, water availability
• Technical Report . . . : 186
• Supporting Agencies . : OWP: $20365.00, WRRI: $10997.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345669A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Pecan Nut Yield and Tree Growth as Influenced by Irrigation
• Principal Investigator : Ted Sammis
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Robert Lansford
• Other Department . . . : Agricultural Economics
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 82 End Date : 12/ 31/ 85

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This research will determine if a common crop production function can be used for trees of all ages, adjusted for crown area, or if age specific functions must be applied. The approach will be to measure the response of different aged trees to various levels of moisture stress, and model their growth yield and evapo-transpiration response under different moisture amounts and timing regimes.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Crop, moisture stress, trees, evapotranspiration
• Technical Report . . . : 196
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $53590.00

• NMSU Acct # : 01345647

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Institutional Preferences for Managing New Mexico Water
• Principal Investigator : Timothy De Young
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Division of Public Administration
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 82 End Date : 09/ 30/ 83 Extended to : 11/ 30/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will determine the preferences of various groups in the state with respect to water management alternatives. The groups to be compared are water 'experts', water users, and the general public. The project will design a survey form, debugit, and administer it to a statistically satisfactory sample from each group.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Water users, water management, satistical analysis
• Technical Report . . . : 184
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $20335.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423670A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Afghan Pine Irrigation Strategies Derived from Non Weighing Lysimeter Studies
• Principal Investigator : James Fisher
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Horticulture
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 82 End Date : 12/ 31/ 84

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : There are sparse data available on the water requirements of trees. This is particularly true for conifers. This project will determine the consumptive use requirements for the Afghan Pine. This tree is drought tolerant and could become a valuable ChristmasTree and pulpwood crop for New Mexico if we understand its growth requirements under our conditions.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Drought, pine trees, agronomic crop
• Technical Report . . . : 193
• Supporting Agencies . : Synfuel Conv.: $4150.00, WRRI: $4180.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345646

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Genetic Improvement of Salt Tolerance in Chile Pepper
• Principal Investigator : Steven Tanksley
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Horticulture
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Gregory Phillips
• Other Department . . . : Horticulture
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 82 End Date : 06/ 30/ 84 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 84

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Chile is a high cash value crop that is relativelysensitive to salt damage. This project will use the genetic engineering techniques of biochemical marker analysis and cell selection to determine the potential for improving the salt tolerance of chile.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Saline water, agronomic crops, salt tolerance
• Technical Report . . . : 187
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $50394.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423606A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : An Isotopic Investigation of Groundwater Resources in the Nacimiento and San Juan Formations, San Juan Basin, New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Fred Phillips
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 82 End Date : 07/ 30/ 84

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will analyze groundwaters for concentrations of natural isotopes such as trituim and concentrations of noble gasses such as argon. These concentrations can be used to identify and date the water. These data will be used to model the movement and mixing of waters in a complex multiaquifer groundwater system.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Groundwater, basin, isotope studies
• Technical Report . . . : 197
• Supporting Agencies . : OWP: $24941.00, WRRI: $37685.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345666

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Groundwater Resources and Alternative Institutional Arrangement for their Management
• Principal Investigator : Albert E. Utton
• Department . . . . . . . . . : School of Law
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 01/ 82 End Date : 04/ 30/ 83 Extended to : 04/ 30/ 84

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The basic objectives of the research are to evaluate criteria to be considered in apportioning groundwater resources by political boundaries, and to suggest possible institutional alternatives to administer equitable apportionment.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Groundwater management, conservation, apportionment
• Technical Report . . . : N/A
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $7000.00

• NMSU Acct # : 01423629

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Landsat Monitoring of Irrigated Acreage in New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Michael Inglis
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Technology Application Center
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 03/ 01/ 82 End Date : 02/ 28/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will examine existing methods of irrigated land inventories using satellite data and improve upon existing estimations. The satellite acreage measurements could serve as a second source corroboration of existing collection methods, improvecurrency of data and improve satellite inventorying methods.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation, satellite, data collections, data interpretations
• Technical Report . . . : 165
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $13313.00, WRRI: $6657.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345665

