ELDORADO AREA WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT
2 North Chamisa Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508-9483
Annual Summer Watering Restrictions Ended 8/31/24
Even though Annual Summer Watering Restrictions ended 8/31/24, EAWSD customers are asked to continue their normal water conservation activities, with special attention to reducing usage on weekends, which are the highest usage periods. If you have an outdoor irrigation system, it is important to monitor the timing of your watering and be hyper-conscious of any maintenance/repair issues, to avoid unnecessary leaks. When traveling out of town, do not leave your irrigation system/timer unsupervised.
DISTRICT WATER SOURCES
Water Sources
Our water is sourced from wells tapping aquifers in the Galisteo Basin and wells drawing from seasonal flows in the Galisteo Creek alluvium.
Water Treatment
EAWSD produces high quality ground water, requiring little water treatment. As required by law, EAWSD disinfects the water with low levels of sodium hypochloride (liquid chlorine) to prevent microbial growth as the water moves through the water distribution system. While the groundwater contains low levels of naturally occurring fluoride, no fluoride is added as a water treatment. Some customers choose to install residential water softeners to treat for the high mineral content of groundwater; others consider this mineral content to be the most beneficial quality of their drinking water.
Future Water Supply
Hydrologic studies for the District have identified a 100-year supply of groundwater, assuming no increase in annual water demand. However, the water supply issue must be monitored closely. Drought conditions can reduce the water production capacity of specific wells. An aquifer's rate of recharge is critical to the sustainability of water production from that aquifer. Therefore, EAWSD continually seeks alternative sources of future water supply.
Water Rights
The District has been issued a partial license by the Office of the State Engineer that clarifies and defines the District’s water rights . It also clarifies the amount of water rights the District may develop in the future, dependent upon our ability to locate adequate sources of water. Read the State Engineer License document for more information.
Scientific Reports
Executive Summary - Long-term Water Availability and Well Field Management Study Report (Glorieta Geoscience, Inc., July 2007)
Executive Summary - Hydrogeology, Ground-Water Flow Model, & Model-Based Predictions of Drawdown & Streamflow Depletion, Eldorado Area, Santa Fe County, New Mexico (J. Shomaker, 2001)
Installation and Testing of District Supply Well #18 RG-92331(See Appendix D link below )
Appendix D ~ Geophysical Logs(D.B. Stephens & Associates, 2011)
Annual Well Monitoring Reports prepared by Glorieta Geoscience