Region 12 - Middle Rio Grande Regional Water Plan
The water planning region encompasses Valencia County, Bernilillo County, and most of Sandoval County. The principal river basin is the Rio Grande. The principal aquifers are (Albuquerque Basin - Rio Grande) and the Santa Fe Group. The region is bounded on the north by Los Alamos and Rio Arriba counties, on the west by McKinley and Cibola counties, on the south by Socorro County and on the east by Torrance and Santa Fe counties.
Middle Rio Grande Regional Water Plan 2000-2050
Accepted by the Interstate Stream Commission in 2004.
- Middle Rio Grande Regional Water Plan 2000-2050 Cover Page
- Cover Letters, Acceptance Resolutions, and Table of Contents
- Cover Letters
- Acceptance Resolutions
- Resolution of the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission Regarding the Middle Rio Grande Regional Water Plan
- City of Albuquerque - Resolution Concerning the Future Management of Water in the Middle Rio Grande Region; Acknowledging a Comprehensive Water Planning Process; and Accepting the Middle Rio Grande Regional Water Plan
- Sierra Los Pinos Property Owners Association Endorsement - Resolution in Support of the Rio Puerco y Rio Jemez Subregional Water Plan
- Table of Contents
- Executive and General Summaries, Rio Puerco and Rio Jemez Summary
- Executive Summary
- General Summary
- Rio Puerco & Rio Jemez Subregional Water Plan: 2000-2050
- Brochures
- Regional Water Plan
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Middle Rio Grande Region - Past and Present
- Chapter 3: Strategy Chose to Maximize Public Participation
- Chapter 4: Public Participation in the Planning Process
- Chapter 5: Current Legal Issues
- Chapter 6: Water Resources Assessment for the Planning Region
- Chapter 7: Current Water Demand and No-Action Future Water Demand
- Chapter 8: Water Plan Alternative Actions and Evaluation
- Chapter 9: Scenarios of Alternative Actions
- Chapter 10: Recommendations
- Chapter 11: Implementation
- Appendices - Regional Water Plan
- Appendix A: Middle Rio Grande Regional Water Plan Mission Statement, Goals and Objectives
- Appendix B: Middle Rio Grande Water Budget (Where Water Comes From, & Goes, & How Much)
- Appendix C-1: Geohydrologic Framework and Hydrologic Conditions in the Albuquerque Basin, Central New Mexico
- Appendix C-11: Assessment of Regional Water Quality Issues and Impacts to the Water Supply
- Appendix D: Glossary
- Appendix E: Water Projects List
- Appendix F: Public Comment on the Regional Water Plan
- Appendix F-2: Handwritten Public Comments from the January 2004 Community Conversations
- Appendix F-3: Facilitator's Notes on Public Comments - January 2004 Community Converstions
- Appendix F-4: Additional Comments Recieved by the Water Assembly
- Chapter 12: Rio Puerco y Rio Jemez Subregional Water Plan
- Sierra Los Pinos Property Owners Association Endorsement
- Rio Puerco & Rio Jemez Subregional Water Plan: 2000-2050
(Title Page, Preface and Table Of Contents) - 12.ES. Executive Summary
- 12.1. Introduction
- 12.2. Public Involvement Program
- 12.3. Development of Mission Statement, Goals, Alternatives, Vision Statements and Scenarios
- 12.4. Physical Characteristics or Why We Look the Way We Do
- 12.5. Historical Perspective
- 12.6. Water Supply
- 12.7. Water Quality
- 12.8. Water Use
- 12.9. Population Yesterday and Today
- 12.10. Quantifying Future Water Demand
- 12.11. Issues and Constraints
- 12.12. Public Welfare Statement and Sub-Regional Fifty-Year Water Plan
- 12.13. Implementation - The Next Steps
- 12.14. Projects & Groups
- 12.16. Glossary
- 12.17. Bibliography
- Appendices - Rio Puerco y Rio Jemez Subregional Water Plan
- Appendix 12.1a - Public Involvement Program - Phase I
- Appendix 12.1b - Public Involvement Phase II
- Appendix 12.2c - Public Workshops & Comments
- Appendix 12.3.1 - Evolution of Public Welfare Statement
- Appendix 12.3.2 - Evolution of Scenarios
- Appendix 12.4a - Rio Jemez
- Appendix 12.4b - Rio Puerco
- Appendix 12.5 - Land Use
- Appendix 12.6 - Water Supply
- Appendix 12.7 - Water Quality
- Appendix 12.8 - Water Use
- Appendix 12.9 - Population Yesterday & Today
- Appendix 12.10 - Population Tomorrow
- Appendix 12.11 - Issues & Constraints
- Appendix 12.13 - Implementation - The Next Steps - Table of Contents
- Appendix 12.13.1 - Alternative: Management Growth and Land Use - White Paper