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Simplified Test for Solar Water Purification
• Principal Investigator : Charles M. Redman
• Department . . . . . . . . . : NM Solar Energy Institute
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 03/ 01/ 82 End Date : 06/ 30/ 82 Extended to : 02/ 28/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : In this project, on-hand equipment will be used to determine if a solar-driven, low pressure system would be technically and economically practical. This technique used a low-cost unglazed FAFCO solar panel as a heater and vapor condenser.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Water purification, solar distillation, wastewater treatment, radiation, energy evaporation
• Technical Report . . . : 160
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $2600.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423642B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Selective Breeding Program to Improve the Water Use Efficiency and Nutritive Acceptability of Kochia as a Forage and Grazing Crop
• Principal Investigator : Ralph Finkner
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Ag. Sci. Center at Clovis (Plains Branch Sta)
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : H. Dale Fuehring
• Other Department . . . : Ag. Sci. Center at Clovis (Plains Branch Sta)
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 01/ 82 End Date : 12/ 31/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The object of this kochia breeding project is to increase the plant's ability to produce high forage yield on low water amounts. Through breeding trials, the project is also trying to lower oxalate to levels that are not toxic to cattle. The researchers are looking for genetic markers to aid the breeding process and is trying to select plants with desirable forage characteristics.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Desert plants, water conservation
• Technical Report . . . : 213
• Supporting Agencies . : ISC: $100500.00, WRC Title III: $16500.00, AES: $4930.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423612B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Developing an Irrigation Scheduling Methodology
• Principal Investigator : Robert Hulsman
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 01/ 82 End Date : 01/ 15/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This research will develop the methodology associated with the implementation of an irrigation management/scheduling service for the high plains area of New Mexico. The project will develop the irrigation scheduling model and verify it with climatalogic data, and soil moisture levels. Some funding was used by WRRI to produce video (V9) entitled, 'Innovations in Irrigations'.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation programs, scheduling, soil moisture, climatology
• Technical Report . . . : 183
• Supporting Agencies . : ISC: $60800.00, WRC Title III: $16800.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345664

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Economic Impact Analysis of Water Use in the Lower Rio Grande of New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Robert Lansford
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Shaul Ben-David
• Other Department . . . : Economics
• Other University . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 11/ 02/ 81 End Date : 06/ 30/ 82 Extended to : 12/ 31/ 82

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will determine the localized impacts that would result from El Paso's proposed appropriation of 246,000 acre-feet annually from the Mesilla Bolson. Linear programming and input-output analysis will be used.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water conservation, interstate, models
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $9108.00, AES: $5400.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345660

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Gradient Irrigation of Winter Wheat for Maximum Utilization of Water
• Principal Investigator : H. Dale Fuehring
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Plains Branch Station
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : George Morin
• Other Department . . . : Plains Branch Station
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 81 End Date : 09/ 30/ 82 Extended to : 02/ 28/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The project will provide data for making more informed water management decisions than presently available. The water efficiency of the gradient approach for winter wheat production under the climatic conditions of the Southern High Plains will be determined.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Water management, wheat, climatic data
• Technical Report . . . : none
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $6016.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345663A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Congressional Control of Interstate Waters 1890-1915
• Principal Investigator : Don Klein
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Attorney
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 01/ 81 End Date : 12/ 15/ 81 Extended to : 04/ 01/ 82

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The researcher will investigate Congressional action on interstate waters in the west between 1890 and 1915 with particular emphasis on the Rio Grande River. The project will determine whether Congress acted fully to allocate the water supply of the Rio Grande basin at Elephant Butte and downstream.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Interstate, legislation, history
• Technical Report . . . : n/a
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $15000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423615A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation Cost Reduction and Energy Conservation through Upgrading Pumping Plant Efficiency on the High Plains
• Principal Investigator : George Abernathy
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Charlie Hohn
• Other Department . . . : Extension
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 81 End Date : 12/ 31/ 85

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This long running project tests well pumping plantefficiency and recommends measures for upgrading them. During this project, a total of 685 pump efficiency tests were conducted in all of the major pump irrigated areas of the state.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation, pump testing, energy loss, cost savings
• Technical Report . . . : 167
• Supporting Agencies . : 4 Corners Comm: $15000.00, WRC Title III: $17000.00, ISC: $54640.00

• NMSU Acct # : 01345655

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Preconditioning Cotton to Improve Water Use Efficiency and Conserve Irrigation Water
• Principal Investigator : James Fowler
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Crop/Soil Sciences
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 80 End Date : 09/ 30/ 81 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 82

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of the project is to determine the effect of water stress history on subsequent water use efficiency of cotton. The stress levels and timing required to produce a water saving drought will be defined. Morphological and physiological characteristics will be studied.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Drought, water stress, cotton
• Technical Report . . . : 192
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $17598.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345662

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Sodium Sealed Miniwatershed System for Crop Production with Limited Rainfall
• Principal Investigator : H. Dale Fuehring
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Plains Branch Station
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 80 End Date : 09/ 30/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The proposed research program will develop a system of water concentration whereby the normal rainfall would be sufficient for dependable dryland cropping, even in years of relatively low rainfall. The application rates needed will be established alongwith estimates of their durability. The response of various crops to increased water will be determined over various annual rainfall patterns.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : miniwatersheds, water harvesting, semiarid crop production, dry farming drought evasion
• Technical Report . . . : 172
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $4306.00, OWRT: $2288.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345653

