Water use in New Mexico, 1985
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Abstract
Water-use data are essential for managing the State's limited water resources. The New Mexico State Engineer Office (NMSEO) and the U.S. Geological Survey collect and publish data on water use at 5-year intervals. These data are used by Federal and State agencies, city and county planners, private industry, and irrigation districts.
This report graphically summarizes water-use data by county in New Mexico in 1985. The primary source of data was the NMSEO Technical Report 46 (Wilson, 1986), which contains detailed water-use information. The data presented here are in the same format (categories of use and units) as the technical report. The Survey' s national data-collection format differs from the NMSEO format in some category definitions, quantity of data reported, and units. T
The State Engineer Office defines a withdrawal as the amount of water removed from a surface- or ground-water source. A depletion is that part of a withdrawal consumed by man or livestock, included in crops or products, evaporated or transpired, or otherwise removed. In the figures and text referring to specific data, water use is synonymous with "withdrawals," not consumptive use.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Water use in New Mexico, 1985 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 88-343 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr88343 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 1 Plate: 26.20 x 17.08 inches |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Mexico |
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