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Assessment Data for the State of New Mexico Year 2006




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Total Assessed Waters for the State of New Mexico

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Size Of Water
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Water (Square Miles) Great Lakes Connecting Channel (Miles) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles)
Total Assessed Waters 6,256.57 81,190.39 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
Estimated Total Water Size in NM 110,741.00 997,467.00 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable
Percent of Waters Assessed 5.65 8.14 Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable Unavailable

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Assessed Waters of New Mexico by Watershed (8 Digit USGS Cataloging Unit)

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Watershed Size of Water
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Water (Square Miles) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Connecting Channel (Miles)
ANIMAS 36.52 198.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ANIMAS VALLEY .00 10,520.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
BLACKWATER DRAW .00 41.53 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CABALLO 102.62 3,019.55 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CANADIAN HEADWATERS 320.47 1,936.93 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CARRIZO WASH .00 206.89 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CIMARRON 234.23 1,792.66 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CIMARRON HEADWATERS 157.53 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CONCHAS 64.33 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
CONEJOS 45.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
DELAWARE 6.50 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
EL PASO-LAS CRUCES 97.10 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ELEPHANT BUTTE RESERVOIR 36.66 6,516.56 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
JEMEZ 185.95 23.81 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
LOST DRAW .00 440.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIDDLE SAN JUAN 69.31 60.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MIMBRES 152.96 8.63 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
MORA 311.71 50.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
NORTH PLAINS .00 14.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PECOS HEADWATERS 489.39 7,111.29 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PLAINS OF SAN AGUSTIN .00 92.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
PUNTA DE AGUA .00 3.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
REVUELTO 20.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RIO CHAMA 633.58 9,026.78 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RIO FELIX 22.30 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RIO GRANDE-ALBUQUERQUE 169.04 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RIO GRANDE-SANTA FE 197.69 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RIO HONDO 97.82 90.23 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RIO PENASCO 122.40 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RIO PUERCO 230.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RIO SALADO 50.61 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
RIO SAN JOSE 39.58 610.11 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SALT BASIN 16.93 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
SAN FRANCISCO 269.94 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
TULAROSA VALLEY 73.49 6,767.45 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER BEAVER 73.78 147.76 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER CANADIAN 180.11 4,758.17 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER CANADIAN-UTE RESERVOIR 159.67 4,110.18 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER GILA 286.85 82.70 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER GILA-MANGAS 130.45 1.51 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER PECOS 127.93 25.63 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER PECOS-BLACK 91.01 5,340.36 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER PECOS-LONG ARROYO 177.64 2.20 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER RIO GRANDE 582.31 156.80 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UPPER SAN JUAN 41.42 13,151.19 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
UTE 148.01 40.00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
WESTERN ESTANCIA .00 4,530.26 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
YELLOW HOUSE DRAW .00 53.27 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00
ZUNI 2.43 260.94 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00 .00

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New Mexico Assessed Waters
Individual Use Support for Rivers and Streams

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State Designated Use Total Miles Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired color.gif% Good
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Coldwater Fishery 737.77 52.13 .00 47.87 color.gifcolor.gif
Domestic Water Supply 2,188.07 98.69 .00 1.31 color.gifcolor.gif
Fish Culture 1,759.53 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
High Quality Coldwater Fishery 2,170.72 35.43 .00 64.57 color.gifcolor.gif
Industrial Water Supply 984.19 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Irrigation 5,610.81 98.80 .00 1.20 color.gifcolor.gif
Irrigation Storage 12.32 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Limited Aquatic Life 4.00 .00 .00 100.00 color.gif
Limited Warmwater Fishery 1,510.55 80.04 .00 19.96 color.gifcolor.gif
Livestock Watering 3,588.33 98.25 .00 1.75 color.gifcolor.gif
Marginal Coldwater Fishery 976.89 51.73 .00 48.27 color.gifcolor.gif
Municipal Water Supply 829.50 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Primary Contact 57.60 84.38 .00 15.63 color.gifcolor.gif
Secondary Contact 1,476.41 81.19 .00 18.81 color.gifcolor.gif
Warmwater Fishery 1,387.68 68.88 .00 31.12 color.gifcolor.gif
Wildlife Habitat 6,002.83 98.64 .00 1.36 color.gifcolor.gif
The state assessed 6,256.57 miles of rivers and streams, or 5.65% of 110,741.00 total miles.