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Agronomic Evaluation of Salt Grass as a Potential Forage Crop in Pastures Irrigated with Saline Water
• Principal Investigator : David Lugg
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Crop/Soil Sciences
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 08/ 15/ 80 End Date : 09/ 30/ 83 Extended to : 12/ 15/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Previous WRRI projects showed that salt grass had the potential to be a salt tolerant forage crop under New Mexico's conditions of sunlight, temperatures and salinity. This project will determine if these predictions from laboratory data are validated in field plots.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Salt grass, salt tolerant, crop, laboratory, field tests
• Technical Report . . . : 162
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $61714.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423656A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Proposal to Conduct a Regulatory Conference for Water Utility Companies
• Principal Investigator : Kenneth Nowotny
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Center for Business Research
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : David Smith
• Other Department . . . : Center for Business Research
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 01/ 80 End Date : 03/ 31/ 81

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The purpose of the conference was present to the participants an integrated overview of the concept of regulation and the essentials of the rate-making process.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Conference, water utility, water regulation
• Technical Report . . . : none
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT (UNC): $5000.00, WRRI: $17394.00, Reg Fees: $6000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423657A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Adaptation of Crambe Species as an Alternative Biological Source of Oil and Protein for Arid Lands Agriculture
• Principal Investigator : James L. Fowler
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Crop and Soil Sciences
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 04/ 15/ 80 End Date : 10/ 31/ 82 Extended to : 01/ 31/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of this project is to evaluate Crambe spp. as an alternate biological source of oil and protein for adaptation to arid lands, agriculture with special emphasis on productivity under conditions of limited water and salinity.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Arid lands, agriculture, salinity, oil, proteins, plants
• Technical Report . . . : 163
• Supporting Agencies . : NSF: $99472.00, WRRI: $4000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423655

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Case History Study to Document the Effectiveness of Water Use Efficiency Research
• Principal Investigator : Thomas G. Bahr
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 04/ 01/ 80 End Date : 09/ 30/ 80 Extended to : 03/ 31/ 81

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The project is a regional analysis of the effectiveness of water use efficiency research in the Southern Plains Region. The principal objective is to acquire documentation by users and other practitioners of research results to establish firmly that OWRT supported studies do in fact get used in the real world.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Case history, water use efficiency, water conservation, economic evaluation
• Technical Report . . . : 133
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $15000.00, WRRI: $7200.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423652A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Effects of Decreased Watering on Wheat Yields - High Plains Area of New Mexico, Phase I, II
• Principal Investigator : Theodore Sammis
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 79 End Date : 12/ 08/ 82 Extended to : 02/ 01/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of the research is to develop the crop-production function for wheat and to model growth production of wheat under soil-moisture stress conditions.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Alfalfa, cotton, crop response, sprinkler irrigation, lysimeters
• Technical Report . . . : 179
• Supporting Agencies . : ISC: $40000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423647

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Irrigated Agricultural Decision Strategies for Variable Weather Conditions
• Principal Investigator : Robert Lansford
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Theodore Sammis James Libbon Morris Finkner
• Other Department . . . : Ag. Econ. Ext. Serv. Exp. Stat.
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 79 End Date : 09/ 30/ 82 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : An interdisciplinary team will study the problem of a declining source of groundwater coupled with uncertainties of yield, increasing production costs, and effects of variable climatic factors in the Southern High Plains of New Mexico.Also 1423646 and AES contributing accounts.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Economic prediction, computer models, precipitation, farm management
• Technical Report . . . : 170
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $211364.00, WRRI: $154286.00, AES: $57078.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423653

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Water Use Production Functions of Selected Agronomic Crops in Northwest New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : E.J. Gregory
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Theodore Sammis Craig E. Kallsen
• Other Department . . . : Agronomy Agricultural Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 28/ 79 End Date : 09/ 27/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project studied the consumptive use of water as incfluenced by the level of nitrogen fertilization of spring barley, pinto beans, and field corn in northwestern New Mexico.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : irrigation, consumptive use, evapotranspiration, plants
• Technical Report . . . : 137
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $37050.00, WRRI: $22009.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423660A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Water Use Production Functions of Selected Crops in Northwestern New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : E. Gregory
• Department . . . . . . . . . : San Juan Branch Station
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Theodore Sammis
• Other Department . . . : Agricultural Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 28/ 79 End Date : 04/ 30/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objectives of the project include developing a water-production function for the crops: spring barley, alfalfa, pinto beans, and grain corn. The level of nitrogen fertility and how it affects the water-production function will be studied.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Statistical model, water management, barley, alfalfa, beans, corn, nitrogen, agriculture, water consumption
• Technical Report . . . : 159, 137
• Supporting Agencies . : Bur. Reclamation: $76500.00, WRRI: $42196.00, OWRT: $37050.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423645

