Major Water Research&

Outreach Programs

New Mexico State University

Climate Data Collection

NMCC Climate State DataOther NM Climate Station DataCrop InformationWater ResourcesClimate LinksAgriculture Models and Tools

College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Geographic Information SystemsGIS

Geography DepartmentWater Resources Research Institute

College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Evapotranspiration

College of EngineeringAnd

College of Agriculture and Home Economics

Membranes and Desalination

College of EngineeringPhysical Science Laboratory (PSL)

Water-borne Pathogens

Major Emphasis on Rio Grande and Border Healthby

Biology Department and

College of Health And Social Services

Endangered Aquatic Species

Department of Fisheries and WildlifeCooperative Wildlife Unite

Surface-Groundwater Interactions

College of EngineeringCollege of Agriculture and Home Economics

College of Agriculture and Home EconomicsGerald Thomas Endowed Chair

Water Policy and Economics

College of Business Administration and EconomicsCollege of Agriculture and Home Economics

College of EngineeringWater 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 PasoJuarezLas CrucesHatch

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. ResearchB. InstrumentationC. DeliveryD. 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 Defense3. Systems Biosciences4. Twenty-First Century Aerospace

NMSU Clusters

5. Natural Resources Sustainability and Renewal

WaterSubCluster

Energy SubCluster

LandSubCluster

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

VisionTo be a regional, national, and international

leader in water research, technology, education, service, and policy.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizenscan 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