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Surface Water Quality Bureau
Monitoring, Assessment
& Standards Section

The Monitoring, Assessement and Standards Section (MAS) is responsible for the continual collection, integration, and assessment of water quality data for all lakes and streams in the State of New Mexico.
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Image: Gila River, above Turkey Creek
James Hogan
Program Manager
(505) 476-3671

We use data analysis to determine if state surface water quality standards are being met and to ensure that designated uses are supported. Standards and designated uses (for example, cold water aquatic life (e.g. trout) or domestic water supply) are established by the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC). Water quality parameters generated are used extensively for reporting obligations to the WQCC and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA).
WHAT'S NEW:
Bulleted Item Proposed WQS Changes to the Santa Fe Municipal Reservoirs and River
 
bulleted item News Release
bulleted item Public Meetings Announced:
May 23 - La Cienega
May 29 - Main Library
Bulleted Item US EPA Decision on Standards
Bulleted Item 2012-2014 WQCC-Approved CWA §303(d)/§305(b) Integrated Report
Bulleted Item Sedimentation/Siltation Threshold Development
Bulleted item Standard Operating Procedures
CLEAN WATER ACT §303(d)-§305(b) INTEGRATED LIST & REPORT:
Current List & Report WQCC-Approved List & Report
Bulleted Item 2010-2012 Bulleted Item 2012-2014
 
Bulleted item US EPA Approval Letter
Bulleted item §303(d) List
 
Bulleted item Public Notice
Bulleted item §303(d) List
 
Bulleted item §305(b) Report
Bulleted item Record of Decision
 
Bulleted item §305(b) Report
Bulleted item Record of Decision
 
Bulleted item Assessment Protocols
 
Bulleted item Assessment Protocols
 
Bulleted item Supplement:  Pajarito Plateau
 
Bulleted item Sources & Causes Tables
Bulleted item Response to Comments
Archival Versions
Bulleted Item Bulleted Item 2002-2004
 
Bulleted item Assessment Protocols (original)
 
Bulleted item Assessment Protocols
 
Bulleted item Assessment Protocols
(w/ addendum)
 
Bulleted item §303(d) List
Bulleted item Record of Decision
 
Bulleted item Record of Decision
 
Bulleted item US EPA Approval Letter
 
Bulleted item US EPA Approval Letter
Bulleted Item 2000-2002
Bulleted Item 2006-2008  
Bulleted item Assessment Protocols
 
Bulleted item Assessment Protocols
 
Bulleted item §303(d) List
 
Bulleted item Record of Decision
 
Bulleted item Record of Decision
 
Bulleted item US EPA Approval Letter
 
Bulleted item US EPA Approval Letter
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2004-2006
 Bulleted Item 1998-2000
 
Bulleted item Assessment Protocols
 
Bulleted item Assessment Protocols
 
Bulleted item Record of Decision
 
Bulleted item Record of Decision
 
Bulleted item US EPA Approval Letter
 
Bulleted item §303(d) List
 
Bulleted item Supplement: San Juan Basin
 
Bulleted item US EPA Approval Letter
 
Bulleted item Supplement: Mora River
   
 
Bulleted item Supplement:  Bed Material Characteristics
   
PLANS, PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES
Bulleted Item 10-Year Monitoring and Assessment Strategy (2010)
Bulleted Item Assessment Protocols for the 2012 Integrated § 303(d)/ § 305(b) Report
Bulleted Item Water Quality Management Plan- Current USEPA-Approved Version (2008)
Bulleted Item Continuing Planning Process - Current USEPA-Approved Version (2008)
Bulleted Item Water Quality Management Plan/Continuing Planning Process
- WQCC-Approved Update (2011)
Bulleted Item Hydrology Protocol WQCC-Approved Update (2011)
Bulleted Item Low Flow Protocol (USGS) (2002)
Bulleted Item Quality Assurance Project Plan for Water Quality Management Programs (2012)
Bulleted Item Quality Management Plan for Environmental Data Operations (2012)
Bulleted Item Sedimentation/Siltation Threshold Development (2011)
Bulleted Item Standard Operating Procedures for Data Collection
TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS
Bulleted Item LIST OF TMDLs Bulleted Item Forest Guardians v. C. Browner (1996)
Bulleted Item Steps for TMDL Development Bulleted Item Settlement Agreement (1997)
Bulleted Item MOU between NMED & USEPA (2001) Bulleted Item Consent Decree Dismissal (2009)
STREAM SURVEYS
Bulleted Item Bear Creek Watershed (2006) Bulleted Item Red River (1999)
Bulleted Item Canadian River Tributaries (2006) Bulleted Item Rio Chama Watershed (2012)
Bulleted Item Canadian River Tributaries (2002) Bulleted Item Rio Hondo (2003)
Bulleted Item Dry Cimarron (2000) Bulleted Item Rio Peñasco (2003)
Bulleted Item Gallinas Watershed Thinning FINAL Monitoring Report (2007-2009) Bulleted Item Rio Puerco (2004)
Bulleted Item Gallinas Watershed Thinning INTERIM Monitoring Report (2007) Bulleted Item Sacramento Mountains (2012)
Bulleted Item Gila - San Francisco River Tribs (2007) Bulleted Item San Juan River Watershed (2002)
Bulleted Item Jemez River Watershed (2005) Bulleted Item Tularosa Closed Basin Watershed (2004)
Bulleted Item Lower Chama (1999) Bulleted Item Upper Chama (2007)
Bulleted Item Lower Pecos (2003) Bulleted Item Upper Pecos, Pt. 1 (2001)
Bulleted Item Lower Rio Grande (2004) Bulleted Item Upper Pecos, Pt. 2 (2001)
Bulleted Item Lower Rio Grande Tributaries (2004) Bulleted Item Upper Pecos, Pt. 3 (2001)
Bulleted Item Middle Rio Grande (2006-2008) Bulleted Item Upper Rio Grande, Part I (2000)
Bulleted Item Middle Rio Grande (2000-2007) Bulleted Item Upper Rio Grande, Part II (2001)
Bulleted Item Middle Rio Grande Tributaries (2005)
(+ additional monitoring, 2000-2009)		 Bulleted Item Upper Rio Grande (2009)
Bulleted Item Middle Rio Grande (1999) Bulleted Item Valle Vidal (2006)
Bulleted Item Mimbres (2009) Bulleted Item Valles Caldera (2001)
Bulleted Item Mimbres (2002) Bulleted Item Zuni Watershed (2004)
LAKE SURVEYS:
Bulleted Item 2009 Lakes: Bulleted Item 2004 Lakes:
 
