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Water Planning

Region 8 - Mora-San Miguel Regional Water Plan

Accepted by the ISC in 2005

The water planning region encompasses Mora County and the portion of San Miguel County west of Range 24 NMPM. The principal river basins are the Mora River and the Sapello River, tributaries to the Canadian River and the Gallinas River, tributary to the Pecos River. Principal aquifers are associated with the Upper Pecos Basin. The region is bounded on the north by Colfax County, on the west by Taos and Santa Fe counties, on the south by Torrance and Guadalupe counties, on the east by Harding and the portion of San Miguel County east of Range 23, NMPM.

Volume 1 Appendices
Mora-San Miguel-Guadalupe Regional Water Plan - Volume 1 Table of Contents, List of Acronyms, Glossary, Acknowledgements Appendix A: Bibliography
Executive Summary Appendix B: WRRI Maps
1. Introduction Mora-San Miguel-Guadalupe Regional Water Plan - Volume 2 Cover and Table of Contents (Appendices C through H)
2. Public Involvement Appendix C: Public Involvement
3. Background Appendix D: Legal Background
4. Legal Issues Affecting Water Use and Supply in the Mora-San Miguel-Guadalupe Water Planning Region Appendix E: Hydrologic Information
List of Acronyms Appendix F: Water Demand Information
Glossary Appendix G: Surface Water Budgets
Acknowledgements Appendix H: Supporting Information for Alternatives Analysis
5. Water Supply  
6. Water Demand  
7. Water Budget  
8. Analysis of Alternatives for Meeting Future Demand