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January 18, 2005, JIM CORBIN, ESTANCIA BASIN WATER PLANNING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO SPEAK TO EBRA
January 17, 2005, THE FIGHT TO PROTECT ESTANCIA BASIN WATER GROWS RAPIDLY
January 9, 2005, ORGANIZATION FORMED TO FIGHT WATER EXPORTATION

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Taking Charge of Our Water Destiny: A Water Management Policy Guide for New Mexico in the 21st Century Lacy Daniel of our board refers us to this paper written by 1000 Friends of New Mexico, who have expressed their support of our association. It is a must read for anyone interested in these issues. From Lacy, "Chapter 6 of this publication is "Urban Development and Rural Stability: Do we have to sacrifice our rural communities?" The whole publication is a very good overview and discussion of potential water futures in NM" Thanks to Lacy for many of the References and Links

Our Water Resources: An Overview for New Mexicans Stone, William J. in cooperation with New Mexico Environment Department, New Mexico State Engineer Office, and U.S. Geological Survey, Water-Resources Division. In Information Series 1. Socorro: New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, A Division of New Mexico Tech, 2001. purchase information

Desalination of Inland Brackish Water: Issues and Concerns Hightower, Mike, Tularosa Basin National Desalination Research Facility Web site

Bureau of Reclamation Report to Congress: Tularosa Basin National Desalination Research Facility Study Sandia National Laboratories Sandia National Laboratories. September, 2002. download (pdf)

New Mexico Brackish Groundwater Assessment Program Workshop: Report of Findings and Recommendations. Land, Lewis, and Peggy Johnson. Albuquerque, NM: Workshop sponsored by the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer, New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute, and United States Bureau of Reclamation, 2004. download (pdf)

The Consequences of Water Export
Professor Emeritus of Economics Charles Howe of the University of Colorado has graciously allowed us to reprint a copy of his recent paper "Water Transfers and Their Impacts: Lessons from Three Colorado Water Markets". You can view Highlights or download the complete paper.

Mechanisms for Addressing Third Party Impacts Resulting from Voluntary Water Transfers This paper examines possible methods to protect third party interests in water transfers with taxes on the transfers being the most promising. This is similar to the conclusion adopted by Professor Howe in the above paper. abstract and download page (pdf 384k)

Water 2025: Preventing Crises and Conflict in the West, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Department of the Interior, download (pdf)

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water by Marc Reisner
The definitive history of water resources in the American West, and a very illuminating lesson in the political economy of limited resources anywhere. Highly recommended! (Amazon.com editorial) buy it at amazon.com

Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, & the Growth of the American West Worster, Donald. New York: Pantheon Books, 1985. buy it at amazon.com

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