Major Water Research & Outreach Programs New Mexico State University

Climate Data Collection NMCC Climate State Data Other NM Climate Station Data Crop Information Water Resources Climate Links Agriculture Models and Tools

College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Geographic Information Systems GIS Geography Department Water Resources Research Institute College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Evapotranspiration College of Engineering And College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Membranes and Desalination College of Engineering Physical Science Laboratory (PSL)

Water-borne Pathogens Major Emphasis on Rio Grande and Border Health by Biology Department and College of Health And Social Services

Endangered Aquatic Species Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Cooperative Wildlife Unite

Surface-Groundwater Interactions College of Engineering College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Gerald Thomas Endowed Chair

Water Policy and Economics College of Business Administration and Economics College of Agriculture and Home Economics College of Engineering Water Resources Research Institute

What is it? By Karl Wood, Director

Is the Water Resources Research Institute At: New Mexico State University In: Las Cruces, New Mexico Serving: all of New Mexico’s six state universities, the Southwestern and Borderlands Regions, and the Nation

Areas of Specialty 1. Water Conservation 2. Planning and Management 3. Atmospheric-surface- groundwater relationships 4. Water Quality

Facilities WRRI is solely housed in Stucky Hall on the NMSU Campus.

Water Needs and Concerns in the Paso del Norte Region 1. A Comprehensive Groundwater Assessment

US Saline Aquifers Needs and applications are international in scope, including the U.S. - Mexico border region Issues include brine disposal, saline water variability, energy use Inland desalination is a major concern 2. Desalination of Groundwater Water Needs and Concerns in the Paso del Norte Region

Water Needs and Concerns in the Paso del Norte Region 3. Conversion of river water for municipal use Conversion plants planned for: El Paso Juarez Las Cruces Hatch

Water Needs and Concerns in the Paso del Norte Region 4. Environmental enhancements for the watershed

Water Needs and Concerns in the Paso del Norte Region 5. Invasive and exotic plant species management

Water Needs and Concerns in the Paso del Norte Region 6. Water quality for irrigation and human health

Water Needs and Concerns in the Paso del Norte Region 7.Irrigation efficiency A. Research B.Instrumentation C.Delivery D.Techniques of application amounts and timing

Water Needs and Concerns in the Paso del Norte Region 8. Region-wide assessment and planning for future water needs

1. Education and Health Disparities – Serving the Underserved 2. Information-Centric Security and Defense 3. Systems Biosciences 4. Twenty-First Century Aerospace NMSU Clusters 5. Natural Resources Sustainability and Renewal Water SubCluster Energy SubCluster Land SubCluster

Water SubCluster Formulation And Strategic Plan “Anyone who solves the problem of water deserves not one Nobel Prize but two – one for science and the other for peace. President John F. Kennedy

Highlights of the Strategic Plan Vision To be a regional, national, and international leader in water research, technology, education, service, and policy. “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

This is a sunrise, not a sunset! A new day! “Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors” African proverb

“The future ain’t what it used to be” Yogi Berra