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New Mexico Assessed Waters
Overall Water Quality Attainment for Rivers and Streams

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Attainment Status Miles Percent of Assessed
Good 3,334.81 53.30
Threatened .00 .00
Impaired 2,921.76 46.70
Total Miles Assessed 6,256.57 100.00

New Mexico Top Causes of Impairments
for Rivers and Streams

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# State Cause Name Total
Miles
Impaired
1 TEMPERATURE, WATER 992.12
2 SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION 789.24
3 TURBIDITY 596.31
4 DISSOLVED OXYGEN 357.13
5 SPECIFIC CONDUCTIVITY 344.29
6 ALUMINUM 337.31
7 NUTRIENT/EUTROPHICATION BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS 230.55
8 LOW FLOW ALTERATIONS 179.73
9 ESCHERICHIA COLI (E. COLI) 159.90
10 FECAL COLIFORM 155.82

New Mexico Top Probable Sources of Impairments
for Rivers and Streams

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# State Source Name Total Miles Impaired by Source
1 RANGELAND GRAZING 1,697.72
2 LOSS OF RIPARIAN HABITAT 1,139.57
3 NATURAL SOURCES 900.71
4 STREAMBANK MODIFICATIONS/DESTABLIZATION 893.63
5 OTHER RECREATIONAL POLLUTION SOURCES 490.44
6 HIGHWAY/ROAD/BRIDGE RUNOFF (NON-CONSTRUCTION RELATED) 490.03
7 FLOW ALTERATIONS FROM WATER DIVERSIONS 456.22
8 SOURCE UNKNOWN 409.86
9 MUNICIPAL POINT SOURCE DISCHARGES 341.65
10 ON-SITE TREATMENT SYSTEMS (SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND SIMILAR DECENCENTRALIZED SYSTEMS) 322.71

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New Mexico Assessed Waters
Individual Use Support for Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

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State Designated Use Total Acres Assessed Percent Good Percent Threatened Percent Impaired color.gif% Good
color.gif% Threatened
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Coldwater Fishery 25,405.01 5.03 .00 94.97 color.gifcolor.gif
Domestic Water Supply 2,260.30 40.99 .00 59.01 color.gifcolor.gif
Fish Culture 2,300.55 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
High Quality Coldwater Fishery 1,661.35 16.28 .00 83.72 color.gifcolor.gif
Industrial Water Storage 13,151.19 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Industrial Water Supply 5,312.46 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Irrigation 6,991.95 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Irrigation Storage 41,803.64 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Limited Warmwater Fishery 1,978.59 18.25 .00 81.75 color.gifcolor.gif
Livestock Watering 58,584.08 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Marginal Coldwater Fishery 442.27 52.81 .00 47.19 color.gifcolor.gif
Municipal Water Storage 13,151.19 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Municipal Water Supply 6,364.50 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Primary Contact 42,887.82 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Secondary Contact 3,615.05 100.00 .00 .00 color.gif
Warmwater Fishery 44,001.06 5.24 .00 94.76 color.gifcolor.gif
Wildlife Habitat 80,729.54 97.68 .00 2.32 color.gifcolor.gif
The state assessed 81,190.39 acres of lakes, ponds and reservoirs, or 8.14% of 997,467.00 total acres.

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New Mexico Assessed Waters
Overall Water Quality Attainment for Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

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Attainment Status Acres Percent of Assessed
Good 25,332.70 31.20
Threatened .00 .00
Impaired 55,857.69 68.80
Total Acres Assessed 81,190.39 100.00

New Mexico Top Causes of Impairments
for Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

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# State Cause Name Total
Acres
Impaired
1 MERCURY IN FISH TISSUE 52,547.19
2 NUTRIENT/EUTROPHICATION BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS 4,427.27
3 SEDIMENTATION/SILTATION 3,890.54
4 ALUMINUM 3,760.75
5 DDT 3,058.67
6 SEDIMENT BIOASSAY 1,874.76
7 ARSENIC 1,517.57
8 DISSOLVED OXYGEN 1,406.77
9 PCB(S) IN FISH TISSUE 1,038.35
10 PH 129.31

New Mexico Top Probable Sources of Impairments
for Lakes, Ponds and Reservoirs

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# State Source Name Total Acres Impaired by Source
1 SOURCE UNKNOWN 53,769.30
2 ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION - TOXICS 51,649.89
3 RANGELAND GRAZING 5,670.83
4 LOSS OF RIPARIAN HABITAT 4,281.83
5 STREAMBANK MODIFICATIONS/DESTABLIZATION 4,274.15
6 IMPERVIOUS SURFACE/PARKING LOT RUNOFF 3,851.00
7 HIGHWAY/ROAD/BRIDGE RUNOFF (NON-CONSTRUCTION RELATED) 3,809.83
8 NATURAL SOURCES 2,451.08
9 ON-SITE TREATMENT SYSTEMS (SEPTIC SYSTEMS AND SIMILAR DECENCENTRALIZED SYSTEMS) 1,357.62
10 SUBSURFACE (HARDROCK) MININING 1,333.81

