The Rio Grande Compact: It’s the Law!
December 2-3, 1999, La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe
WRRI Report No 312
Conference Proceedings (as one file)
Contents
Director’s Statement
Keynote Address: The History of the Rio Grande Compact of 1938 (245kb), Douglas R. Littlefield , Littlefield Historical Research
Other Historical Perspectives on the Rio Grande Compact
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Post Compact Delivery of Water by New Mexico (205kb), Philip Mutz, retired, Office of the State Engineer
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Delivery of San Juan Water to the Otowi Gage (150kb), Fred Allen, retired, Office of the State Engineer
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Rio Grande Underground Water Basin Declared (221kb), Jim Williams, retired, Office of the State Engineer
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How We Dealt with the Drought of the ’50s: A Panel Discussion (212kb), Rudy Provencio, John Clayshulte, Ted Cox, Gary Esslinger, Elephant Butte Irrigation District (moderator)
Tribal Perspectives the Rio Grande Compact
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Blane Sanchez (311kb), Pueblo Tribal Member
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Peter Chestnut (176kb), general counsel, Acoma and San Ildefonso Pueblos
How Colorado Meets Its Obligation Under the Rio Grande Compact (461kb) – Steve Vandiver, Colorado Division of Water Resources
Hydrology and Key Accounting Components of the Compact (230kb) – Conrad Keyes, Environmental and Water Resources Institute
Surface Water Hydrology of the Rio Grande Basin (609kb)– Lee Wilson, Lee Wilson & Associates
Overview of the Groundwater Hydrology of the Rio Grande Basin (3,434kb) – John Hawley, Emeritus Senior Geologist, NM Tech, Bureau of Mines and Mike Kernodle, geohydrologist
Current Water Budget of the Middle Rio Grande Basin (254kb) – Frank Titus, hydrogeologist and Steve Hansen, Bureau of Reclamation
What is the Water Supply: Integrating Water Budget Studies (176kb) – Deborah Hathaway, Papadopulos & Associates
Proposed Middle Rio Grande Guidelines for Review of Water Rights Applications (252kb) – John D’Antonio, Office of the State Engineer
Paleohydrology of the Rio Grande (356kb) – Neal Ackerly, Dos Rios Consultants, Inc.,
Current and Projected San Juan/Chama Water Use
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Jaci Gould (226kb), Bureau of Reclamation
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John Stomp, City of Albuquerque
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Mike Hamman (163kb), City of Santa Fe
New Mexico’s Obligation and Compliance under the Rio Grande Compact (656kb), Norman Gaume, Interstate Stream Commission
Consequences of Noncompliance (242kb), Charles DuMars, University of New Mexico School of Law
Do We Need Water Markets?
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John Hernandez (209kb), Professor Emeritus, New Mexico State University
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Lee Brown (219kb), Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico
Upper Rio Grande Basin Water Operations Review and Environmental Impact Statement (302kb), Major David Guzman, Corps of Engineers
History and Significance of the Low-Flow Conveyance Channel: What is its Future? (341kb), Chris Gorbach, Bureau of Reclamation
Domestic Well Depletions in the Rio Grande Basin (223kb), John Shomaker, John Shomaker & Associates
Demographic Trends and Water Demand: New Mexico, El Paso and Ciudad Juarez (302kb), Jim Peach, New Mexico State University
Opportunities and Constraints for Environmental Enhancement and Recreation Along the Rio Grande
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Brian Hanson (255kb), US Fish and Wildlife Service
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Steve Harris (200kb), Rio Grande Restoration
Concluding Panel: Issues and Concerns (179kb)
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Bob Armstrong, Federal Rio Grande Compact Commissioner
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Steve Vandiver, representing the Colorado Rio Grande Compact Commissioner
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Tom Turney, New Mexico Rio Grande Compact Commissioner
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Joe Hanson, Texas Rio Grande Compact Commissioner
New Mexico Water Conference Advisory Committee
Water Conference Participant List