Water Resources

WHere does our water come from?

Water RESOURCES PLANNING

Water Resources reports, studies, plans:

City of Santa Fe Water publishes a variety of reports, studies and plans related to water resources management and planning. Some of the reports are required for state and federal compliance.  Some inform and guide the policy decisions of the Mayor and City Council.  Some are designed to provide transparency on operations of City of Santa Fe Water.

• Water Production Reports
• Annual Water Report
• Long Range Water Resource Plans
• Santa Fe River Reports
• Water Conservation
• Water Quality
• Climate Change
• Additional Reports, Studies, and Data

Water Production Reports

•  Monthly Water Production Reports           
• Water Reports Yearly

Annual Water Report

The City's Annual Water Report provides information about the state of the City of Santa Fe's Water Division and the water supplies we depend upon.

Annual Water Reports

          2021   2020   2019   2018   2017   2016   2015   2014   2013   2012   2011   2010

Long Range Water Resource PlanS

• 2019 Santa Fe Basin Study Update
• 2017 Santa Fe Water Reuse Feasibility Study
• 2015 Santa Fe Basin Study
• 2013 Reclaimed Wastewater Resource Plan
• 2008 Longe Range Water Supply Plan
• 2001 Water Supply Analysis for the City of Santa Fe
• 1998 City of Santa Fe Treated Effluent Management Plan
• 1988 Long Range Water Planning Study for the Santa Fe Area

Santa Fe River Reports

• Santa Fe River Stream Flow Data: below Nichols
• Santa Fe River Stream Flow Data: above St. Francis
• Santa Fe River Stream Flow Data: Ricardo Road
• Santa Fe River Studies: Stream Flow, 2009
• Santa Fe River Studies: Storm Flow, 2009
• Santa Fe River Studies: Stream Flow Losses, 2009
• Santa Fe River Studies: Municipal Storage, 2009
• Santa Fe River Studies: Fate of Releases, 2009
• Santa Fe River Studies: Ecosystem Yield, 2009

Water Conservation

• Water Conservation and Drought Management Plan 2020
• Water Conservation and Drought Management Plan 2015
• Water Conservation and Drought Management Plan 2010

Water Quality (CCR)

• Water Quality Reports (CCR)

Climate Change

• The City of Santa Fe City Council Resolution 2011-17
• Santa Fe Basin Study WaterSMART program grant proposal
• Santa Fe Basin Study Memorandum of Agreement and Plan of Study
• Climate Change and the Santa Fe Basin: A Preliminary Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Alternatives
• Presentations at the Interactive Climate-Change Workshop:
  • March 6, 2012 Climate Change Workshop agenda and handouts
  • Dr. Dave Gutzler: Climate Variability and Change in the Santa Fe Watershed
  • Dr. Park Williams: Past, Present, and Future Impacts of Drought of Forests in the Southwestern USA
  • Mr. William deBuys: A Perspective on Climate Change
  • Institute for Social and Environmental Transition: What Can We Do With the Climate Change Information

Additional Reports, Studies, and Data

• Climate Change and the Santa Fe Basin- A Preliminary Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptation Alternatives, 2013
• Domestic Well Use and Water Inventory in Santa Fe County
• State Drinking Water Watch - results for Santa Fe
• Upper Watershed Management Plan
• Water Use in Santa Fe, 2001
• Water Use in Santa Fe, 2009
• Water Utility Transmission and Storage Master Plan 2009 Executive Summary