Office of the State Engineer :: Publications

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The Library of the Office of the State Engineer is a good information resource for history, science, use and management of New Mexico’s water resources. The library is located in Santa Fe at 407 Galisteo Street, in the basement of the Bataan Memorial Building, Room BE02, and is generally open, depending on staffing, Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., or by appointment. Please verify planned closures on the library calendar above. It is open to the public, but visitors are encouraged to call ahead so that library staff can have materials ready. Some of the library’s collection has been cataloged and may be searched in SALSA (System Access to Libraries in State Agencies). Cataloging the collection is an ongoing process, however, and many items are not yet in this online library catalog.

The OSE Library collection includes:

a complete collection of Office of the State Engineer biennial, annual, technical and hydrology reports (many of these publications are also available online at http://www.ose.state.nm.us/publications_index.html), as well as
- Hydrographic Surveys
- Regional Water Plans
- Surface Water Level and Flow Characteristic Reports
- Ground Water Level and Basic Data Reports
- New Mexico Water Assessment for Planning Purposes and individual county profiles; and
- Ground Water Level Maps

Additionally, the OSE Library has:

acequia information;
ground water notes filed by county;
New Mexico Geological Society Guidebooks;
selected publications of the U.S. Geological Survey, the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, the Water Resources Research Institute, and other State and Federal agencies;
a large collection of independent consultant reports, such as those prepared for proposed subdivisions and water rights evaluations, filed by county;
materials relating to the various interstate compacts;
one-of-a kind historical documents;
journals and texts relating to water resources, including statutory reference materials; and
a large map collection.

Many of these materials are available for short-term check out to the general public for copying, although most must be used in the Library. The OSE Library does not have a copier available for public use.

To request information from the Office of the State Engineer Library, please contact the OSE Librarian, Polly McCord at (505) 827-6158 or email her at Polly.McCord@state.nm.us.

Lists of Special Reports in the OSE Library: