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.169873.1
SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 2
48
TH LEGISLATURE
- STATE OF NEW MEXICO -
FIRST SPECIAL SESSION
, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Pete Campos
A JOINT MEMORIAL
REQUESTING THE STATE ENGINEER, WHEN EVALUATING APPLICATIONS TO
EXPORT GROUND WATER OUT OF ITS BASIN OF ORIGIN, TO CONSIDER THE
AVAILABILITY OF WATER SUPPLIES WITHIN THE BASIN TO WHICH WATER
IS BEING EXPORTED.
WHEREAS, certain governmental entities are considering or
have considered policies to mine and export ground water from
closed basins, such as the Estancia basin, which are often sole
water supply sources for communities; and
WHEREAS, the ground water resources of these basins are
not renewable and will not be replenished because they are
being mined; and
WHEREAS, the exportation of ground water from these
basins has the potential to shorten their productivity;
and