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Economic Impact of Alternative Resolutions of Pueblo Indian Reserved Rights in the Rio Grande Basin
• Principal Investigator : Albert E. Utton
• Department . . . . . . . . . : School of Law
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Other Investigator . . . : Gary Libecap
• Other Department . . . : Economics
• Other University . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 79 End Date : 09/ 30/ 82 Extended to : 01/ 31/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of this project is to analyze the legal issues involved in Pueblo Indian reserved water rights claims and to estimate the economic impact of alternative resolutions of these claims on the Pueblo Indians, agricultural water users, municipalities and industry.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Economic efficiency, Indian reserved rights, agricultural production
• Technical Report . . . : 201 & 202
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $193892.00, WRRI: $197106.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423698B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Design and Evaluation of System for Inventorying and Managing New Mexico's Water Resource Data
• Principal Investigator : Garrey Carruthers
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Robert Lansford
• Other Department . . . : Agricultural Economics
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 79 End Date : 06/ 30/ 81

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of the research is to design and evaluate water data management systems which will enhance data availability to and use by a wide range of water data users. The researchers will identify the present water resource data base, identigy users and their needs and design and evaluate the data availability.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water management, water records, water resources development, data collections
• Technical Report . . . : none
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $30000.00

• NMSU Acct # : 01423696

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Model Development for Optimization of Sport Fisheries in the Rio Grande of New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Richard Cole
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Fisheries and Wildlife
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Frank Ward(replaces Carruthers) Tim Ward (replaces Sabol)
• Other Department . . . : Agricultural Economics, Civil Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 79 End Date : 06/ 30/ 85

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project is designed to produce an integrated hydrological, biological and economic model of the Rio Grande basin. Particular emphasis is on the reservoirs in the system. The output of the hydrologic model will provide input into the biological model which will predict fish production. This information is fed to the economic model to predict economic impact of sport fishing. The model allows fisheries managers to assess the economic impact resulting from water management choices, and to attemptto maximize fishing opportunities and resulting income by water rights purchase or working with other water users on delivery schedules.11/11/85 Final report in process- files transfered to drawer 4 of Rm 101 files
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : sport fishing, computer models, fish management
• Technical Report . . . : 223
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $251671.00, Game/Fish & NR: $502447.00, AES: $36807.00, ISC: $34900.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423697A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : High Plains Regional Study - CDM
• Principal Investigator : Robert Lansford
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Shaul Ben-David
• Other Department . . . : Economics
• Other University . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 79 End Date : 03/ 31/ 83

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Given that irrigation sources in the High Plains areas of Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Nebraska will be depleted in individual counties, in the next few years, this project will study developmnet alternatives. The project will identify and describe the policies and actions required to carry out promising development strategies.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation, water deficit
• Technical Report . . . : 146
• Supporting Agencies . : CD&M: $198844.00, State Eng.: $1000.00, WRRI: $27528.00, ISC: $9840.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345624

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : An Analysis of New Mexico Residents' Attitudes Toward Water Use and Monetary Tradeoffs
• Principal Investigator : David C. Carlson
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Marketing
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Eric R. Pratt Robin T. Peterson
• Other Department . . . : Marketing Marketing
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 06/ 01/ 79 End Date : 12/ 31/ 79 Extended to : 06/ 15/ 80

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The research will provide information to aid public policy formulators with water quality planning programs. Public attitudes toward the use of New Mexico's water resources will be determined. The study will also determine how citizens feel about keeping waters clean and pure. The information generated will help us to better understand the attitudes of the New Mexico public.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Recreational water use, citizens' input, citizens attitudes, water use tradeoffs
• Technical Report . . . : 129
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $9140.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345640

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Case Studies of Development of New Mexico Water Resource Institutions
• Principal Investigator : F. Lee Brown
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Bureau of Business and Economic Research
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Other Investigator . . . : M. Brian McDonald
• Other Department . . . : Bureau of Business and Economic Research
• Other University . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 78 End Date : 09/ 30/ 79 Extended to : 12/ 15/ 79

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The project will trace the historical development of two important New Mexico water institutions to study the way that development of these institutions has affected water allocation, demand, and supply in the state. The researchers will specify the issues that currently face these two institutions to indicate the way these current issues have developed from previous institutional history.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : History, water allocation, water demand, water supply, water management
• Technical Report . . . : 131
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $20955.00

• NMSU Acct # : 01423623A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Effects of Decreased Watering on Crop Yields, Phase I, II
• Principal Investigator : Theodore W. Sammis
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 78 End Date : 09/ 30/ 81

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The project will set up a plot designed to irrigate alfalfa with a decreasing total water application using a sprinkler-line source. Evapotranspiration and associated yield will be measured. Predicted growth rate of alfalfa will be compared to actual growth rates in the field.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Evapotranspriation, alfalfa, soil moisture, irrigation, sprinkler irrigation
• Technical Report . . . : 136
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $40873.00, WRRI: $17904.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423633A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Development of Water Research Framework for the Colorado River-Great Basin Region
• Principal Investigator : Garrey Carruthers
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Sol Resnick
• Other Department . . . : UA CWIC (Consortium of Water Institutes & Ctrs)
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 01/ 78 End Date : 12/ 31/ 79 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 80

