Place SSCOP I NG AAN NOU NC EM ENT stamp here Environmental Impact Statement on a Long-Term Miscellaneous Purposes Contract for the Carlsbad Irrigation District Sara Rhoton New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission P.O. Box 25102 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-5102 Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission (NMISC) intend to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on the execution of a long-term contract, based upon the 1920 Sale of Water for Miscellaneous Purposes Act (long-term miscellaneous purposes contract) with the Carlsbad Irrigation District (CID), New Mexico, and the subsequent conversion and delivery of the full amount of irrigation water addressed in the contract and any related contracts (collectively referred to as a single contract). Reclamation is the lead Federal agency and the NMISC will serve as a joint lead agency for NEPA compliance for the proposed Federal action. In this brief document, you will learn more about the proposed project, alternatives identified to date, the EIS process, and how to get involved. To make it easy to participate, a comment form is attached to this announcement, which can be detached and mailed in with your comments.

SSCOP I NG AAN NOU NC EM ENT Public Meeting Announcement The Bureau of Reclamation and the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission will hold a public Environmental Impact Statement on a scoping meeting to solicit comments on the scope of the EIS. The meeting will be held in Carlsbad Long-Term Miscellaneous Purposes Contract for the on Thursday, February 12, 2004 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Best Western Stevens Inn, Room 4, 1829 South Canal Street, Carlsbad, NM. Following an open house at 7:00 p.m., a brief Carlsbad Irrigation District presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m, followed by an informal discussion of issues and concerns.

The Proposed Project water allotted to CID lands leased by the NMISC or The proposed Federal action is the execution of a lease other available Carlsbad Project water. long-term miscellaneous purposes contract, which The Carlsbad Project is a Federal Reclamation would replace a current short-term contract. The project authorized to irrigate 25,055 acres. purpose of Reclamation’s proposed action is to allow Reclamation stores and delivers Carlsbad Project the NMISC to use Carlsbad Project water (Project water for the benefit of the CID. Carlsbad Project water) allotted to land located inside the boundaries of facilities on the Pecos River include Santa Rosa Dam the CID that NMISC owns or leases from other (owned and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of members of the CID, or other Project water, for Engineers), Sumner Dam, Brantley Dam, and Avalon release from facilities serving the Carlsbad Project. Dam. The NMISC plans to purchase land, and water “Other Project water” consists of water that is allotted rights appurtenant thereto, within the boundaries of to land on the CID assessment rolls that is available the CID. for lease under a Contingent Water Contract where: (1) Willing lessors temporarily forego irrigation of The long-term miscellaneous purposes contract their lands in an irrigation season (fallowed land would allow the NMISC to use water allotted for up to water) or (2) allotted water is not delivered to farms 6,000 acres, or other available Project water, for by October 31 of a given year (undelivered allotment purposes other than irrigation. These 6,000 acres, plus water). The long-term miscellaneous purposes 164 acres that the NMISC currently owns within the

boundaries of the CID, would be fallowed under this contract would replace Reclamation’s 1999 short-term

contract with the CID that allows the NMISC to use contract. Execution of this contract would not

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-5102 Mexico New Fe, Santa preclude future use of the water for irrigation purposes

