Liquid Waste (Septic Tank) Program
Water Information
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Geology and Major Aquifers in New Mexico (generalized map, Adobe pdf, 1.19 MB)
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Depth to Ground Water in New Mexico (generalized map, 292 KB)
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Ground-Water Contours (elevation of the water table) in New Mexico (generalized map, Abobe pdf, 1.85 MB)
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State Engineer, Water Information (water well reports, depth to ground water, water rights)
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Anoxic Conditions in ground water
- Map of documented ground-water contamination by septic tanks
- Map of documented surface-water contamination by septic tanks
- Ground-Water Pollution by Septic Tanks in the Espanola Basin, McQuillan, D., B. Schall, and B. Kitay, 2004, in Geologic and Hydrologic Framework of the Espanola Basin -- Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Espanola Basin Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 2-3, 2004, M.R. Hudson, Editor, U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2004-1093, p. 8.
- Ground-Water Quality Impacts from On-Site Septic Systems, Proceedings, National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association, 13th Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM, November 7-10, 2004, (Adobe pdf, 346 KB)
- Rio Pojoaque Acequia and Water Well Association - This website includes a copy of the proposed Aamodt Settlement Agreement, a summary and discussion of the proposed agreement, as well as links to information about the water supply in the Pojoaque Valley.
- Drug Residues in Ambient Water: Initial Surveillance in New Mexico, USA