Pecos River Basin Committee Process
The ad hoc Pecos River Basin Committee (Committee) was established by the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission at its July 11, 2001 meeting in Carlsbad, New Mexico. The Committee is made up of representatives of water use constituents in the Pecos River Basin. The Interstate Steam Commission and the Committee work together to engage critical interest in the Basin to assist the State in developing strategies, that will meet the required deadlines, to deliver water to the state line in compliance with the Pecos River Compact and Amended Decree and New Mexico state law. The Committee is charged to reach consensus on a short-term plan to meet an anticipated or determined shortfall condition under the Amended Decree, and to achieve long-term compliance under the Compact.
Lower Pecos River Basin Committee Membership
The ad hoc Pecos River Basin Committee name was changed to Lower Pecos Basin Committee,
its purposes were modified, and its membership expanded by NMISC resolution passed May 23, 2002.
The process to reach a consensus on a short-term plan to meet the anticipated shortfall condition under the amended decree extended from mid-July, 2001 to June 2003. The Pecos River Compact Compliance Timeline outlines the process and milestones to reach consensus.
Agreements and Solutions for Long Term Compliance