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will provide a means for the Institutes in the Colorado River-Great Basin states to collaborate with the major research users in problem identification and definition of priority research tasks. Research projects will be designed to implement the needs identified.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : programming, Colorado River, collaborative project
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $17000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423649

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Eval. of Irrigation Mgmt Proceedures to Maximize Prod. of Alfalfa Populations Selected for Increased Perf. under Deficit Lev *
• Principal Investigator : Bill Melton
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Crop and Soil Science
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Cliff Currier
• Other Department . . . : Crop and Soil Science
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 12/ 21/ 77 End Date : 12/ 31/ 86

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project aims to develop alfalfa strains that will maintain current yield levels with less water. This study uses standard plant breeding and selection techniques. Several cultivars with improved water use efficiency have been produced.*of Irrigation
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Alfalfa, plant growth, plant water potential, irrigation
• Technical Report . . . : 222
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $39135.00, ISC: $215750.00, OWRT: $50000.00, WRC Title III: $49250.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423694

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : The Energy Impact on Irrigated Agricultural Production in the Estancia and Southwestern Closed Basins of New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Robert Lansford
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : George Sabol
• Other Department . . . : Civil Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 12/ 21/ 77 End Date : 12/ 21/ 79 Extended to : 04/ 30/ 80

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of this research is to evaluate the energy impact of energy prices and supplies on the agricultural production base in Estancia and Southwest Closed Basins of New Mexico. A specific objective is to determine when an aquifer can no longer be an effective source of supply.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Aquifer, water conservation, fertilizers, cropping, economic impact
• Technical Report . . . : 123
• Supporting Agencies . : ISC: $25000.00, Title III: $20000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-218

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Public Law 92-500 and Alternative Treatments of Wastewater Effluents in Albuquerque
• Principal Investigator : James R. Mathews
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Dept. of Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Other Investigator . . . : Micha Gisser
• Other Department . . . : Economics
• Other University . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 77 End Date : 09/ 30/ 78

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The major objective of this research was to study three potential alternative non-conventional tertiary effluent treatment which could be adopted by the City of Albuquerque.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : sewage, tertiary treatment, Public Law 92-500, wastewater
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $20645.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423616A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Influence of Oasis Conditions on Consumptive Use
• Principal Investigator : Alvin E. Stewart
• Department . . . . . . . . . : San Juan Branch Experiment Station
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 77 End Date : 09/ 30/ 78 Extended to : 12/ 31/ 79

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objectives of this project are to determine the rate of change of consumptive use (evapotranspiration) with distance from the desert edge of irrigated cropland and to determine the width of irrigated cropland along the desert edge which is influenced by oasis conditions.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Crops, energy, irrigation, oasis, evapotranspiration, climate, soil moisture
• Technical Report . . . : N/A
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $7215.00, WRRI: $5733.00

• NMSU Acct # : 01423614

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Water Use and Management of Trickle Irrigated Chile
• Principal Investigator : Peter Wierenga
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agronomy and Horticulture
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 02/ 77 End Date : 12/ 31/ 85

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This long running project has changed titles and thrusts several times over the last eight years. Early work demonstrated the feasibility of using trickle irrigation on row crops from an engineering and soils point of view. The present study is aimed at showing that the yield increase and product quality increase justify the cost of installation on an economic basis.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation, crops, trickle irrigation, economic efficiency, soil
• Technical Report . . . : 203
• Supporting Agencies . : ISC: $147140.00, WRC Title III: $47600.00, WRRI: $16749.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423634A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Analysis of Priority Water Resources Problems for the Southern Plains Region
• Principal Investigator : Garrey Carruthers
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Jack R. Runkle
• Other Department . . . : Texas
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 76 End Date : 12/ 31/ 77

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The Institutes of the Southern Plains Region strived to improve the effectiveness of their research programs through each state's identification of urgent water problems. Garrey Carruthers prepared the section on critical water resource problems in NewMexico.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : southern plains, priority research problems
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $0.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345626A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Proposal for the Study of Institutional Alternatives for the Management of Groundwaters Shared by New Mexico and Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Albert E. Utton
• Department . . . . . . . . . : School of Law
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 08/ 01/ 76 End Date : 07/ 31/ 77 Extended to : 05/ 31/ 78

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project focuses on the design and development of institutional alternatives for the management of those aquifers shared binationally by Mexico and New Mexico.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Aquifers, ground waters, water management, governmental institutions
• Technical Report . . . : 109
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $10206.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-158

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Pueblo Water Rights on the Upper Rio Grande
• Principal Investigator : John W. Clark
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J.W. Balch
• Other Department . . . : Civil Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 76 End Date : 07/ 01/ 78 Extended to : 07/ 31/ 78

