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<br />Tnble 1 - Ground-water supplies used for irrigation in 1975 <br />in Prolllem Area 5 in New Mexico <br /> <br />Area <br /> <br />Sunshine Valley <br />Estancia Basin <br /> <br />Near Carri zozo <br />Tularosa - <br />Alamogordo <br />Salt Basin <br />Nutt-Hockett <br /> <br />Mimbres Under- <br />ground Water <br />Basin <br />Roswell Arte- <br />sian Basin <br /> <br />C_o.!!.rl.!Y. <br /> <br />Taos <br />Santa Fe- <br />Torrance <br />Linclon <br /> <br />Otero <br />Otero <br />Dona Ana- <br />Luna- <br />Sierra <br /> <br />Luna <br /> <br />Chaves- <br />Eddy <br /> <br />1000 Acres <br />Irrigilted <br /> <br />1000 Acre Feet <br />WiTh~.!a~191s - p~Tetions <br /> <br />3.4 <br />28.4 <br /> <br />7.8 <br />65.5 <br /> <br />2.8 <br /> <br />4.4 <br />35.9 <br /> <br />1.6 <br /> <br />0.8 <br /> <br />5.9 <br />4.4 <br />10.4 <br /> <br />18.2 <br />18.2 <br />31.1 <br /> <br />10.1 <br />10.0 <br />17.5 <br /> <br />40.0 <br /> <br />120.0 <br /> <br />69.9 <br /> <br />116.9 <br /> <br />364.3 <br /> <br />239.2 <br /> <br />Except for Estancia and the Roswell Artesian Basins, ground- <br />water in storage is probably sufficient to last through the period <br />considered herein (1975-2000). In.Estancia Basin about 5,900 acres <br />are estimated to go out of production by 2000. Elsewhere because <br />of dwindling groundwater supplies irrigated lands wil1 be reduced <br />commencing shortly after the year 2000. <br /> <br />In the Roswell Artesian Basin the Pecos Valley Artesian Con- <br />servancy District has an on-going program of purchasing and retir- <br />ing irrigated acreage. This program will assist in bringing the <br />basin into balance and alleviate saline water intrusion into fresh- <br />water supplies. About 3,300 acres have been retired under this <br />program. <br /> <br />In the five problem areas shown on the Regional map, if the <br />problems discussed above are not solved in the 1975-85 period, <br />they will continue in the period 1985-2000. <br /> <br />.' r . '.. '"\ <br />\ ~ :~.I ~ . v l~' <br /> <br />54 <br />