Water problems in New Mexico (Albuquerque, Santa Fe: health insurance, loft, condo)

[TKO]

Best to not share too much information on a public forum Greg. PM me if you're really interested...suffice it to say I'm a geographer in my second career. I'll post a few samples of the '36 photos in the stickied photo thread. Air photo interpretation was one of my favorite coures in school too. I've always loved maps changing careers from appraisal to geography was the best move I ever made in my life.

Caveat Emptor indeed.

[Devin Bent]

Originally Posted by TKO

Best to not share too much information on a public forum Greg. PM me if you're really interested...suffice it to say I'm a geographer in my second career. I'll post a few samples of the '36 photos in the stickied photo thread. Air photo interpretation was one of my favorite coures in school too. I've always loved maps changing careers from appraisal to geography was the best move I ever made in my life.

Caveat Emptor indeed.

I am really intrigued. Do you have any photos of Los Alamos when it was still the ranch school? Would you mind posting them? Pojoaque Valley?

Sorry, I am getting greedy.

Have you ever thought about publishing the photos? I think a lot of people would be interested in seeing them -- the amount of change since then would be fascinating. What was Santa Fe back then? 15,000 people?

[TKO]

Sorry Davin, they don't me belong to me to publish officially although they are public information. The set I have only encompasses the lower Rio Grande drainage from Arrey to Sunland Park. I don't know whether they have them for the northern part of the state but I'll see if I can find out.

[Devin Bent]

Originally Posted by TKO

Sorry Davin, they don't me belong to me to publish officially although they are public information. The set I have only encompasses the lower Rio Grande drainage from Arrey to Sunland Park. I don't know whether they have them for the northern part of the state but I'll see if I can find out.

Thanks.

Devin

[Devin Bent]

Here is what Santa Fe County is doing to preserve water -- demanding that developers come up with water rights before they build. This particular builder (see link below) has scaled down his plans from more than 700 homes to fewer than 200 and maybe falling.

Santa Fe Canyon Ranch developer pares down plans again - SantaFeNewMexican.com

This has the effect of preserving water in the long run and protecting the interests of those of us who are already here.

It also, for better or worse, restricts supply and drives up land and home prices in this area. For those of us already here and thinking that we or our heirs may sell some day, it is plus.

And when I read about places in New Mexico that are growing like crazy, I wonder what they are doing/thinking about water? Will the well run dry (literally)??

[gemstone1]

From the office of the State Engineer....

Water usage in New Mexico:

1) Q: How is water use distributed in New Mexico?

A: Water in New Mexico is distributed among a variety of users, as the following pie chart indicates. About 5 percent goes to livestock, commercial, industrial, mining, and power companies; About 9 percent goes to public supplies and domestic use; About 10 percent is lost to evaporation; and about 76 percent goes to irrigated agriculture.

[seaschell]

Got a question for anyone with knowledge of how to treat a water well? Anything besides going the expensive route of installing equipment?

[mortimer]

gemstone1 reported:

> ... Water in New Mexico ... users, ... 10 percent is lost to evaporation;

Nothing on that chart regarding leakage. A substantial amount is lost in distribution. That is, not all the water put into the system comes out the other end (it's going back into the water table).

The city admitted that distribution losses were approximately equivalent to the use of Intel in RR where they use some four million gallons of water a day
which was about two percent or so of total Albuquerque water use (in 1998).

ObFountain:

I lived near where a main pipe blew one time. It sent a fountain of water up (at the intersection of Silver and Cornell) at least 70-80 ft that had so much flow that water was up over the curb on both sides in the two downhill directions.

The flow gouged out a crater that crossed from corner to corner in both directions about ten or so feet deep that was a 'boiling' soup until they turned off the flow hours later.

The hole was only about six-by-four inches or so big in a pipe that looked to be about one-fourth inch thick.

Although I lived less than a block N of it, I never lost water pressure until they turned it off to initiate the repair.

[GregW]

seasshell - What is wrong with the water from your well?

[cgoconnor]

I'm considering a move to the Albuquerque area (from Fairfield Cty, CT) because as I'm getting closer to retirement, I want to save money. Which are the better (nicer) areas around Albuquerque? Are there an abundance of condos with amenities like pools, tennis courts? Where do I go to find them? I will also need to find a job - I'm a senior director of client services with loads of experience in publishing, PR, marketing for myriad publications and event groups. I am well-educated with an MBA in Communications & Marketing so would like to find something suitable. I'd like to live close to the Rio Grande but don't know the name of the burbs nearby. Would appreciate any information, help I can get! I will generously reciprocate, given the opportunity. Many, many thanks.
-CG