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project deals with the water rights of the Indians of the Tesuque Pueblo, one of four Indian Pueblos involved in a legal dispute over the water rights of the Pojaque Drainage Basin
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : water rights, Pueblo Indians, Upper Rio Grande
• Technical Report . . . : 098
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $38093.00, WRRI: $38093.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01345625A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Improved Method of Estimating Crop Consumptive Use and Distribution of Soil Water in Irrigated Soil Profile
• Principal Investigator : Peter J. Wierenga
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agronomy
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Sameir Al-Khafaf Boyce C. Williams
• Other Department . . . : Soil Physics Soil Science
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 06/ 01/ 76 End Date : 12/ 31/ 78

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This study focused on determining a method to study the distribution of cotton roots with depth and time in field soils. A computer simulation model will then be developed to compute changes in water content with depth and time in a layered soil.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : cotton, trickle irrigation, soil evaporation
• Technical Report . . . : 103
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $32535.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 01423612A

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Geochemical and Hydrological Investigation of Groundwater Recharge in the Roswell Basin in New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Gerardo Gross
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT
• Other Investigator . . . : Lynn W. Gelhar Vijay Singh
• Other Department . . . : Geoscience
• Other University . . . . . : NMIMT
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 75 End Date : 03/ 01/ 79

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The researchers will interpret records by use of modern spectral analysis techniques of the well drillings at the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District. Radioactive and geochemical correlation studies that include springs and flowing wells in the recharge area will also be conducted.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Water management, well drilling, spectual analysis, recharge
• Technical Report . . . : 122
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $65815.00, WRRI: $14916.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-203B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : History of Elephant Butte Irrigation District
• Principal Investigator : Paul Lester
• Department . . . . . . . . . : History
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 01/ 01/ 75 End Date : 06/ 30/ 77

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project provides a well-documented history of water resources in the Mesilla Valley. Research includes study of water resources, water law and conservation in the Elephant Butte Irrigation District.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Irrigation districts, conservation, history
• Technical Report . . . : none
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $4911.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-401

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Preliminary Economic Feasibility Study for the Establishment of an Energy - Water Complex in the Tularosa Basin
• Principal Investigator : Robert R. Lansford
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Ag. Econ.
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Lynn Gelhar
• Other Department . . . : Geosicence
• Other University . . . . . : NMIMT
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 08/ 16/ 74 End Date : 12/ 31/ 75

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This study is a preliminary evaluation of the feasibility of the construction and operation of an industrial, agricultural, and recreational complex in the Tularosa basin. The project involves desalting 500,000 acre-feet of saline ground water, generating 2,000 megawatts of electricity, and recovering minerals from the reject brine.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : desalt, Tularosa Basin, benefit cost analysis
• Technical Report . . . : 068
• Supporting Agencies . : BEF: $100000.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-061

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Effect of Chili Wastewaters on Sewage Treatment Biological Processes
• Principal Investigator : William Barkley
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : J.L. Gabbard
• Other Department . . . : Civil Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 74 End Date : 06/ 30/ 75

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This research is aimed at gaining reliable information on the effect of chili waste on a completely mixed activated sludge waste water treatment process. The system used for the research was a bench scale model of a completely mixed activated sludge system.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : chili, wastewater, sludge system
• Technical Report . . . : 069
• Supporting Agencies . : : $17160.00

• NMSU Acct # : 3109-060

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Protein Production by Russian Thistle: Effect of Water Nitrogen on Protein Yields
• Principal Investigator : James L. Fowler
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Crop and Soil Sciences
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : James H. Hageman
• Other Department . . . : Chemistry
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 74 End Date : 06/ 30/ 75

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The purpose of this study determined whether Russian Thistle might have potential as either a protein source or a forage under conditions of restricted water.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Russian thistle, Salsola, forage, protein, water use efficiency
• Technical Report . . . : 085
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $22099.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-201B

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Trickle Irrigation of Cotton for Optimizing Water Use Efficiency and Energy Conservation
• Principal Investigator : Peter Wierenga
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agronomy
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : James L. Fowler
• Other Department . . . : Crop and Soil Science
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 74 End Date : 06/ 30/ 76

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . :
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . :
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $32156.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-062

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Use of Brackish Water for Coal Gasification
• Principal Investigator : Donald B. Wilson
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Chemical Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : James A. McNeese
• Other Department . . . : Chemcial Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 74 End Date : 06/ 30/ 75

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The study looks at the main consideration in the use of brackish water as 'process water' is the deposition of the salts from the brackish water. This study examines salt deposition in the gasification reaction system.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : brackish water, salt, gasification, coal
• Technical Report . . . : 063
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $20625.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-142

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Water Resources of the High Plains
• Principal Investigator : Robert R. Lansford
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : New Mexico State Univeristy
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 73 End Date : 12/ 31/ 73