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New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission Stream Interstate Mexico New Ms. Sara Rhoton Sara Ms. on lands owned by the NMISC. The Commissioner of The Proposed Alternatives Scoping Comment Sheet Reclamation has granted approval to negotiate and Reclamation and the NMISC have identified two execute a long-term miscellaneous purposes contract, alternatives associated with the proposed project. In the Environmental Impact Statement for pursuant to authority provided by the Sale of Water for Proposed Action Alternative, Reclamation would Long-Term Miscellaneous Purposes Contract Miscellaneous Purposes Act of 1920, whereby the execute a long-term miscellaneous purposes contract NMISC would be limited to using or leasing a with the CID, allowing the NMISC to use water from up maximum of 50,000 acre-feet of Project water per year. to 6,000 acres of land for miscellaneous purposes. In the No Action Alternative, Reclamation would not Name: execute a long-term miscellaneous purposes contract EIS Process Address: For several years, Reclamation and the NMISC have with the CID. Reclamation and the NMISC would worked together to address Pecos River water issues. continue to operate under the existing short-term City/State/Zip: Recently, the two agencies developed an approach for contract until it expires. Other reasonable alternatives to the environmental review of proposed Pecos River the Proposed Action identified in the scoping process Representing: Basin activities that involves two concurrent EISs: the that fulfill the purpose and need also will be considered. Miscellaneous Purposes Contract EIS (the subject of You are invited to send comments on additional pages or in a different format if desired. this announcement) and the Carlsbad Project Water Questions and Issues (Please Be Specific) Operations and Water Supply Conservation EIS. The Reclamation and the NMISC have identified the latter EIS is being developed to address Reclamation’s following questions and issues regarding the proposed Please comment on the issues identified on the previous pages. Carlsbad Project water operations and water acquisition project— program. The Miscellaneous Purposes Contract EIS will address the effects of entering into a long-term • How would a long-term contract affect flow in miscellaneous purposes contract and the subsequent the Pecos River and the NMISC’s ability to conversion and delivery of the full amount of irrigation comply with the Pecos River Compact and U.S. water addressed in the miscellaneous purposes contract. Supreme Court Amended Decree? Reclamation and the NMISC plan to coordinate the • Would the use of water for miscellaneous environmental analyses for both EIS processes. purposes affect the economy of Carlsbad and the Identification of significant environmental issues surrounding area? Are there other environmental, social, or economic issues that you believe should be addressed? related to the proposed action by Reclamation, the • Would any threatened, endangered, or rare plant NMISC, other agencies and the public is called scoping. or animal species be adversely affected? Alternatives to the proposed action also can be identi- • fied during scoping. The environmental analysis phase How would a long-term contract affect the of the EIS process will begin after scoping. The EIS integrity of the Carlsbad Irrigation District will present an analysis of the physical, biological, irrigation facilities as a National Historic social, and economic effects of the proposed project and Landmark? its reasonable alternatives. Any mitigation needed to • How would lands no longer used for irrigated reduce impacts will be identified. Reclamation will use agriculture be managed? What alternatives should the agencies consider in the analysis? the analysis disclosed in the EIS process to evaluate the • Would there be cumulative effects of the pro- proposed project and the alternatives, and ultimately to posed project with other current or planned issue a decision on whether to execute a long-term activities on the Pecos River? miscellaneous purposes contract.

Reclamation and the NMISC encourage your par- These concerns, and others identified during ticipation in the EIS process. You may submit com- scoping, will be considered in the EIS. The EIS is ments at the public meeting or send comments using the expected to describe and disclose the effects of the form on the next page. After publication and distribu- Proposed Action on the following resources: vegetation, tion of the draft EIS, Reclamation and the NMISC will Comments will be most useful if received by March 12, 2004. wetlands, wildlife, threatened or endangered species and solicit public comments on the environmental impact species of concern, geology and soils, visual resources, Do you wish to remain on the mailing list to receive additional information on this project as it progresses? analysis. A final EIS will address all substantive public air quality, water resources, flood control, water quality, comments. historic structures, cultural resources and traditional † Yes, I want to be on the mailing list. † No, I do not want to be on the mailing list. cultural properties, land use, recreation, water use, the local economy, and environmental justice. Mailing Instructions: Remove this page from the first page along the dotted line. Please fold with the reverse side out, staple or tape, add a 37¢ stamp, and mail to Ms. Sara Rhoton, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, P.O. Box 25102, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-5102; fax: (505) 476-0399; e-mail: [email protected]. Scoping Announcement Mailing

Mr. Charles Calhoun Mr. Earl Yeahquo Mr. George Daingkau 129 Sugargate Lane Kiowa Business Committee Kiowa Tribe Lucedale, MS 39452 P.O. Box 369 Rt. 2, P.O. Box 74 Carnegie, OK 72015 Fort Cobb, OK 73038

Mr. Johnny Wauqua Mr. Jimmy Arterberry Mr. Tom Bohl Comanche Tribal B usiness Committee Comanche Nation Natural Resources Division P.O. Box 908 P.O. Box 908 P.O. Box 12548 Lawton, OK 73502 Lawton, OK 73502 Austin, TX 78711

