From October 2000 through June 2002, the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources conducted geologic mapping on the Pueblo of Picuris as part of a three phase hydrogeologic project for the Pueblo. This work produced a geologic map of the Picuris reservation, and results were summarized in a Phase 1 Final Technical Report dated June 2002. From June 2003 through December 2004, the Bureau continued work on the hydrologic and water quality aspects of the project, which comprised phases 2 and 3 of the study. These phases of work included a well and spring inventory, water level measurements, assessment of the quality of groundwater and surface water, evaluations of the subsurface hydrogeology of aquifers and the interaction between groundwater, surface water and potential sources of contamination in the vicinity of the confluence of the Rio Pueblo de Picuris, Rio Santa Barbara, Rio Chiquito, and Chamizal Creek. This report summarizes the data collected and findings of these final two phases of the hydrogeologic assessment of groundwater and surface water resources on the Pueblo of Picuris.
- HTMLHydrogeology and Water Resource Assessment of the Pueblo of Picuris, Taos County, New Mexico - Open-file Report 596
- PDFOFR-596 Picuris Report with Appendices
- PDFOFR-596_Plates.pdf
- CSVOFR-596 Table B1 Inventory of Wells, Springs and Surface Water Sites
- CSVOFR-596_TableC1.csv
- CSVOFR-596_TableC2.csv
- CSVOFR-596_TableC3.csv
- CSVOFR-596_TableC4.csv
- CSVOFR-596_TableExplanation.csv