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Nature Conservancy Poll Illustrates Disconnect Between People and Nature

A New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources report on the Sacramento Mountains Hydrogeology Study, an interdisciplinary, collaborative effort to understand the complex hydrology of the southern Sacramento Mountains. The project was conducted under the auspices of the bureau’s ongoing Aquifer Mapping Program, with the cooperation and funding of the Otero Soil and Water Conservation District. From NM Earth Matters, Winter 2011 issue. More information at: http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/resources/water/

An article that explains the assembly and use of a simple piezometer for groundwater and surface water levels, interactions and riparian assesment.

A Comparison of Water Conservation Programs in 15 Arizona Communities, published October 2010 by Western Resource Advocates

According to a new study published in Nature Geoscience half of the world's smaller glaciers will disappear during this century. The study, in Nature Geoscience, found that half of the world's smallest glaciers, with a surface area less than 5 square kilometres, will disappear entirely, with possible implications for communities dependent on them for water supplies.

WRRI Technical Completion Report 356 ABSTRACT - The transfer of water rights is an important institution used to stretch available water supplies to meet growing water demands. In the Lower Rio Grande Basin (LRGB), it is used to support sustained population and economic growth. Potential sellers are unsure of what price to charge for water rights, while buyers are unsure of what price to pay. This lack of information on water right prices creates an uncertain and unpredictable market, which jeopardizes the future of water rights to meet growing demands. Improved understanding of the economic forces influencing water rights prices will help buyers and sellers, adding vital information to support continued economic development of the region. Starting in the LRGB, this project has assembled actual verified water rights market data into a database that can be used to characterize the price of water rights. The database includes data from 1980 to 2007.

Methodologies for Calculating Baseline and Compliance Urban Per Capita Water Use (for the consistent implementation of the Water Conservation Act of 2009). California Department of Water Resources, Division of Statewide Integrated Water Management, Water Use and Efficiency Branch. October 2010

USDA/NRCS Water Climate Information