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TRANSCRIPT
• Analyzed data across the state. Few areas remaining.
• Groundwater storage is decreasing.
• Closed basins and areas far from trunk streams most effected.
Groundwater Storage Change
Mesilla Basin
Change from 1950s to 2010s.
Basin-wide changes since 1950s. 1 km3=0.82 Maf
New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
Change from 1950s to 2010s.
Basin-wide changes since 1950s. 1 km3=0.82 Maf
Estancia Basin
Southern High Plains
Maps show estimated remaining saturated thickness. Bright RED has saturated thickness of less than 30 ft (minimum to operate high capacity irrigation pumps).