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Taos Pueblo Water Rights Settlement hinges on ground water model
The Taos Valley water settlement relies on a three dimensional groundwater model blending Darcy's Law with surface water dynamics. Developed over four years, it maps the deep and shallow aquifers, recharge, and potential stream impacts to predict how pumping alters acequias, tributaries, and Rio Grande flows, guiding federal approval and water right offsets.
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Taos Pueblo
Washington, D.C
Taos Valley
Rio Hondo
Rio Pueblo de Taos
Picuris Mountains
Acequias
John Shumaker
Taos Valley Acequia Association
Peggy Barrell
Peter Burck
Federal Bureau of Reclamation
Shumaker
Bureau of Reclamation
Barrell
Rio Grande
Peggy
Shomaker
New Mexico
John Shomaker
Albuquerque Basin
Santa Fe
Pecos Valley
Elephant Butte
Town of
Taos
el Prado
Megan Bowers
Klauer Spring
Office of
State Engineer