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Newspaper
Taos News
Location
Taos, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 2006
Page
1
In a two day field training last weekend 27 volunteers completed entry level Type I wildland firefighting training on Saturday and Sunday April 1 2. The course bolsters area departments lifeblood in wildfire response.
Marcos Herrera sees hard morning runs pay off as Roy Madrid’s Taos Los Tigres win their first Golden Gloves state title in five years with Herrera crowned state king Eddie Arguello, Angie Montoya, Juanita Montoya, and Teddie Romero residents noted in death notices with dates in late March and early April 2006.
A 17 year effort nears closure with a draft Taos Pueblo Water Rights Settlement allocating 2440 acre feet per year of San Juan Chama water to Taos Pueblo and 2990 acre feet to other Taos County groups. If signed by May 15 and funded, the agreement would forever settle Taos Pueblo's claims against Taos and nearby districts, though non Indian adjudications remain.
The state filed federal lawsuits in 1969 seeking water rights adjudication for Rio Pueblo de Taos and Rio Hondo. Suits were consolidated. In 1970 a district court deferred Pueblo lands adjudication, while non Pueblo lands moved forward. Taos Valley Acequia Association approached the Pueblo in 1989 to seek negotiated settlement. Principles for Settlement approved in March 2004 laid out the settlement structure. In March 2006 the parties concluded tales and finalized a draft, with the agreement released publicly March 31, 2006. Local parties planned to resolve federal issues and push legislation in Congress and the New Mexico Legislature after June 2006.
Settlement highlights allocate 2990 acre-feet per year from the San Juan Chama Project to Taos Pueblo and Taos Sanitation District essential supply. Taos Pueblo gets 2440 acre-feet in return for water right claims. Rio Grande Compact compliance and acequia protections feature prominently with 55 acequias preserved. The pact envisions offset water for non Indian providers and storage projects to secure future needs. Final Rio Lucero allocations benefit Taos Pueblo and acequias, with new storage options and protected well rights.
Andrea Blue Arm a 17 year old Taosefia told a town meeting at Kit Carson Electric Cooperative how alcohol shaped her life from age 12, detailing a cycle of drinking and legal troubles before entering treatment and reaching almost a year sober with support groups. The crowd applauded her honesty and resilience as she urged prevention and shared lessons learned.
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