Meeting New Mexico’s Pressing Water Needs: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities

October 26–29, 2020
Virtual Conference Webinar

NM WRRI Report No. 411
Proceedings of the 65th Annual New Mexico Water Conference (PDF)

Contents

• Cover (PDF)
• Title Page and Conference Photos (PDF)
• Table of Contents (PDF)
• 2020 NM WRRI Water Conference Advisory Committee (PDF)
• Program (PDF)
• Water Abundance and Shortfall in New Mexico from a Statewide Water Budget Perspective (PDF)
  • Alexander “Sam” G. Fernald, New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute
• International Water Scarcity Challenges (PDF)
  • Moderated by Alexander “Sam” G. Fernald, New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute
  • Tom Udall, U.S. Senator
  • Jeffrey Max Jones, former federal senator for the State of Chihuahua
  • Mike Muller, University of the Witwatersrand
  • Rubén Chávez Guillén, former groundwater manager for CONAGUA (Mexico)
  • Christopher Wilson, Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
• Spotlight on Navajo Nation and the Nexus of Coronavirus and Water (PDF)
  • Moderated by Crystal Tulley-Cordova, Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources
  • Jonathan Nez, President of the Navajo Nation
  • David Harvey, Indian Health Service
  • Mark Begay, To’Hajiilee Chapter President
  • Amber Kanazbah Crotty, Navajo Nation Council Delegate
• Update from the Office of the State Engineer (PDF)
  • John R. D’Antonio Jr., New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
• Water Use and Conservation (PDF)
  • Julie Valdez, New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
• High-Recovery Desalination to the Rescue: Making an Alternative Water Resource a Reality (PDF)
  • Ronit Erlitzki, AdEdge Water Technologies
• Evaluating Water Policy in New Mexico (PDF)
  • Moderated by Aron Balok, Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District
  • Rep. Derrick Lente, New Mexico House District 65
  • Rep. Melanie Stansbury, New Mexico House District 28
• Albert E. Utton Memorial Water Lecture (PDF)
  • Michael L. Connor, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Interior, WilmerHale LLP
• New Perspectives on Water Data (PDF)
  • Moderated by Stacy Timmons, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
  • Ashley Ward, Internet of Water
  • Meredith Lee, West Big Data Innovation Hub
  • Adel Abdallah, Western States Water Council
• Impacts in New Mexico of Revised Clean Water Act Jurisdiction (PDF)
  • Shelly Lemon, New Mexico Environment Department
  • Justin Riggs, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• Watershed Restoration in New Mexico (PDF)
  • Moderated by Connie Maxwell, NM WRRI Researcher
  • Laura McCarthy, New Mexico State Forester
  • Collin Haffey, The Nature Conservancy
  • Zach Libbin, Elephant Butte Irrigation District
• Produced Water Research in New Mexico (PDF)
  • Moderated by Robert Sabie, NM WRRI Researcher
• Part A: New Mexico Universities Produced Water Synthesis Project (PDF)
  • Stephanie Russo Baca, Utton Transboundary Resources Center
  • Martha Cather, Petroleum Recovery Research Center, New Mexico Tech
  • Bruce Thomson, The University of New Mexico
  • Alex Rinehart, New Mexico Tech
  • Pei Xu, New Mexico State University
  • Yanyan Zhang, New Mexico State University
  • Saeed Langarudi, New Mexico State University
• Part B: New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium (PDF)
  • Rebecca Roose, New Mexico Environment Department
  • Mike Hightower, New Mexico Produced Water Research Consortium
• Poster Abstracts & Posters (PDF)
• Participant List (PDF)
• Back Cover (PDF)