Watershed Management
Resources about evaluating and managing the entire drainage area of a stream or river
- NM Forestry Division publishes a list of fire-resistant plants
- What do the words “forest and watershed health” mean to you? Not long ago, the health of our forests and water was not a concern for most citizens. But, after several years of drought, highly visible insect and disease devastation and an overall increase in the knowledge of our natural resources, New Mexicans are concerned about our forests and watershed health. We, at New Mexico State Forestry are responsible for wildfire suppression on all non-federal, non-municipal, non-tribal and non-pueblo lands. We also provide technical advice on forest and resource management to private landowners, and may include a commercial timber harvest to enhance wildlife habitat, increase water yield, reduce the hazard of insect infestation, diseases or fire.
- Occurrence and Sources of E. coli in the Lower Rio Grande
- The Paso del Norte Watershed Council (Council) has been awarded a watershed restoration grant to develop a Watershed Based Plan to protect and improve water quality in the lower Rio Grande from Percha Dam (below Caballo Reservoir) downstream to the American Dam (near the New Mexico, Texas, and international border). Funding has been provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the New Mexico Environment Department under the authority of the Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Nonpoint Source grant program. This is one of the Water Quality Sampling / Preliminary Results Presentations.
- Oregon ILAP Website
- What is the project? This three-year project created more than fifty jobs to work on the watershed-level prioritization of land management actions based on fuel conditions, wildlife and aquatic habitats, economic values, and projected climate change across all lands in Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.
- Paso del Norte Watershed Council: E.coli in New Mexico’s Lower Rio Grande
- The Paso del Norte Watershed Council (Council) has been awarded a watershed restoration grant to develop a Watershed Based Plan to protect and improve water quality in the lower Rio Grande from Percha Dam (below Caballo Reservoir) downstream to the American Dam (near the New Mexico, Texas, and international border). Funding has been provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the New Mexico Environment Department under the authority of the Clean Water Act Section 319(h) Nonpoint Source grant program. This is one of the Water Quality Sampling / Preliminary Results Presentations.
- Request for Proposals for On-The-Ground Surface Water Quality Improvement Projects
- RFP for On-The-Ground Surface Water Quality Improvement Projects issued 3/4/11 by NM Environment Department, Surface Water Quality Bureau, Watershed Protection Section. A portion of the §319(h) funding awarded to the New Mexico Environment Department in fiscal year 2012 will fund watershed-based initiatives that are most likely to measurably improve water quality in priority waters by 2015 and in the longer term.
- Request for Proposals for Watershed-Based Planning Projects
- RFP for Watershed-Based Planning Projects issued 3/4/11 by NM Environment Department, Surface Water Quality Bureau, Watershed Protection Section. A portion of the §319(h) funding awarded to the New Mexico Environment Department in fiscal year 2012 will fund stakeholder-driven initiatives to develop watershed-based plans which quantitatively describe sources of nonpoint source pollution, identify management measures to address pollutant loading, quantify the effects that implementation of those management measures would have, and accomplish other planning elements.
- Request for Quotes: Federal Clean Water Act Section 604 (b) Water Quality Management Planning 2013
- Quotes due October 4, 2013. The Surface Water Quality Bureau (Bureau or SWQB) of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) requests quotes from regional public comprehensive planning organizations to conduct water quality management planning as defined under sections 205(j) and 303(e) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). These funds are made available through an RFQ as, given the duration and amount of an award, this is the appropriate approach through the State of New Mexico Procurement Code. In response to this RFQ NMED seeks detailed quotes (i.e. proposals) to conduct water quality management planning. While all quotes focused on water quality management planning are welcomed, those which will fund activities that clearly address the State’s water quality goals to preserve, protect and improve the water quality in New Mexico are likely to be rated highest. In this respect NMED encourages quotes focused on Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), Use Attainability Analysis (UAA) or other water quality management planning activities that will directly address identified water quality impairments but do not overlap with development of watershed based plans that are eligible for funding through NMED’s 319(h) program.
- Restoring Flows and Ecosystems on the San Juan
- Two decades ago, the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program was established to recover two endangered fish, the Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker, in the San Juan River and its tributaries in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Today, a diverse group of partners is working toward that goal.
