Agenda

DAY ONE: Thursday, February 16, 2012

When What
8:30  Check-in and newtworking
9:00







 Opening Session
  • Welcome, Tom Bates, Vice Chair of the Gila San Francisco Water Commission
  • Video Welcomes, U.S. Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall
  • Overview of AWSA, Craig Roepke, Special Projects Bureau Chief, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
  • Town Hall Ground Rules, Heather Balas, President and Executive Director, New Mexico First 
10:00  Break
10:15









 Small Group Discussion: Ditch and Diversion Improvement Projects
  • Introductions and Ground Rules
  • Topic Overview
  • Coalition Diversion—Rosgen
  • Luna Ditch
  • Sunset and New Model Ditches
  • Gila National Forest San Francisco River Diversion/Ditch
  • Pleasanton Eastside Ditch/Conveyance Loss Reduction
12:00 Working Lunch (pick up lunch in Front Hall and return to small group discussion room)
12:30






 Small Group Discussion: Water Conservation Projects
  • Topic Overview
  • Deming Conservation Fund
  • Gila Conservation Fund
  • Stream Dynamics Water Harvesting
1:30







 Small Group Discussion: Diversion and Storage Projects
  • Topic Overview
  • Deming Diversion
  • Gila Basin Irrigation Commission
  • Hidalgo County Off-Stream Storage
  • Grant County Diversion and Storage (partly overlapped with Bayard)
3:00 Break
3:15






 Small Group Discussion: Municipal Water Infrastructure and System Improvement Projects
  • Topic Overview
  • Bayard Effluent Reuse
  • Deming Water Reuse
  • Grant County Water Commission Regional Supply
4:30 Adjourn

DAY TWO: Friday, February 17, 2012

When  What
9:00 Opening Session
9:30







 Small Group Discussion: Watershed Restoration Projects
  • Topic Overview
  • San Francisco Watershed Treatment: Mineral Creek, Dry Creek, and Devils Creek
  • Grant Soil and Water Conservation District Restoration
  • New Mexico Forest Industry Association
  • Watershed Restoration and Monitoring – New Mexico State University 
  • Gila National Forest Watershed Restoration
  • Project Priorities
11:30 Adjourn


Overview

Share your opinions about water projects for the Gila River Basin!

The upcoming town hall on the Gila River Basin will help communities understand and offer feedback on options associated with the Arizona Water Settlement Act of 2004. The AWSA potentially allows New Mexico to access more water from the Gila system than it currently takes. The act also makes available significant federal dollars to fund projects that meet water supply demands in Grant, Luna, Hidalgo, and Catron counties. 

There are 20 potential water projects under consideration. The town hall will collect public input, gathering people’s likes, dislikes, and questions about each proposal. The New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission will make the final decision. The ISC decision will also be informed by a ranked evaluation of the proposals. The ranking will be done by a group of experts (the “Tier 2 Review Panel”), and those rankings will be released about two weeks before the town hall. 

Community members are urged to sign up for the town hall right away. The event is free, but participants must sign up in advance through our online application process. (This process makes sure the town hall fairly represents all the different stakeholders and counties.)


Reports

AWSA Town Hall Background ReportAWSA Town Hall Background Report    06-Feb-2012 (515 KB)

AWSA Town Hall Final ReportAWSA Town Hall Final Report    05-Mar-2012 (398 KB)

 


Sponsors

NM Interstate Stream Commission
Town of Silver City
City of Deming
Luna County
Grant County
Hidalgo County

Facilitator

New Mexico First