Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement

Alternative Title

Taos Pueblo Water Rights Settlement (Dec. 12, 2012)

Authors

Taos Pueblo
New Mexico
United States
Taos Valley Acequia Assn & its 54 Member Acequias
Town of Taos
El Prado Water & Sanitation District
12 Taos Area Mutual Domestic Water Consumers’ Assns.

Tribes

Pueblo of Taos

Settlement

Taos Pueblo Water Rights Settlement

Reservation

Taos Indian Reservation

State

NM

Watershed

Rio Grande Basin

Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC)

Rio Pueblo de Taos; Rio Hondo

Litigation

State of New Mexico et al. v. Abetya et al. and Arellano et al.

Document Type

Settlement agreement

Publisher

Settlement Parties

Publication Date

8-8-2013

Abstract

Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement. Abeyta Water Rights Adjudication Settlement Agreement among the US, Taos Pueblo, NM, Taos Valley Acequia Assn & it s 55 Member Acequias, Town of Taos, El Prado Water & Sanitation District & 12 Taos Area Mutual Domestic Water Consumers’ Assns. (Dec. 12, 2012) (final signatures Dec. 21, 2012) The Settlement Agreement goals are to resolve the water right claims of the Taos Pueblo; protect the non-Pueblos irrigation uses; restore and protect Buffalo Pasture; and foster cooperation among Taos Valley residents regarding the allocation and use of water resources. The agreement addresses ground and surface water uses; San Juan Cham contract water; instream flow uses, domestic wells; and uses from springs. The agreement provides for funding and projects such as water rights acquisition, rehabilitation of existing infrastructure, aquifer storage and recovery, mitigation, and various watershed protection activities including Buffalo Pasture revitalization. The agreement addresses administration issues such as development of a ground and surface water model, data collection and sharing; well monitoring; uniform irrigation requirements; a well siting, spacing and use limits; permits; transfers; priority calls; water sharing; joint use of ditches; entry upon Pueblo lands; mitigation of over-diversions; surface water depletions; and aquifer protection. The agreement provides the enactment of a Pueblo Water Code.

Comments

Settlement Agreement, 123 pages

Permanent URL

http://hdl.handle.net/1928/23230

Recommended Citation

Taos Pueblo Water Right Agreement (2012)