Mr. Herman Settemeyer Mr. J. W. Thrasher, Jr. KVIA-TV - 6 Texas Natural Resource Conservation P.O. Box 340 4140 Rio Bravo Commission Monahans, TX 79756 El Paso , TX 79902 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087

Mr. Rick Casada Mr. Albert Alvidrez Mr. Richard Trenholme Pueblo of Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Ysleta del Sur ERO Resources Corp. P.O. Box 17579 P.O. Box 17579 1842 Clarkson Street El Paso, TX 79907 El Paso, TX 79907 Denver, CO 80218

Mr. Leigh Kuwanwisiwma Mr. Wayne Taylor, Jr. Mr. John Sorrell Hopi Tribe Cultural Preservation Office Hopi Tribe Pueblo of Isleta P.O. Box 123 P.O. Box 123 P.O. Box 1270 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039 Isleta Pueblo, NM 87022

Mr. Alvino Lucero Mr. Paul Tosa Mr. Blane Sanchez Pueblo of Isleta Pueblo of Jemez New Mexico Interstate Stream P.O. Box 1270 P.O. Box 100 Commission Isleta Pueblo, NM 87022 Jemez Pueblo, NM 87024 4 Tribal Road 7 Isleta, NM 87068

Dr. Esteban Muldavin Marsha Carra Miguel Rocha University of New Mexico- Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation Albuquerque, NM 87101 555 Broadway NE, Suite 100 (ALB-158) 555 Broadway NE, Suite 100 (ALB-158) Albuquerque, NM 87102 Albuquerque, NM 87102

Lori Robertson Chris Gorbach Mr. Hans Stewart Bureau of Reclamation Bureau of Reclamation U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 555 Broadway NE, Suite 100 (ALB-158) 555 Broadway NE, Suite 100 (ALB-158) P.O. Box 1306 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Albuquerque, NM 87102 Albuquerque, NM 87102-1306

Mr. H. Dale Hall Ms. Judith M. Espinosa Mr. John Shomaker U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New Mexico Interstate Stream Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy P.O. Box 1306 Commission District Albuquerque, NM 87102-1306 801 University Blvd., S.E. Suite 103 2703-D Broadbent Parkway Albuquerque, NM 87106 Albuquerque, NM 87107

Mr. Marc Sidlow Mr. Rosendo Trevino, III Mr. Jim Bryant U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Natural Resources Conservation Service U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE 6200 Jefferson NE 4101 Jefferson Plaza NE Albuquerque, NM 87109 Albuquerque, NM 87109 Albuquerque, NM 87109

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Mr. Steven P. Platania Dr. Joy Nicholopoulos Mr. Jim Dunlap American Southwest Ichthyological U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New Mexico Interstate Stream Consulti ng 2105 Osuna Road NE Commission 4205 Hannett Avenue NE Albuquerque, NM 87113 #740 NM 170 Albuquerque, NM 87110-4941 Farmington, NM 87401

John Horning Mr. Tom Trujillo Mr. Jerry Maracchini Forest Guardians New Mexico State Parks and Recreation New Mexico Department of Game & Fish 312 Montezuma, Suite A P.O. Box 1147 P.O. Box 25112 Santa Fe, NM 87501 Santa Fe, NM 87504 Santa Fe, NM 87504

Mr. Andrew Sandoval Ray Powell Mr. Tod Stevenson New Mexico Department of Game & Fish P.O. Box 1148 New Mexico Department of Game & Fish P.O. Box 25112 Santa Fe , NM 87504 P.O. Box 25112 Santa Fe, NM 87504 Santa Fe, NM 87504

Rick Homans Ms. Sara Rhoton Dr. Bhasker Rao Dept of Economic Development New Mexico Interstate Stream New Mexico Interstate Stream P.O. Box 20003 Commission Commission Santa Fe , NM 87504 P.O. Box 25102 P.O. Box 25102 Santa Fe, NM 87504-5102 Santa Fe, NM 87504-5102

