Water, Growth and Sustainability: Planning for the 21st Century
December 4-6, 2000
WRRI Report No 319
Conference Proceedings (as one file)
Contents
Table of Contents
Conference Program
Keynote Address: Water Issues in the West – Eluid Martinez, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Overview of State and Western Water Issues
Water Issues Facing New Mexico — Tom Turney, New Mexico State Engineer
Current Issues at the New Mexico Environment Department — Pete Maggiore, New Mexico Environment Department
International Border Water Issues — Luis Mario Guiterrez, Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua
Water and Growth Issues Around the State of New Mexico
Tribes and Pueblos
Peter Chestnut, general counsel, Acoma and San Ildefonso pueblos
Fidel Lorenzo, Pueblo of Acoma
The San Juan River–The Current Controversy — Randy Kirkpatrick, San Juan Water Commission
Southwestern New Mexico — Stan Bulsterbaum , Deming native, Interstate Stream Commissioner
Lower Rio Grande Basin — Len Stokes , water consultant, City of Las Cruces
Water Consumption Based on the Tiered Rate System — Pat McCourt , City Manager, Alamogordo
Water and Growth Issues: Carlsbad Irrigation District — Tom Davis, Carlsbad Irrigation
Lea County — Dennis Holmberg, Lea County Water Users
Current Issues: Roswell Groundwater Basin, Chaves and Eddy Counties — Fred Hennighausen, Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District
Northeastern New Mexico Regional Water Plan — Lee Tillman, Eastern Plains Council of Governments
Water and Growth Issues San Miguel County — Les Montoya, Las Vegas County Manager
City of Santa Fe — Craig O’Hare, Water Programs Administrator
New Mexico Demographic Trends in the 1990s — Jim Peach , New Mexico State University
Middle Rio Grande Basin
Coming Out of Our Box: Albuquerque’s Business Community Enters the Water Arena — Eileen Grevey Hillson, New Mexico Chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
New Mexico Rural Water Users Association — Matt Holmes , Executive Director
Impact of Domestic Wells — Larry Webb, New Mexico Municipal League,
Soil and Water Conservation Districts — Debbie Hughes, Executive Officer, New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts
Federal Agencies Respond to New Mexico’s Current Water Issues
International Boundary and Water Commission Current Programs — Debra Little, Engineer, U.S Section
U.S Bureau of Reclamation Programs — Steve Hansen, Deputy Area Manager
U.S Army Corps of Engineers Current Projects — Lt. Col. Raymond G. Midkiff, District Engineer
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Programs — Lyle Lewis, Endangered Species Branch Chief