Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation District
WATER MANAGEMENT
Reports on Eldorado's water
resources, water quality, predictions, and doings of the Council
SHOMAKER COMPUTER MODEL
This is a computer model of Eldorado's water sources. The John Shomaker report
on the Ground Water Flow Model for the Eldorado Area, prepared under contract
to the Eldorado Area Water and Sanitation District, is available in our office
for perusal by any interested resident.
The executive summary of the Shomaker model report makes the point that,
with the EDU wells diminishing, the utility needs to acquire water rights
and drill new wells to meet future Eldorado area water needs.
ELDORADO'S WATER RESOURCESSTATUS OF ELDORADO'S
WATER RESOURCESWATER QUALITY JEMEZ Y SANGRE REGIONAL WATER
PLANNING COUNCIL
Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, under contract
to the Jemez y Sangro Regional Water Council, conducted
a series of charettes, or workshops, on regional
water issues, during the last week of February. This involved a number of
experts discussing each of 21 different alternatives, or possible solutions
to various water problems, with member observers in attendance at each. The
District is a member of the Council and attended several sessions.
D. B. Stephens & Associates will use the results of
the charettes to prepare a J y S Regional Water Plan, which should
be completed late this year.
RANCHO VIEJO
Concern has been demonstrated by a number of residents that the new well
in Rancho Viejo may impact the water availability in Eldorado. The District
has learned unofficially that because of the geology involved, the likelihood
of an impact on Eldorado water by the Rancho Viejo well is minimal. In order
to get an official reading on this matter the District has written on two
occasions to Tom Turney, State Engineer, requesting an official statement
regarding this well.
WATER CONSERVATION
This year (2002) qualifies as a drought year and is causing the City of Santa Fe to impose restrictions on water usage. Although these restrictions are not legally applicable to the Eldorado area it would be prudent for Eldorado area residents to abide by the constraints, defined by the City as "level-2", as an act of good citizenship. The City's restrictions are shown ...
25-Jan-2006
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