Bulleted Item Bear Canyon Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Bluewater Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item East and West Fawn Lakes
 
Bulleted Item Caballo Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Goose Lake
 
Bulleted Item Quemado Lake
 
Bulleted Item Santa Cruz Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Ramah Lake
Bulleted Item 2008 Lakes:  
Bulleted Item San Gregorio Lake
 
Bulleted Item Burn Lake
 
Bulleted Item Upper Nutria Diversion Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Lake Holloman
 
Bulleted Item Zuni Cinder Cone Lake
Bulleted Item 2007 Lakes:  
Bulleted Item Zuni Salt Lake
 
Bulleted Item Abiquiu Reservoir
Bulleted Item 2003 Lakes:
 
Bulleted Item Bill Evans Lake
 
Bulleted Item Bonito Lake
 
Bulleted Item Bitter Lake
 
Bulleted Item Brantley Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Bosque Redondo Lake
 
Bulleted Item Grindstone Canyon Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Canjilon Lake
 
Bulleted Item Sumner Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item El Vado Reservoir
Bulleted Item 2002 Lakes:
 
Bulleted Item Figure Eight Lake
 
Bulleted Item Jackson Lake
 
Bulleted Item Heron Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Lake Farmington (Beeline)
 
Bulleted Item Lake Van
 
Bulleted Item Navajo Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Lea Lake
Bulleted Item 2001 Lakes:
 
Bulleted Item Middle Fork Lake
 
Bulleted Item Blue Hole
 
Bulleted Item Nambe Lake
 
Bulleted Item McAllister Lake
 
Bulleted Item Ned Houk Lake
 
Bulleted Item Santa Rosa Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Perch Lake
 
Bulleted Item Storrie Lake
 
Bulleted Item Santa Fe Lake
Bulleted Item 2000 Lakes:
 
Bulleted Item Serpent Lake
 
Bulleted Item Clayton Lake
 
Bulleted Item Sink Hole #19
 
Bulleted Item Monastery Lake
 
Bulleted Item Tres Lagunas N.E.
 
Bulleted Item Santa Cruz Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Williams Lake
Bulleted Item 1992 Playa Lakes:
Bulleted Item 2006 Lakes:  
Bulleted Item Chicosa Lake
 
Bulleted Item Charette Lakes, Upper & Lower
 
Bulleted Item Lane Salt Lake
 
Bulleted Item Conchas Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Laguna Gatuna
 
Bulleted Item Laguna Madre
 
Bulleted Item Laguna Quatro
 
Bulleted Item Lake Alice
 
Bulleted Item Laguna Tres
 
Bulleted Item Lake Maloya
 
Bulleted Item Laguna Uno
 
Bulleted Item Maxwell 12, 13, and 14
 
Bulleted Item Laguna Walden
 
Bulleted Item Shuree Ponds, Lower & Upper
 
Bulleted Item Middle Lake (Lea County)
 
Bulleted Item Springer Lake
 
Bulleted Item Salt (Wagon Mound) Lake
 
Bulleted Item Stubblefield Lake
 
Bulleted Item Williams Sink
 
Bulleted Item Ute Reservoir
Bulleted Item 1999 Lakes:
Bulleted Item 2005 Lakes:  
Bulleted Item Abiquiu Reservoir
 
Bulleted Item Eagle Nest Lake
 
Bulleted Item Hopewell Lake
 
Bulleted Item Fenton Lake
Bulleted Item 1998 Lakes:
     
Bulleted Item Eagle Nest Reservoir
     
Bulleted Item El Vado Reservoir
     
Bulleted Item Five Selected Basins:  Bottomless State Park
     
Bulleted Item Fenton Lake
USEPA HOTLINKS (EXTERNAL LINKS)
Bulleted Item Clean Water Act (CWA)    
 
Bulleted Item CWA §303 (d) - Impaired Waters and Total Maximum Daily Loads
 
Bulleted Item CWA §305 (b)- National Water Quality Inventory to Congress
Bulleted Item Monitoring and Assessing Water Quality
Bulleted Item WATERS (Watershed Assessment, Tracking, & Environmental ResultS)
 
Bulleted Item ATTAINS Database for Integrated 303(d)/305(b) Reporting
 
Bulleted Item Impaired Waters and TMDL Information
 
Bulleted Item EnviroMapper for Water
 
Bulleted Item Water Quality Standards Database
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