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New Mexico

Causes of Impairment

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State Cause Name Size of Assessed Waters with Listed Causes of Impairment
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Water (Square Miles) Great Lakes Connecting Channel (Miles) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles)
Aluminum 337.31 3,760.75
Ambient Bioassays - Chronic Aquatic Toxicity 37.51
Ambient Bioassays -- Acute Aquatic Toxicity 50.00
Ammonia, Un-ionized 52.67
Arsenic 1,517.57
Benthic Macroinvertebrates Bioassessments 117.41
Boron 30.18
Copper 11.16
DDT 9.00 3,058.67
Dissolved Oxygen 357.13 1,406.77
Escherichia Coli (E. Coli) 159.90
Fecal Coliform 155.82
Gross Alpha 62.94
Low Flow Alterations 179.73
Mercury 22.18
Mercury in Fish Tissue 73.24 52,547.19
Nitrogen, Nitrate 14.35
Nutrient/Eutrophication Biological Indicators 230.55 4,427.27
Other Cause 2.00
PCB(s) in Fish Tissue 32.80 1,038.35
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 16.41
Radium 226 31.34
Radium 228 31.34
Sediment Bioassay 42.29 1,874.76
Sediment Bioassays - Acute Toxicity Freshwater 16.92
Sedimentation/Siltation 789.24 3,890.54
Selenium 61.86
Specific Conductivity 344.29
Temperature, Water 992.12 68.37
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) 56.00
Turbidity 596.31
Vanadium (Fume or Dust) 8.58
Zinc 5.26
pH 87.92 129.31

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New Mexico

Probable Sources Contributing to Impairment

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State Source Name Size of Assessed Waters with Probable Sources of Impairment
Rivers, Streams, Creeks (Miles) Lakes, Ponds, Reservoir (Acres) Bays, Estuaries (Square Miles) Coastal Shorelines (Miles) Oceans, Near Coastal Waters (Square Miles) Wetlands (Acres) Great Lakes Shoreline (Miles) Great Lakes Open Water (Square Miles) Great Lakes Connecting Channel (Miles) Inland Lake Shoreline (Miles)
Acid Mine Drainage 8.32
Agriculture 30.63 68.37
Animal Feeding Operations (Nps) 28.44
Aquaculture (Permitted) 30.80
Atmospheric Deposition - Toxics 101.01 51,649.89
Baseflow Depletion From Groundwater Withdrawals 24.52
Channelization 93.32
Contaminated Sediments 58.58 1,038.35
Crop Production (Crop Land Or Dry Land) 35.83
Dam Construction (Other Than Upstream Flood Control Projects) 8.10
Dredging (E.G., For Navigation Channels) 25.52
Drought-Related Impacts 122.27
Flow Alterations From Water Diversions 456.22
Forest Roads (Road Construction And Use) 83.46
Habitat Modification - Other Than Hydromodification 203.05 39.94
Highway/Road/Bridge Runoff (Non-Construction Related) 490.03 3,809.83
Highways, Roads, Bridges, Infrasturcture (New Construction) 12.70
Impacts From Abandoned Mine Lands (Inactive) 37.36
Impervious Surface/Parking Lot Runoff 166.05 3,851.00
Inappropriate Waste Disposal 99.35 1,038.35
Industrial Point Source Discharge 9.44
Industrial/Commercial Site Stormwater Discharge (Permittted) 16.54
Irrigated Crop Production 136.54
Landfills 2.21
Livestock (Grazing Or Feeding Operations) 28.81
Loss Of Riparian Habitat 1,139.57 4,281.83
Low Water Crossing 13.40
Mill Tailings 55.71
Mine Tailings 52.04
Municipal (Urbanized High Density Area) 148.37
Municipal Point Source Discharges 341.65
Natural Sources 900.71 2,451.08
Off-Road Vehicles 150.51
On-Site Treatment Systems (Septic Systems And Similar Decencentralized Systems) 322.71 1,357.62
Other Recreational Pollution Sources 490.44 164.26
Other Spill Related Impacts 9.00
Permitted Runoff From Confined Animal Feeding Operations (Cafos) 96.05
Pesticide Application 11.16
Petroleum/Natural Gas Activities 21.44 294.76
Petroleum/Natural Gas Production Activities (Permitted) 21.44 430.00
Placer Mining 2.75
Post-Development Erosion And Sedimentation 56.65
Potash Mining 1,180.00
Rangeland Grazing 1,697.72 5,670.83
Rcra Hazardous Waste Sites 9.17
Reclamation Of Inactive Mining 16.17
Siliviculture, Fire Suppression 274.05 14.33
Silviculture Harvesting 110.26 50.00
Site Clearance (Land Development Or Redevelopment) 87.27
Source Unknown 409.86 53,769.30
Streambank Modifications/Destablization 893.63 4,274.15
Subsurface (Hardrock) Minining 1,333.81
Surface Mining 85.65
Upstream Impoundments (E.G., Pl-566 Nrcs Structures) 23.17
Wastes From Pets 96.05
Waterfowl 96.05
Watershed Runoff Following Forest Fire 186.89 2.00
Wildlife Other Than Waterfowl 122.92 1,333.81

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