Principal aquifers of the United States (modified from Principal Aquifers, U.S. Geological Survey, 2003)
New Mexico Real-Time Water Measurement Information System
The New Mexico Office of the State Engineer/Interstate Stream Commission (OSE/ISC) engages in Active Water Resource Management (AWRM). This allows the State Engineer to actively manage the state's limited water resources while administering water rights and interstate compacts throughout the state. In order to do this, the OSE/ISC maintains a network of stream, acequia, ditch and well monitoring sites that electronically transmits data values via radio and satellite telemetry and stores the data in a database. This real-time water measurement data is available for each active gage/well shown on select basin maps.
The NM Office of the State Enginner's Water Conservation Program coordinates water conservation activities for the State of New Mexico. The program goals are to increase awareness regarding the value of our water resources, to provide assistance to entities initiating water conservation plans and programs, and to assist in the development of state government policies which will encourage the implementation of water conservation measures in various water use sectors. The water conservation resources are divided out by user group: homeowners, educators, industrial/commercial/institutional, public water supplies, and the landscaping industry.
A guide to water records of New Mexico, 1897-1983 by Spanish irrigation in the Pojoaque and Tesuque valleys during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries by USGS Water Data for the Nation
These pages provide access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.9 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.The USGS investigates the occurrence, quantity, quality, distribution, and movement of surface and underground waters and disseminates the data to the public, State and local governments, public and private utilities, and other Federal agencies involved with managing our water resources. The website is organized by the categories: current conditions, surface water, ground water, water quality, and water use. Maps are also available.
USGS Streamer Explore America's larger streams as you trace upstream to their source or down stream to where they empty. Learn more about your stream traces and the places they pass through in brief or detailed reports. See weather radar and near real-time streamflow conditions. 
Rivers of Empire: : water, aridity, and the growth of the American West by 
Acequia Culture: water, land, and community in the Southwest by 
Water for the People: The Acequia Heritage of New Mexico in a Global Context by Spanish irrigation in Santa Fe by To search for technical or committee meeting reports try searching the agency involved (example: Bureau of Reclamation), plus the location of interest (example: Gallup New Mexico), and the phrases water supply, water resources, ground water, or basin.
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Rio Grande Aquifer System
Rio Grande Water Basin
San Luis Aquifer System
Albuquerque-Belen Basin