- Appendix 12.13.2 - Alternative: Restore and Manage Forests, Piñon-Juniper Woodlands, and Riparian Systems - White Paper
- Appendix 12.13.3 - Area of Origin - Critical Management Areas - Introduction
- Appendix 12.13.4 - Agriculture Conservation (Colfax Regional Water Plan Appendix H)
- Appendix 12.13.5 - Funding Sources for Drought Planning, Preparedness, and Mitigation (Colfax Regional Water Plan Attachment E4)
- Appendix 12.13.6 - The Basics of Drought Planning: A 10-Step Process
- Appendix 12.13.7 - Sample Water Conservation Resolutions
- Appendix 12.14 - Catalogue of Programs & Projects
- Appendix 12.15 - Epilogue Post Draft Plan Process
- Middle Rio Grande Water Supply Study
- Supporting Documents
- A-1: Water Assembly Certificate of Incorporation
- A-2: Water Assembly Bylaws
- A-3: Water Resources Bourd Bylaws
- A-4: Water Assembly ISR Certificate
- A-5: Memorandum of Understanding Between the Middle Rio Grande Water Assembly and the Mid Region Council of Governments
- A-6: Letter from Chris Blewett, Acting Executive Director, establishing a relationship between the MRGCOG and the Water Assembly
- A-7: Memorandum of Understanding for Sub-Regional Water Planning
- A-8: Roles and Responsibilities Letter
- B: Water Plan Project Management Schedule
- C-1: Pamphlets
- C-2: Slide Shows
- C-3: Roadshows
- C-4: Water Picture Show
- C-5: Forum Summaries - Water Assembly Mailers
- C-6: Water Chronicles - Water Assembly Newsletter
- C-7: Media Kit
- D: Public Comment Database
- E-1: Candidate Alternatives
- E-2: Presentation of Candidate Alternatives
- E-3: Full Alternative Tracking Matrix
- E-4: Public Preferences Among Alternative Actions Results from 5th Series of Community Conversations
- E-5: Alternative Evaluation Handbook
- E-6: Alternative Feasibility Handbook
- E-7: Tracking the Alternatives (short version)
- F: Maps Relevant to the Planning Process
- G-1: Econonmic Feasibility Fact Sheets
- G-2: Legal Feasibility Fact Sheet
- G-3: Introduction to the Fact Sheets
- G-4: Technical and Physical Feasibility Fact Sheet
- H-1: Regional Water Planning Handbook
- H-2: Future Water Use Projections for the Middle Rio Grande Water Planning Region
- H-2 Appendix A: Population Projections to 2050 for the Middle Rio Grande Water Planning Region
- H-3: Middle Rio Grande Water Supply Study
- H-4: Historical and Current Water Use in the Middle Rio Grande Region
- H-5: Legal Issues Specific to the Middle Rio Grande Water Planning Region
- H-6: Overview of Water Law Applicable to the Middle Rio Grande Water Planning Region
- H-7: Attitudes and Preferences of Residents of the Middle Rio Grande Water Planning Region Regarding Water Issues
- H-8: Report from Ted Jojola
- H-9: Rio Grande Compact
- H-10: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- I: Information from the Water Balancing Exercise
- J: 19 Alternatives Analyzed by the Alternatives Working Team
- K-1: Information Given to the Scenario Development Committees
- K-2: Converged Scenario Development
- K-3: Preferred Scenario Development
- K-4: Constituency Group Scenarios
- L: Criteria and Procedures for Acceptance of Regional Water Plans
- M: Main Model Description
- N-4: Middle Rio Grande Community-Based Water Management Model
- N-5: Powersim Constructor Mini Model, version 08A
- N-6: Powersim Constructor Mini Model, version 07
- O: Regional Data from an Analysis Team Exercise
- P: Chapter 9 Endnotes
- Q: Plan Development Database
- R: Technical Memorandum, Tohajiilee Water Supply Project
- R Appendix D: Tohajiilee Water Supply Project
- S-1: Placitas Water Demand Study
- S-2: Placitas Del Agua Consumptions and Withdrawals
- S-3: Placitas Del Agua Water Use Pie Charts
- S-4: Placitas Water Demand Study - Facilitator's Report
- S-5: Placitas Area Watershed Planning - Facilitator's Report 2
- S-6: Placitas Area Watershed Planning - Facilitator's Report 3
- T: What Is a Partnership?
- Historical Archives
- A: Scope of Work
- B: Correspondence with Pueblos
- C: Contributors
- D: Water Action Committee and Water Resources Board
- D-1: Action Committee Members
- D-3: Water Resources Board Members and Minutes
- E: Team and Group Meeting Schedule
- F: Working Team Reports
- H: Water Planning Events
- G-1: Water Assemblies 1 and 2
- G-2: Regional Forum 1
- G-3: Community Conversations 1-3
- G-4: Special Meetings, Workshops, Retreats and Joint Sessions
- H: Changes - March 2004 Version
- I: Chapter Changes Supplements