1999-2000 Annual Report

Table of Contents

1. Preparation of this report is required by law [NMSA 1978 Section 72-2-5 (1997)].
2. Message from the State Engineer
3. State of the State's Water Resources - Fiscal Year 1999-2000
4. Agency Overview
   • Water Rights Administration
   • Adjudications
   • Public Information
   • Water Conservation Program
   • Other Duties
   • Organizational Structure
5. Administrative Services Division
   • Management Services Bureau
   • Information Management Systems Bureau
     • W.A.T.E.R.S.
     • The OSE/ISC Web Site
   • Human Resources Bureau
6. Legal Services Division
   • Status of Adjudications
   • Objectives of Adjudication
   • Acequia Related Activities
   • Administrative Litigation Unit
   • Hydrographic Survey
     • New Technologies in Hydrographic Survey
     • Rio Chama Hydrographic Surveys
     • Lower Rio Grande Hydrographic Survey
7. Water Rights Division
   • Ground and Surface Water Rules and Regulations
   • WATERS Project
   • Santa Fe and District Offices
     • District 1, Albuquerque
     • District 2, Roswell
     • District 3, Deming
     • District 4, Las Cruces
   • Applications
8. OSE Hearing Unit
9. Special Assistant on Indian Water Resources
   • Background
   • San Juan Basin Issues
   • Rio Grande Basin Issues
10. Technical Division
    • Design and Construction Bureau
      • Dam Safety Inspections
      • Review of Dam Design Plans and Construction
      • Support for the Department of Public Safety
      • Acequia Renovation Programs
      • New Mexico Drought Plan
      • Management Activities
    • Hydrology Bureau
      • Support for Water Rights Division
      • Management Activities
    • Water Use and Conservation Bureau
      • Water Use
      • Water Conservation Program
    • Subdivision Review Bureau
11. Interstate Stream Commission
    • Overview
    • Canadian River Basin
      • Interstate Stream Compact, Decree and Treaty Administration
        • Canadian River Compact
        • Decree in Oklahoma and Texas v. New Mexico
      • Federal Issues Management
        • Endangered Species Act Issues
      • Water Planning and Development
        • Ute Dam and Reservoir
        • Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System
        • Lake Meredith Salinity Control Project
    • Colorado River Basin
      • Interstate Stream Compact, Decree and Treaty Administration
        • Colorado River Compact
        • Lower Colorado River Basin Court Decrees
        • Upper Colorado River Basin Compact
        • La Plata River Compact
      • Federal Issues Management
        • Basinwide Colorado River
        • Endangered Species Act Issues
      • Water Planning and Development
        • Upper Colorado River Basin Development
        • Lower Colorado River Basin Development
    • Pecos River Basin
      • Interstate Stream Compact, Decree and Treaty Administration
        • Pecos River Compact
        • Decree in Texas v. New Mexico
      • Federal Issues Management
        • Endangered Species Act
      • Water Planning and Development
        • Pecos River Basin Development
    • Rio Grande Basin
      • Interstate Stream Compact, Decree and Treaty Administration
        • Rio Grande Compact
        • Costilla Creek Compact
      • Federal Issues Management
        • Endangered Species Act Issues
        • Water Rights Legal Actions Involving the United States
      • Water Planning and Development
        • Rio Grande Basin Development
    • Statewide
      • Federal Issues Management
        • Participation in National Water Management Activities
        • Endangered Species Act Issues
      • Water Planning and Development
        • State Water Plan
        • Regional Water Planning
        • Data Collection Activities
        • Irrigation Works Construction Fund Programs

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    Appendix A: Status of Active Adjudications
    Appendix B: Status of Hydrographic Surveys
    Appendix C: OSE/ISC Acequia Restoration Programs
    Appendix D: OSE/ISC Cooperative Projects with the USGS and Middle Rio Grande Basin Projects
    Appendix E: OSE/NRCS Cooperative Investigation Projects and Watershed Protection and Flood Protection
    Appendix F: Directory of Office Addresses, Telephone Numbers and Personnel

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    List of Tables

    Table 3-1. New Mexico Territorial and State Engineer's Terms of Office
    Table 4-1. Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2000
    Table 4-2. State of Cash, Revenue and Expenditures Year Ended June 30, 2000
    Table 6-1. Well Drillers Licensed
    Table 6-2. Total Water Rights Documents Processed
    Table 6-3. Water Rights Surface Water Documents Processed in Fiscal Year 1999-2000
    Table 6-4. Water Rights Groundwater Documents Processed in Fiscal Year 1999-2000
    Table 9-1. Dam Safety Inspections
    Table 9-2. Number and Cost of Ditch Projects
    Table 9-3. Subdivisions Reviewed
    Table 10-1. Regional Water Planning Funding Requests and Awards
    Table 10-2. Completion Status of Regional Water Plans
    Table C-1. Acequia Projects Assisted by OSE/ISC and Completed in Fiscal Year 1999-2000
    Table E-1. Status of Watershed Projects

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    List of Figures

    Figure 6-1. Declared Groundwater Basins
    Figure 6-2. Surface Basins
    Figure 10-1. Regional Water Planning Areas
    Figure A-1. Completed and Ongoing New Mexico Adjudications
    Figure A-2. Future New Mexico Adjudications

    GIS Maps

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    Fiscal Year 1999-2000 Annual Report
    Of The Office Of The State Engineer

    Prepared by Brian C. Wilson, P.E.
    Water Use and Conservation Bureau
    New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
    
    Web Page: Brent Pearce, Office of the State Engineer

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