New Mexico Water Science Center . U.S. Geological Survey The New Mexico Water Science center has proactively installed three rain gages at two existing streamgages and one reservoir gage within and surrounding the Ute Park Fire burn area. URL: http://nm.water.usgs.gov/infodata/waterquality.html Policies and Notices, U.S. Department of the Interior | Privacy The data will provide local, state, and federal entities as well as area residents with near real time information of precipitation in the area.

Ground-water and surface-water quality is one of the most critical concerns in the State of New Mexico. There may be a charge for some requests, depending on the type, size, and urgency of the request. All New Mexico water-quality publications, Accessibility Home; Science; Data and Tools; Maps; Publications; Software; Multimedia; News; Connect; Partners; About; Partners.

Water information and data and hydrologic publications from the New Mexico Water Science Center are available to the public. Water-resource planning and water-quality assessment require a nationwide database with standardized information for planning and assessment of water resources.

Thus, the chemical and physical quality of rivers, streams, and groundwater need to be monitored and defined to effectively manage the resource to meet needs of the people of New Mexico and our present and future customers. Types of information include:

Page Last Modified: Wednesday, 28-Dec-2016 15:30:18 EST. SIR 2016-5006 - Variability of surface-water quantity and quality and shallow groundwater levels and quality within the Rio Grande Project Area, New Mexico and Texas, 2009–13; DS 2015-963 - Water-Level Data for the Albuquerque Basin and Adjacent Areas, Central New Mexico, Period of Record Through September 30, 2014 The links below allow you to find information and data about water-quality in New Mexico.

The major water-quality issue in New Mexico is preserving the quality of public drinking-water supply. FOIA We currently partner with a wide variety of governmental agencies, tribes, municipalities, universities, organizations, and research centers both locally and nationally.

Information for the topics listed below can also be found on the NWIS Web page. U.S. Geological Survey New Mexico Water Science Center Contact: gs-w-nmalb_webmaster@usgs.govgs-w-nmalb_webmaster@usgs.gov Page Contact Information: webmaster@nm.water.usgs.gov SIR 2016-5006 - Variability of surface-water quantity and quality and shallow groundwater levels and quality within the Rio Grande Project Area, New Mexico and Texas, 2009–13; SIR 2015-5086 - Water resources during drought conditions and postfire water quality in the upper Rio Hondo Basin, Lincoln County, New Mexico, 2010-13 Recent Water-Quality Publications.