- Rio Grande Basin Meeting Letter
- A letter inviting and informing stockholders about the Rio Grande Basin meeting on 9/17-18
- River Ecosystem Restoration Initiative 2009 RFP
- The Surface Water Quality Bureau of the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) is soliciting proposals from qualified entities for River Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (RERI) projects that will restore instream ecosystem function and watershed health to major New Mexico river basins. Proposal are due 8/10/09.
- San Francisco Watershed Stewardship Curriculum
- From 2009 to 2010, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) funded the design and installation of five rainwater harvesting systems in elementary schools in the San Francisco Unified School District. Each project installed a tank to capture rainwater, removed paved surfaces from the schoolyard to make room for a garden and let rainwater soak into the ground, and used native and edible plants to be irrigated by the on-site rainwater harvesting system. The projects achieve multiple goals: they raise watershed awareness, green the city’s public schools, and keep stormwater out of San Francisco’s combined sewer system. To help schools use rainwater harvesting systems as educational tools, the SFPUC partnered with the San Francisco Green Schoolyard Alliance and funded a Watershed Stewardship Curriculum. The lessons pertain to watershed awareness, green stormwater management, pollution awareness and prevention, and water conservation. All schools in San Francisco that replace schoolyard asphalt with permeable garden space and harvest rainwater for irrigation will find these lessons useful in connecting students to their watersheds. Lessons in this binder can be adapted for kindergarten through 6th grade, and beyond. Download the curriculum and put it to work in your school!
- San Juan Watershed Group Newsletter, January 2013 (PDF)
- The San Juan Watershed Group has released it's January 2013 newsletter.
- Southwestern Bibliography on Watershed Research
- This searchable bibliography currently contains 900+ references to technical reports and bulletins, articles, theses and dissertations, books, and proceedings that relate to watershed management research in the arid and semi-arid environment of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Vegetation types in this region include: mixed conifer and ponderosa pine forests, pinyon-juniper woodlands, grasslands, chaparral and semi-desert shrublands, and riparian ecosystems.
- State of New Mexico Non-Point Source Management Program 2012 Annual Report
- Annual report to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by the New Mexico Environment Department’s Watershed Protection Section of the Surface Water Quality Bureau
- Surf Your Watershed
- Locate your watershed and then simply click on the first link, “citizen-based groups at work in this watershed,” to find a listing of organizations that are working to protect water quality.
- Surf your watershed-Learn more about the watershed you live in
- Surf your watershed-Learn more about the watershed you live in
- SWQB seeks input on San Juan River and Upper Rio Grande water quality surveys
- The Surface Water Quality Bureau (SWQB) is seeking public input on two upcoming surface water quality studies; one in the San Juan River watershed and one in the Upper Rio Grande watershed. The results of the surveys will be used to determine water quality status, track water quality improvements, and identify impaired waterbodies.
- Technical Symposium Videos: Responsible Forest Management on Watershed Health
- "Examining the Effects of Responsible Forest Management on Watershed Health" Technical Symposium Videos Now Available Online - May 29th The symposium, co-hosted by SAF, the American Forest Foundation, the Environmental Law Institute, the National Alliance of Forest Owners, Plum Creek, the US Forest Service, and Southern Lumber Manufacturers Association, featured keynote speaker Honorable Benjamin H. Grumbles (President, Clean Water America Alliance), and administrative, legal, and scientific panels in exploring forest connections to the Clean Water Act. Videos of each of the panels, along with the keynote address, can be found at this link.
- The Nature Conservancy Interactive Watershed
- Explore the interactive watershed to discover how The Nature Conservancy protects these vital resources around the world. Describes threats to watersheds and various conservation startegies designed to combat those threats.
- Third Annual Rio Chama Congreso - Saturday, March 10, 2018 at Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM
- You are Invited to Participate with students and other citizens, agencies (Forest Service, Game and Fish, State Engineer) and non-governmental organizations (Rio Grande Water Fund, NM Association of Conservation Districts, Chama Peak Land Alliance, Rio Grande Restoration, others) and help to decide how to best address our water and land management challenges in the Chama Basin. Questions? Contact Steve Harris at home/office: 575-751-1269; 575-770-2502 cell or: steve.harris39@gmail.com.
