updated 11/27/2014 WATER RESOURCES INDEX Note: scroll down if links are not working books publications various water related organizations other regions pollution wastewater treatment water rights water testing & analysis water users associations water systems: public sector, municipalities, etc. Books Don't Drink the Water (without reading this book): The Essential Guide to Our Contaminated Drinking Water and What You Can Do About It Author: Lono Kahuna Kupua Hoala. 1998, 2003. ISBN: 096288829X The Blue Death: The Intriguing Past and Present Danger of the Water You Drink Author: Dr. Robert D. Morris. 2007 ISBN: 978-0-06-073090-1 Water, Culture and Power. Local Struggles in a Global Context Edited by John M. Donahue and Barbara Rose Johnston. Island Press. 1998. ISBN: 1559635223 Health http://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/about/contact-us/#wpcf7-f14244-p1587-o1 Publications Four Corners Power Plant and Navajo Mine Energy Project Environmental Impact Statement. August 2012. US Department of the Interior (free copies at the Durango Public Library unless they run out). http://www.wrcc.osmre.gov/FCPPEIS.shtm Various Water Related Organizations San Juan County Storm Water http://www.sanjuanco.com/publicworks/stormwater.aspx New Mexico Association of Grant Makers New Mexico Issues - Environment http://www.nmag.org/philanthropy-new-mexico/new-mexico- issues/environment Drinking Water - San Juan County http://www.sanjuanco.com/health/ehswater.aspx San Juan Water Commission From Website: The San Juan Water Commission, through a Joint Powers Agreement, was created on March 5, 1986, to protect the use of future and existing water rights and water resources of its member entities. The San Juan Water Commission's member entities include the City of Aztec, City of Bloomfield, City of Farmington, San Juan County, and San Juan County Rural Water Users Association, all of which receive their municipal and industrial water from surface water supplies. http://www.sjwc.org/ New Mexico State University Water Task Force From Website: New Mexico State University, College of Agricultural, Consumer, & Environmental Sciences (ACES) has historically been a strong leader in water resources programs which emphasizes better use of water and reducing impacts on water quality. The College is thorough in addressing many water related issues which are aimed toward the social, economic and environmental well being of New Mexico. It is a goal of the College that the best available science be applied to all aspects of water quality, use and management. http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/watertaskforce/ Animas-La Plata Project Reclamation Upper Colorado Region http://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/animas/ http://www.usbr.gov/uc/aboutus/index.html Navajo Dam and Reservoir are administered by the Bureau of Reclamation. Address Inquiries to: Western Colorado Area Office - Durango 835 E. 2ne Ave Ste 300 Durango, CO 81301 (970)385-6500 For more information on the Bureau of Reclamation, visit: http://www.usbr.gov/ To learn more about recreational opportunities on federal land, visit: http://www.recreation.gov/ Navajo Lake State Park New Mexico Managed by the New Mexico State Parks Division. Address Inquiries to: Navajo Lake State Park 1448 NM Highway 511 #1 Navajo Dam, NM 87419 (505)632-2278 Navajo State Park (CO) is managed by the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife. Address Inquiries to: PO Box 1697 Arboles, CO 81121 (970)883-2208 Navajo Reservoir Water Levels Shows: date, elevation, content, inflow, release http://www.usbr.gov/uc/water/rsvrs/ops/crsp_40_nr.html Other Regions - Water Topics/Organizations SAWS San Augustin Water Coalition POB 613 Datil, NM 87821 Note: Not in the Four Corners Area, but informative and exemplary. A New Mexico organization dedicated to protecting Socorro and Catron county water resources. From Website: Our mission: To protect the water resources of the San Augustin and adjacent water basins, and the public welfare, and conservation of water associated with those water resources, now and in the future. http://www.sanaugustinwatercoalition.org/ New Mexico State University Rio Grande Basin Initiative Efficient Irrigation for Water Conservation in the Rio Grande Basin http://aces.nmsu.edu/rgbi/ Wastewater Treatment Durango Public Works Department Water Waste, Water, Sewer 1235 Camino Del Rio Durango, CO (970)375-4800 City of Durango Utilities Water/Sewer Billing 949 E. 2nd Ave. (finance department) Durango, CO 81301 Ph: (970) 375-5000 http://www.durangogov.org/index.aspx?NID=393 Waste Water - General Info Durango Wastewater Services http://www.acwf.org/colorado/wastewater-services-durango Water Online Case Study on Durango Waste Water http://www.wateronline.com/doc.mvc/Durango-Wastewater-Treatment-Plant-Foils-Ener-0001 Wastewater Odor Durango http://www.publicstuff.com/co/durango-co/wastewater-plant-odor Water Information Program http://www.waterinfo.org/ Methane gas converted to electrical energy at City's wastewater treatment plant http://www.durangogov.org/index.aspx?NID=709 Article on Durango Wastewater Plant Build a new sewer plant someplace else.” Opinion Section In Durango Herald, 11/29/2012 http://durangoherald.com/article/20121129/OPINION03/121129545/0/OPINION01/Build-a-new-sewer-plant-someplace-else Farmington Farmington Water and Waste Water The primary responsibility of Water/Wastewater Utility Division is to oversee the City's Water and Wastewater Utilities and monitor the City's operations and maintenance contracts with private sector firms. http://www.fmtn.org/city_government/community_development/water_and_waste_water.html Water Rights La Plata County Bikis Water Consultants LLC 555 RiverGate Ln Ste B4-82Durango, CO (970)385-2340 Headwaters Engineering 102 E. 8th St Ste 220 Durango, CO (970)799-4736 San Juan County Cheney-Walters-Echols Inc. 909 W. Apache Farmington, NM (505)327-3303 Navajo Dam Domestic Water 4 Rd 4267 Navajo Dam (505)632-2104 Water Users Associations San Juan County Blanco Water Users Association 486 Road 4599 Blanco, NM (505) 632-1661 http://us.justdial.com/NM/Blanco/Blanco_Water_Users_Association Hartley Springs Water Users Association 610 W Miller St Bloomfield, NM 87413-5626 (this address may be old and needs to be verified) Lee Acres Water Users Association 5649 Hwy 64 Farmington, NM (505) 325-8317 http://www.leeacreswater.com/ Lower Valley Water Users Association 4444 Hwy 64 Farmington, NM (505)598-5585 North Star Water Users Association 1438 Hwy 170 511 NE Aztec Blvd Aztec, NM (505)334-9375 Southside Mutual Domestic Water Association 300 S Ash St Aztec, NM, 87410 (505) 334-1414 Upper La Plata Water Users Association 1438 Hwy 170 Farmington, NM (505)326-1751 West Hammond Domestic Water Users Cooperative Association 414 Road 5500 Bloomfield, New Mexico 87413-9303 (505)632-2987
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