Mr. Estevan R. Lopez Mr. John D’Antonio Ms. Denise Rousseau New Mexico Interstate Stream New Mexico State Engineer Environmental Science Associates Commission P.O. Box 25102 1751 Old Pecos Trail, Suite O P.O. Box 25102 Santa Fe, NM 87504-5102 Santa Fe, NM 87505 Santa Fe, NM 87504-5102

Joanna Prukop Ms. Patricio Garcia Ms. Julia Davis Stafford Energy, Minerals & Natural Resources New Mexico Interstate Stream New Mexico Interstate Stream Department Commission Commission P.O. Box 6429 1122 Industrial Park Road Rt. 1, Box 62 Santa Fe , NM 87505 Espanola, NM 87532 Cimarron, NM 87714

I. Miley Gonzales Mr. Buford Harris Mr. Allen Sparks Department of Agriculture New Mexico Interstate Stream Fort Sumner Irrigation District MSC 3189 Box 30005 Commission P.O. Box 374 Las Cruces, NM 88003 P.O. Box 828 Fort Sumner, NM 88119 Mesilla, NM 88046

Mr. Jesse Holloway Clifford Kenyon Mr. Jon Trotter De Baca County Extension Service De Baca SWCD HC 64, Box 122 P.O. Drawer E Rt. 1, Box 149 Fort Sumner, NM 88119 Fort Sumner, NM 88119 Fort Sumner, NM 88119

Mr. Ben Wood The Honorable Raymond Lopez Mr. Leslie C. Armstrong Newspaper - DeBaca County News Village of Fort Sumner Fort Sumner Irrigation District P.O. Box 448 P.O. Box 180 P.O. Box 374 Fort Sumner, NM 88119 Fort Sumner, NM 88119 Fort Sumner, NM 88119

Edward A. Sena Michael Mack Richard Vaughn DeBaca County Commission P.O. Box 949 NM Farm & Livestock Bureau P.O. Box 347 Fort Sumner, NM 88119 HC 64, Box 2 Fort Sumner, NM 88119 Fort Sumner, NM 88119

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John Jaromello Dr. Bill Thompson The Honorable Pauline J. Ponce P.O. Box 1617 New Mexico State University 1020 South Mulberry Taiban, NM 88134 200 East Chisum #4 Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201

Mr. Ken Butts Ms. Karolyn Nelson Mr. Miles McInnis Bitter Lake NWR Hinkle Law Firm New Mexico Department of Game & Fish 4065 Bitterlake Rd. P.O. Box 10 1912 West 2nd Street Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201

Mr. Dan Baggao Mr. Bud Eppers Senator Jeff Bingaman Bureau of Land Management NM Public Land Council 105 W. 3rd Street, Suite 409 2909 West 2nd Street HER 31 Box 1139 Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201

Mr. Richard Cibak Senator Pete Domenici Mr. Frank Rhodes 1900 West Second Street 140 Federal Bldg. 2901 Diamond A Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201

Mr. Scott Pogh Chaves County Extension Service Mr. Richard T. Knowles Farm Credit Services 200 East Chisum P.O. Box 285 P.O. Box 1694 Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201

KBIM-TV - 10 Mr. Richard E. Olson Mr. David M. Parsons P.O. Box 910 5003 Thunderbird Lane 607 Golondrina Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201

KOBR-TV - 8 KEND-FM -106.5 KBCG-FM - 97.1 124 East 4th Street P.O. Box 388 P.O. Box 670 Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201

Mr. Morgan Nelson Ms. Alice Eppers Mr. Robert Bradley 3755 East Grand Plains Federal Building, Room 257 1900 West Second Street Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201

Mr. Steve Pearce KRDD-AM - 1320 Mr. Howard Parnam 1717 W. 2nd St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 1615 Bureau of Land Management Roswell, NM 88201 Roswell, NM 88201 2909 West 2nd Street Roswell, NM 88201-2019

Mr. Ed Roberson The Honorable Timothy Z. Jennings Mr. Bill Davis Bureau of Land Management P.O. Box 1797 P.O. Box 6300 2909 West 2nd Street Roswell, NM 88202 Roswell, NM 88202 Roswell, NM 88201-2019

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The Honorable Bill B. Owen KCKN-AM -1020 Newspaper - Roswell Daily Record City of Roswell P.O. Box 670 P.O. Box 1897 P.O. Box 1838 Roswell, NM 88202 Roswell, NM 88202 Roswell, NM 88202

