Attributes of an Alluvial River and their Relation to Water Management:
Relevance to the Upper Gila River Basin, New Mexico Reviewed and Condensed by Rebecca M. Summer. Reference quoted: Trush, W.J., S.M. McBain and L.B. Leopold, 2000. Attributes of an alluvial river and their relation to water policy and management, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 97.22.1158-1163. Download the paper here.
21st Century Climate Change in Southwest New Mexico:
What’s in store for the Gila? with Dr. David Gutzler, Professor of Meteorology & Climatology
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico
One-page summary of Dr. Gutzler's presentation here.
Appx
A - Resources, Info, Maps
Appx B - Public Participation
Appx C - NM Water Law
Appx D - Hydro Info
Appx E - Water Demand
Appx F - Groundwater Budgets
Appx G - Drought Plan Guidance
References
Potential
Economic Costs of a Gila River Diversion:
Meeting Future Water Supply Needs in Silver City
and the Central Mining District Click here for the complete report.
The
New Mexico Gila Settlement The
New Mexico Gila Settlement paves the way for a major water development
on the Gila River, with potentially severe impacts to the river's
unique ecological values.
Taking
Charge of Our Water Destiny:
a Water Management Policy Guide
for New Mexico in the 21st Century by
Alletta Belin, Consuelo Bokum, Frank Titus
for 1000 Friends of New Mexico. 2002
Gila Conservation Coalition
305A N Cooper Street
Silver City, NM 88061
575.538.8078 voice/fax
info@gilaconservation.org
Organized in 1984 to protect the free flow of the Gila and San Francisco Rivers and the wilderness characteristics of the Gila and Aldo Leopold Wilderness areas, the Gila Conservation Coalition (GCC) is a partnership of local environmental and conservation groups and concerned individuals that promote conservation of the Upper Gila River Basin and surrounding lands.