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : An interdisciplinary approach to the solution of the water resource problems of the Southern High Plains in New Mexico was made possible by the integration of hydrology and geology with economics. A linear programming model was developed.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Linear programming, Southern High Plains, water policy
• Technical Report . . . : 44
• Supporting Agencies . : : $3780.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-157

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Predicting Consumptive Use with Climatological Data
• Principal Investigator : Eldon G. Hanson
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : E.J. Gregory
• Other Department . . . : Agronomy
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 73 End Date : 06/ 30/ 78

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : A major objective of this study is to enlarge the store of consumptive use (evapotranspiration) information in New Mexico by making additional consumptive-use measurements for selected crops and to extract consumptive use data from earlier irrigation research projects in which soil moisture depletion measurements have been made.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : consumptive use, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, climate
• Technical Report . . . : 066
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $32340.00, WRRI: $16170.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-058

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Improved Wastewater Treatment in Arid Areas
• Principal Investigator : William A. Barkley
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil Engineering
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Shen-Chih Wu
• Other Department . . . : Civil Engineering
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 73 End Date : 06/ 03/ 74

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Research will obtain an optimum time differential between the addition of dual flocculants aluminum sulfate and polyelectrolytes, to a colloidal suspension. Related research investigated the reproducibility of a series of jar tests on colloidal destabilation and the performance of the specific coagulants, alum and cationic polyelectrolyte.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . :
• Technical Report . . . : 062
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $15217.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-146

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Stream Organics to Evaluate Land Management
• Principal Investigator : James Gosz
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Biology
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Other Investigator . . . : Mary L. Barr
• Other Department . . . : Biology
• Other University . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 73 End Date : 06/ 30/ 74

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objectives of this study were to evaluate the quantity of certain N and C compounds in stream water from four communities; pine and juniper, mixed conifer, spruce and fir and aspen.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : stream, organics, trees, Tesuque watershed, vegetation
• Technical Report . . . : 051
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $16355.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-133

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Preliminary Evaluation of Professor C.E. Jacob's Contribution in the Field of Water Resources of New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : William Brutsaert
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT
• Other Investigator . . . : Gerard W. Gross Ralph M. McGehee
• Other Department . . . : Geoscience Computer Science
• Other University . . . . . : NMIMT
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 72 End Date : 06/ 30/ 73

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : C.E. Jacob is considered one of the founders of modern groundwater hydrology. This study looks at Jacob's unpublished reports and notes.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Jacob, groundwater hydrology, history of water resources
• Technical Report . . . : 050
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $2147.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-053

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Water Resources Problems and Research Needs of New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Bobby J. Creel
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 72 End Date : 06/ 30/ 73

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objectives of this research are to identify, assess, and establish a priority ranking of the state's water problems and related research needs
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : research problems and needs, planning, management
• Technical Report . . . : 045
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $10280.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-308

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Quality and Quantity of Return Flow as Influenced by Trickle and Surface Irrigation
• Principal Investigator : Peter J. Wierenga
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Dept. of Agronomy
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Robert Lansford Bobby Creel
• Other Department . . . : Agricultural Economics
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 71 End Date : 09/ 30/ 74 Extended to : 02/ 28/ 75

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This field study was conducted to determine the effects of controlled surface irrigation and trickle irrigation return flow. Trickle irrigation resulted in cotton yields which were 8.2% higher than those from the surface irrigated plots, and with trickle irrigation, 24% less water was used than with surface irrigation.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . :
• Technical Report . . . : 046
• Supporting Agencies . : Title II EPA: $209725.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-11801

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Analysis of Water Characteristics of Manufacturing Industries and their Adaptability to Semi-Arid Regions
• Principal Investigator : William C. Arnwine
• Department . . . . . . . . . :
• University . . . . . . . . . . . :
• Other Investigator . . . : Shaul Ben-David
• Other Department . . . : Economics
• Other University . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 71 End Date : 06/ 30/ 72 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 73

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This study will provide detailed information concerning manufacturing operating characteristics of major water-using industries and their technological ability to adapt to the economic and environmental conditions of water use in the southwest. The industries chosen are petroleum refining and coal gasification.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : manufacturing, industry, petroleum, coal gasification
• Technical Report . . . : 040
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRR: $9700.00, WRRI: $9921.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-125

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Water as a Limiting Factor in Indian Economic Development
• Principal Investigator : Shaul Ben-David
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Other Investigator . . . : John G. Borrego
• Other Department . . . : Economics
• Other University . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 71 End Date : 06/ 30/ 72

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This study determined effects of water supply on the cultural and economic development of the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, both past and present.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Pueblo Indians, culture, water supply, economic development
• Technical Report . . . : 036
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $5381.00

