Drought Management Planning at Ute Reservoir, Quay County, NM
Drought Management Planning at Ute Reservoir, Quay County, NM
Drought Management Planning at Ute Reservoir, Quay County, NM
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THE PROBLEM • <strong>Ute</strong> <strong>Reservoir</strong>, in Eastern <strong>NM</strong>, built in the 60’s to supply a sustainable drinking w<strong>at</strong>er source for communiAes reliant on the declining Ogallala aquifer. • A supply pipeline project authorized by Congress in 2009 . ReclamaAon began funding and completed NEPA . • In the forty years between, local economic dependency built on a stable lake level suitable for recreaAon. • In 2011, ReclamaAon funded Eastern <strong>NM</strong> W<strong>at</strong>er UAlity Authority to develop a conservaAon plan to control use of the lake in drought.
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