New Mexico Statewide Groundwater Monitoring Dashboard

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The New Mexico Water Data application is a comprehensive groundwater monitoring dashboard and well management system developed by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources with generous funding from the Thornburg Foundation. This interactive platform addresses the critical need to understand and manage New Mexico's groundwater resources through a properly designed statewide network of groundwater-level monitoring wells, which serve as our window into the otherwise unseen realm of groundwater. The system displays 1,371 monitored wells and 268,405 active permitted wells, utilizing data collected from various sources including both dedicated monitoring wells and active pumping wells that are utilized for monitoring purposes. Users can filter information by project regions such as the Animas Basin, Bluewater Basin, Clayton Area, and Estancia Basin, as well as by individual counties throughout New Mexico, with color-coded indicators showing groundwater level trends (increasing, decreasing, steady, or insufficient data). The platform includes detailed water use analytics measured in acre-feet across sectors like irrigated agriculture (1.12 million acre-feet), public water supply, commercial, mining, livestock, and domestic uses, along with historical tracking of groundwater well permits issued from the 1960s through recent years. Additionally, based on a recent data review project, the map identifies recommended locations for potential new monitoring wells in ten high-priority regions selected to represent priority areas based on water use, land use, and hydrogeology, with these proposed sites designed specifically for monitoring changing groundwater conditions rather than water production.

New Mexico Statewide Groundwater Monitoring Dashboard

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Source https://bgmr-gwm.wn.r.appspot.com/
Data contact email NMBG-webmaster@nmt.edu
Last Updated June 12, 2025, 17:14 (UTC)
Created June 11, 2025, 21:25 (UTC)

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