• NMSU Acct # : 3109-126

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Hydrologic Nutrient Cycle Interaction in Undisturbed and Man-Manipulated Ecosystems
• Principal Investigator : James Gosz
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Biology
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 71 End Date : 06/ 30/ 72 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 73

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The long term objectives of this study were to understand mineral cycling and stream water chemistry of watershed ecosystems as influenced by vegetational communities, climatic conditions, weathering of soil minerals, and man.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : watershed, ecosystem, stream water chemistry, vegetation
• Technical Report . . . : 031
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $21056.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-042

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : The Development and Field Testing of School Learning Materials on Water Problems of New Mexico and the Southwest
• Principal Investigator : Chris Buethe
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Elementary and Secondary Education
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : Alan Fitzpatrick
• Other Department . . . : Educational Psychology
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 71 End Date : 06/ 30/ 72

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The product of this study will be a set of mediated learning packages based upon water problems of New Mexico and the Southwest. The learning materials will be developed for elementary, secondary and adult students.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : children, learning materials, education, water problems
• Technical Report . . . : 010
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRR: $8413.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-037

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : The Impact of Water Technology on the History of New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Paige W. Christiansen
• Department . . . . . . . . . : History
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 70 End Date : 07/ 01/ 71 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 73

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This study will assemble historical data relating to water control and applied technology during Indian, Spanish, and Anglo-American periods in New Mexico.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : history, technology, New Mexico
• Technical Report . . . : 029
• Supporting Agencies . : : $29108.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-038

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Utilization of Water in a Semi-Arid Region
• Principal Investigator : H. Dale Fuehring
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Plains Branch Station
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 70 End Date : 06/ 30/ 72 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 75

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of this project developed a system of water concentration whereby the normal rainfall of the High Plains area would be sufficient for dependable dryland cropping, and to determine size and shape of microwatersheds and growing beds needed for most efficient water utilization.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : microwatershed, semi-arid cropping, rain-water, dryland cropping
• Technical Report . . . : 059
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $39353.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-112

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Comparison of Rates of Water Loss Through Transpiration of Several Southern New Mexico Phreatophyte
• Principal Investigator : Gary L. Cunningham
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Biology
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 70 End Date : 07/ 31/ 72

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This report describes the development and use of a method of estimating transpirational water use by riparian plant communities. The method involves the development and use of mathematical models to predict transpiration rates on a leaf area basis fromenvironmental data.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : mathematical models, riparian, phreatophyte
• Technical Report . . . : 025
• Supporting Agencies . : OWRR: $21139.00, WRRI: $21239.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-035

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Cloud Chamber Study of Water Evaporation
• Principal Investigator : William B. Good
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Physics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 69 End Date : 06/ 30/ 72 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 73

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : A cloud chamber system was developed to study the evaporation of water and a series of experiments performed to demonstrate its ability to carry out such investigations. An analytic method was developed to interpret the results of the study and a relationship between evaporation resistance and water surface tension established.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : condensation, evaporation, vapor pressure, diffusion, clouds, fog
• Technical Report . . . : 009
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $14868.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 3109-117

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : An Analytical Interdisciplinary Evaluation of the Utilization of the Water Resources of the Rio Grande in New Mexico
• Principal Investigator : Robert R. Lansford
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Agricultural Economics
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 69 End Date : 07/ 01/ 72

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project is a multi-year interdisciplinary project with a number of researchers, integrating hydrology, geology, engineering and economics. The primary objective was the evaluation of the social and economic impacts of alternative water-use policies.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Modeling, policy, economics
• Technical Report . . . : 20
• Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $125984.00, OWRR: $125934.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 5700-302

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Citizens Conference on Water Resources
• Principal Investigator : H.R. Stucky
• Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 69 End Date : 10/ 01/ 71

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : A series of two conferences in each of seven areas in New Mexico are proposed for the fall of 1969. These conferences will be for the purpose of providing the citizens in these areas an opportunity to participate and make recommendations on the water problems as they see them for their area.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : conference, citizen, participation
• Technical Report . . . : M11
• Supporting Agencies . : HEA Title I: $23961.00, UNM: $11981.00

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  NMSU Acct # : 5700-305

• Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete
• Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Water conservation
• Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Research of the Possibilities of Biological Control of Tamarisk and other Phreatophytes
• Principal Investigator : Gordon Watts
• Department . . . . . . . . . : Botany and Entomology
• University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU
• Other Investigator . . . : C.R. Maier
• Other Department . . . : Botany and Entomology
• Other University . . . . . : NMSU
• Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 06/ 01/ 68 End Date : 06/ 30/ 71 Extended to : 10/ 31/ 71

• Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This contract is for the study regarding the use of biological agents to control phreatophytes (e.g. tamarisk) in the state of New Mexico, as part of a US Bureau of Reclamation water conservation program.
• Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . :
• Technical Report . . . :
• Supporting Agencies . : Bur Rec: $38500.00

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