We have served as the co-chairs for the Collaborative for the last 6 years. The Collaborative, which began as a group responding to a proposed Santa Fe River restoration proposal, has evolved into a knowledgeable, thoughtful and respected group of individuals all of whom share concerns about the Santa Fe River Watershed, the health of its riparian environment and the rich cultural traditions of its agricultural history.
The Santa Fe River Traditional Communities Collaborative is a true collaboration comprising of a wide range of individuals, organizations and government entities including area ranchers and farmers, the Presidents of the La Bajada Village Association, the Agua Fria Village Association and the La Cienega Valley Association, the Executive Director of the Santa Fe Watershed Association, the Director of the Water-Culture Institute and representatives from the New Mexico Acequia Association, the Santa Fe–Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District, the Pueblo de Cochiti and the Rivers Run Through Us. We are also joined by representatives from state and federal agencies that includes Senator Udall’s and Representative Lujan’s offices and we have active participation from city and county staff.
Co-Chairs: Carl Dickens and Felicity Broennan
Keep up-to-date with everything related to the Santa Fe River Traditional Communities Collaborative!
We at SFWA will do our best to update this page regularly.
Watch the most recent meeting from August 11th
- Fifty Year Water Plan, Andrew Erdmann, Water Planning Program Manager, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
- SFWA Leadership Transition Update and Rain Gardens, Mori Hensley, Executive Director
- Pipeline Coalition RFP Subcommittee Update
- Reflection, Steps Forward for the Collaborative
- Other Matters
Watch the meeting from June 9th
Special Guest Bill Schneider, Project Manager
San Juan Chama Return Flow Pipeline Project Presentation on the Geohydrology of the Lower Santa Fe River
- Pipeline Coalition RFP Subcommittee Update on Planning Process
- Community Contacts for Reporting and Involvement in Planning Process
- Update on “River Story” Video Project of the Lower Santa Fe River
- Watershed Memories and Moments
Watch the meeting from April 14th
- Lower Santa Fe Watershed Stakeholder Involved Planning Process Update
- Planning Process Stakeholder Group Outreach
- La Cieneguilla Well Testing
- Flood Control – Aquifer Recharge
- Connecting with the Santa Fe River Commission
Watch the meeting from February 10, 2022
Adrienne Rosenberg, Monitoring and Educational Outreach Coordinator, Ecotone Landscape Planning – Santa Fe County Wetlands Action Plan
Paseo Real Wastewater Reclamation – Discharge Permit Renewal Application – Paul Fred Heerbrandt, Wastewater Engineer Manager, City of Santa Fe Wastewater Management Division
- Lower Santa Fe Watershed Stakeholder Involved Planning Process Update – Stakeholder Groups and RFP for Planning Facilitator
- Development of Lower Santa Fe Watershed Video Tour Plan Subcommittee
- Wellowners-Groundwater Conservation Outreach Program
- La Cienega, La Cieneguilla Spring Restoration Infrastructure Planning.
Watch the meeting from December 9, 2021
- Watershed Planning: Andy Otto, Executive Director, Santa Fe Watershed Association Watershed Plan Stakeholders Assessment, an explanation of the next round of questions with demonstration.
- Lower Watershed Symposium to develop the resource library of science based papers and studies.
- Return Flow Pipeline Planning:
- Return Flow Pipeline Stakeholder Involved Planning Process Update – Anjali Bean, Water Resources Manager, Santa Fe County
- Identification of Groups for Stakeholder Involved Planning Process
Drought Management – Well Owners, Outreach-Education Program Santa Fe County Water Policy Advisory Committee - Flood Control Management, City-County
Watch the meeting from October 14, 2021
Special Guest – Erin Barton, Forest Planner, US Forest Service
- City/County Pipeline Agreement
- Pipeline Coalition Update and Letter of Expectations
- Stakeholder Involved Mitigation Plan for the Lower Santa Fe Watershed
- Identifying Stakeholder Groups
- River Commission Openings
Watch the meeting from August 12, 2021
- Return Flow Pipeline Update, Pipeline Coalition and County Commission Presentation
- Paseo Real Treatment Plant Issues and Plans Going Forward
- Watershed Plan Update
Watch the meeting from June 10th, 2021
Santa Fe and Rio Grande River Hydrogeological Connection, Dr, Alex Rinehart, Professor, New Mexico Tech with Stacy Timmons, NM Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources
- Return Flow Credit Pipeline Update, Bill Schneider, Water Resources and Conservation Manager
- Stakeholder Driven Mitigation Plan for the Lower Santa Fe Watershed
Watch the meeting from April 8th, 2021
- Long-term Water Planning, a County View of the City/County Water Planning Process – Anjali Bean, County Water Resources Manager
- Comprehensive Water Level Monitoring Program, Santa Fe Watershed
- Conservation Program, Christine Chavez, City of Santa Fe Water Conservation Manager
- Growth Management in the Time of Drought
- Acequia Committee Update
- Educational Committee Update
Watch the meeting from February 11th, 2021
- County-City Water Planning
- The Santa Fe and Rio Grande River Connections
- Downstream Users Group
- Water and Cultural Issues
- The Compact Release
Watch the meeting from December 10, 2020
- City/County Water Planning and Possible River Impacts Jesse Roach, Director, Santa Fe City Water Department
- Treatment Plant Discharge Compliance Update, Efren Morales and Mike Dozier
- BLM El Canon – Rael Ranch Management Plan
- Eldorado Wells Update
- Educational Committee Update
- Other Matters
Watch the meeting from October 8, 2020
- Approval of Agenda
- City Return Flow Pipeline Project Update, Bill Schneider, City of Santa Fe
- Next Steps Constructed Treatment Wetlands Discussion
- Treatment Plant Pharmaceuticals, Patrick Longmire, NMED
- Educational Committee Update
- Other Matters
Watch the meeting from August 13, 2020
- Approval of Agenda
- Constructed Treatment Wetlands, Erin English, Biohabitats
- Paseo Rael Wastewater Treatment Plant Update
- PFAS Contamination Update
- Highlands University 4-year Water Resources Science Grant, Dr. Jennifer Lindline
Watch the meeting from June 11, 2020
- Paseo Rael Wastewater Treatment Plant Update
- Constructed Wetlands Discussion and Management Plan
- Establishing Collaborative Education Subcommittee
- Santa Fe Watershed Association Grants
Watch the Zoom meeting from May 1, 2020
Special Meeting – Issues with the Paseo Real Water Reclamation Facility – formerly Wastewater Treatment Plant. City Councilors Carol Romero-Wirth and Chris Rivera, Mike Dozier, Wastewater Management, Division Director, Efren Morales, Treatment Plant Staff
This meeting was called due to continuing issues with the operation of the Paseo Real Water Reclamation Facility.
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