Showing posts with label urgent. Show all posts
Showing posts with label urgent. Show all posts
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Sept 19 San Augustin Water Grab Hearing Change
The location for the Sept. 19 San Augustin water grab motion hearing has been changed to the Socorro County Courthouse, Courtroom 1, 200 Church Street in Socorro. CLICK HERE to read the notice [PDF]
Friday, May 11, 2012
Annual Meeting San Augustin Water Coalition May 19, 2012
The annual meeting of the San Augustin Water Coalition will be held 1 PM May 19, 2012 at the Datil Elementary School gymnasium.
It's not over!
Augustin Plains Ranch LLC has appealed the State Engineer decision. WE NEED YOU!
Agenda:
1 PM Business meeting
2 PM Candidate Forum
NM State Senator Howie Morales (D), and NM Representative Don Tripp (R) will be at the meeting as will Clint Wellborn, District Attorney for our district. All are running unopposed in the NM primary, but will be available to be asked where they stand on water issues.
Also attending: Evelyn Madrid Erhard (D), running for the US House of Representatives; and a member of the Steve Pearce's campaign, our present Representative.
Local candidates (Catron County) include Bucky Allred (R), candidate for County Commission from District 3, running unopposed; Cathy Sohrenssen (D) candidate for County Treasurer; unable to come is Connie Sue Shipley (R) also running for County Treasurer; Eva Stover (D), Keith Riddle (R) and Zeno Kiehne (R) all running for County Clerk; Ed Wehrheim (R) running for Probate Judge; unable to attend is Cynthia Wasserburger (D) also running for Probate Judge.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Open letter to NM Gov. Susana Martinez on AWSA projects and protection of true stakeholders
Dear Governor Martinez:
The Interstate Stream Commission (ISC) has been authorized by the state of New Mexico to assume responsibility for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of projects for waters designated available by the Arizona Water Settlements Act (AWSA). To that end, people of the four counties of southwestern New Mexico for which the AWSA waters are available have been working since 2004 to develop projects to submit to ISC.
It is the ISC’s mandate to apply the best available science to consideration of these projects, taking into account the ecological impacts of the proposed water uses while also considering the historic uses of and future demands for water in the Gila Basin, and the traditions, cultures and customs affecting those uses.
Unfortunately, what is and should be a relatively straightforward legal process has been distorted beyond functionality.... [read the rest]
Please write your own letter to Gov. Martinez and the ISC!
The Interstate Stream Commission (ISC) has been authorized by the state of New Mexico to assume responsibility for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of projects for waters designated available by the Arizona Water Settlements Act (AWSA). To that end, people of the four counties of southwestern New Mexico for which the AWSA waters are available have been working since 2004 to develop projects to submit to ISC.
It is the ISC’s mandate to apply the best available science to consideration of these projects, taking into account the ecological impacts of the proposed water uses while also considering the historic uses of and future demands for water in the Gila Basin, and the traditions, cultures and customs affecting those uses.
Unfortunately, what is and should be a relatively straightforward legal process has been distorted beyond functionality.... [read the rest]
Please write your own letter to Gov. Martinez and the ISC!
Monday, September 1, 2008
URGENT - San Augustin Ranch LLC amended water app
San Augustin Ranch LLC has submitted an amended original application, the final legal notice for which is coming soon. The amended application expands the "affected counties" to essentially all in the Rio Grande Basin and each well would be drilled 3000' deep (over half a mile!) (original application was for wells 2000' deep).
It is recommended that you file a protest letter for this amended application even if you filed one last December. Your letter needs to be in the OSE office no later than September 15. For more info go to www.catroncounty.net/water/
Please forward this email to anyone you know who has in interest in water rights, water conservation, and public welfare as regards our precious water resources in New Mexico, and PLEASE send a protest letter to OSE for this amended application. Thank you!
It is recommended that you file a protest letter for this amended application even if you filed one last December. Your letter needs to be in the OSE office no later than September 15. For more info go to www.catroncounty.net/water/
Please forward this email to anyone you know who has in interest in water rights, water conservation, and public welfare as regards our precious water resources in New Mexico, and PLEASE send a protest letter to OSE for this amended application. Thank you!
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