The Honorable Daniel R. Foley KBIM-FM - 94.9 KBIM-AM - 910 P.O. Box 3194 P.O. Box 2308 P.O. Box 2308 Roswell, NM 88202 Roswell, NM 88202 Roswell, NM 88202

The Honorable Rod Adair Siri Cooper John Capps P.O. Box 96 City of Roswell City of Roswell Roswell, NM 88202 P.O. Box 1838 P.O. Box 1838 Roswell, NM 88202 Roswell, NM 88202

The Honorable Avon W. Wilson Mr. J. Phelps White, III Mr. Fred Hennighausen P.O. Box 381 New Mexico Interstate Stream Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy Roswell, NM 88202-0381 Commission District P.O. Box 874 P.O. Box 1415 Roswell, NM 88202-0874 Roswell, NM 88202-1415

Sue Gutierrez Harold E. Hobson Alice Eppers Chaves County Commission Chaves County Commission Chaves County Commission P.O. Box 1817 P.O. Box 1817 P.O. Box 1817 Roswell, NM 88202-1817 Roswell, NM 88202-1817 Roswell, NM 88202-1817

Jerry Wood Mr. Dick Smith Michael A. Trujillo Chaves County Commission Chaves County Flood Control Chaves County Commission P.O. Box 1817 P.O. Box 1817 P.O. Box 1817 Roswell, NM 88202-1817 Roswell, NM 88202-1817 Roswell, NM 88202-1817

Mr. Robert C Armstrong KMOU-FM - 104.7 Gerald Greathouse P.O. Box 1973 P.O. Box 1981 Dairy Producers of New Mexico Roswell, NM 88202-1973 Roswell, NM 88202-1981 4000 E. Hobson Roswell, NM 88203

Bernard Treat Mr. Keith D uncan NRCS, Artesia Field Office NM Farm & Livestock Bureau Artesia Agricultural Science Center 3105 W. Main Star Rt. W. Box 11A 701 S. Atkinson 67 East Four Dinkus Artesia, NM 88210 Roswell, NM 88203 Artesia, NM 88210

Dr. Carl Banner KSVP-AM - 990 - FM 92.9 Newspaper - Artesia Daily Press New Mexico State University 317 Quay P.O. Box 179 1904 Briscoe Artesia, NM 88210 Artesia, NM 88211-0179 Artesia, NM 88210

Mr. Lewis Derrick The Honorable John A. Heaton Larry Henderson New Mexico Public Lands Council 102 South Canyon City of Carlsbad P.O. Box 441 Carlsbad, NM 88220 1302 S. Country Club Circle Artesia, NM 88211-0441 Carlsbad, NM 88220

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The Honorable Joe M. Stell Ms. Ratrina Hart Mr. Kevin Graham 22 Colwell Ranch Road 601 West Orchard Lane #15 314 West Mermont Street Suite 102 Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

Mr. Richard Forrest Mr. Woods Houghton Ms. Debbie Hughes Carlsbad Irrigation District Cooperative Extension Service NM Conservation Districts 201 South Canal 1304 West Stevens 163 Trail Canyon Road Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

Henry J. Grandi Billy Grandi Mr. Stewart Jones 4328 Grandi Road Grandi Farms Environmental Services Carlsbad, NM 88220 4426 Grandi Road P.O. Box 2078, MS-195 Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

Mr. Luis R. Camero Henry Vasquez Mr. Bill Canada City of Carlsbad 7220 Porter Road City of Carlsbad 1702 West Fox Carlsbad, NM 88220 1702 West Fox Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

Dr. Stanley Patchet Mr. Oral Nichols KCCC-AM -930 306 East Peach Lane 3014 Pecos Highway 1011 West Mermod Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

Jimmie S. Cisneros Alisa Ogden Mr. Larry Coalson City of Carlsbad 2302 Forehand Road Carlsbad Department of Development 401 S. Mesa Carlsbad, NM 88220 301 S. Canal Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

