Water Matters! is a hallmark publication of the Utton Center that provides authoritative and independent information on water policy and legal issues for New Mexico. This publication, which was last updated in 2015, was historically prepared for the New Mexico Legislature and is widely used by policymakers, educators and student, and the public. Topics covered include water legislation, administration, adjudications, planning, and water quality. Please direct your questions about this publication to the Utton Transboundary Resource Center.
Current Volume: Volume 2015 (2015)
Full Issue
Water Matters!
Utton Center, University of New Mexico - School of Law
Front Matters
Dedication: Grover Xavier McSherry
Diego Urbina
In Memoriam Ella Jaz Kirk 1999–2014
Maxine Paul
Table of Contents
Utton Center, University of New Mexico - School of Law
Water Law and Policies
Basic Water Law Concepts
Brigette Buynak and Adrian Oglesby
New Mexico Water Law Capsules
Stephanie Tsosie
Adjudications
Brigette Buynak and Darcy S. Bushnell
American Indian Water Rights
Michael Osborn and Darcy S. Bushnell
Groundwater
Darcy S. Bushnell and Diego Urbina
State and Regional Water Planning
Brigette Buynak, Susan Kelly, and Sarah Armstrong
Water Conservation
Consuelo Bokum
Priority Administration
Ed Merta
Active Water Resource Management
Paul Bossert and Gregory C. Ridgley
Domestic Wells
Paul Bossert and Sarah Armstrong
Community Water Systems
Joanne Hilton, Susan Kelly, and Sarah Armstrong
Deep Water Regulation
Paul Bossert and Kari Olson
Land Use and Water Supply
Susan Kelly and Joanne Hilton
Water Marketing
Jeremy Oat and Laura Paskus
Water for New Mexico Rivers
Beth Bardwell and Adrian Oglesby
Water Quality Regulation
Joanne Hilton, Susan Kelly, James Hogan, Kimberly Kirby, and Jerry Schoeppner
Inter-basin Water Transfers
Anne Minard
Water Cases, Projects, Settlements and Studies
New Mexico’s Major Reservoirs: An Overview
Susan Kelly and Diego Urbina
Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project
Jerold Widdison and Pat Page
The Nambé, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque Pueblos Settlement
Paul Bossert and Sarah Armstrong
Taos Pueblo Water Rights Settlement
Paul Bossert and Darcy S. Bushnell
Water Litigation in the Lower Rio Grande
Darcy S. Bushnell
Eastern New Mexico Rural Water System (Ute Pipeline Project)
Jerold Widdison, Paul van Gulick, and Darcy S. Bushnell
The Rio Grande as an International River
Margaret J. Vick
Salt Basin
Jerold Widdison and Stephanie Tsosie
Financing
Water Trust Board
Joanne Hilton and Darcy S. Bushnell
Strategic Water Reserve
Brigette Buynak and Stephanie Tsosie
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgment of Supporters
Utton Center, University of New Mexico - School of Law
Joe Stell's Life, Career, & Contributions
Susan Kelly
Carlos Cisneros: His Life, Career, & Contributions
Susan Kelly and Jerold Widdison
Andy Nuñez: His Life, Career, & Contributions
Bridgette Burbank and Jerold Widdison
Mimi Stewart: Her Life, Career, & Contributions
Jerold Widdison and Susan Kelly
Legislator in the Spotlight: James Roger Madalena
Utton Center University of New Mexico - School of Law
In Memorian: Frank Titus 1928 - 2013
Bruce Thomson