Ms. Debra Hughes Mr. Craig Cranston H. Calvin Bowditch 1518 Muscatel Avenue Chihuahuan Desert Conservation Alliance City of Carlsbad Carlsbad, NM 88220 1017 North Alameda 1108 N. Ural Drive Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

Robert Murray, II Judi Waters Mr. Tom Davis City of Carlsbad City of Carlsbad Carlsbad Irrigation District 1521 Vineyard Court 1303 W. Riverside Drive 201 South Canal Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

Mr. Chester E. Wolver Mr. Gary Walterscheid Mr. Johnny Reid 209 North Olive Carlsbad Irrigation District Carlsbad Soil and Water Conservation Carlsbad, NM 88220 201 South Canal District Carlsbad, NM 88220 3219 Pecos Highway Carlsbad, NM 88220

Mr. Jack Black Max M. Vasquez Mr. Bill See 1621 North Canal Street Carlsbad Irrigation District Carlsbad Conservation District Carlsbad, NM 88220 7531 Grandi Road Federal Building 114 S. Halagueno, Rm Carlsbad, NM 88220 137 Carlsbad, NM 88220

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Dane Williams R. H. Campbell Ms. Ann Clark 1408 Ferguson Road 1202 N. Country Club 1617 Thomason Road Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

Mr. Ridley Gardner Stella Davis Mr. Tom Townsend 905 Dark Canyon Road 1308 W. Orchard Lane Carlsbad Soil and Water Conservation Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220 District 3219 Pecos Highway Carlsbad, NM 88220

Eddie Dunn Manuel C. Anaya, Jr. Paul C. Aguilar 1008 W. Tansil City of Carlsbad City of Carlsbad Carlsbad, NM 88220 1002 Pinon Lane 1613 West Tansil Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

KATK AM & FM Mr. Jim Wilcox Mr. Rick Lobello 714 N. Canyon New Mexico Interstate Stream Guadalupe Mountain Association Carlsbad, NM 88220 Commission 725 Carlsbad Caverns Highway 3202 Grandi Road Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

James Watterschied Mr. Curtis Doyal Mr. Jim Dawson 3129 Hepler Road 1609 Dark Canyon Road 208 South 4th Street Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220

Juan Weld Ms. Bonnie Walterscheid Mr. George M. Shoup, Jr. 2393 Pecos Highway 5903 Millison 1217 Landsun Cir Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220 Carlsbad, NM 88220-2000

Mr. Steve West Lucky Briggs Mr. Stephen Massey 1105 Ocotillo Canyon Dr. Eddy County Commission Eddy County Manager Carlsbad, NM 88220-3160 101 West Greene Street 101 West Greene Street Carlsbad, NM 88220-6219 Carlsbad, NM 88220-6219

Glenn Collier Ray Camp Juli us E. Doubrava Eddy County Commission Eddy County Commission Eddy County Commission 101 West Greene Street 101 West Greene Street 101 West Greene Street Carlsbad, NM 88220-6219 Carlsbad, NM 88220-6219 Carlsbad, NM 88220-6219

Laurie Kincaid Ms. Leslie Theiss Lex Klein Eddy County Commission Bureau of Land Management Hope Community Ditch 101 West Greene Street 620 E. Greene St. P.O. Box 543 Carlsbad, NM 88220-6219 Carlsbad, NM 88220-6292 Artesia, NM 88221

Jeff Diamond Marvin Watts Ms. Louise Tracy City of Carlsbad P.O. Box 56 Tracy Trust P.O. Box 1866 Carlsbad, NM 88221 P.O. Box 700 Carlsbad, NM 88221 Carlsbad, NM 88221

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The Honorable Don Kidd Raye Miller Mr. Wesley Menefee P.O. Box 1358 Marbob Energy Corp. Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy Carlsbad, NM 88221 P.O. Box 227 District Artesia, NM 88221 P.O. Box 1181 Artesia, NM 88221

Doug Lynn Mr. Robert S. Light Frances Merritt Waste Isolation Pilot Plant P.O. Box 1658 P.O. Box 457 P.O. Box 2078 Carlsbad, NM 88221 Carlsbad, NM 88221 Carlsbad, NM 88221

Mr. Ken Britt The Honorable Daniel Reyes Raphael Rogers Living Desert Zoo and Garden State Park City of Artesia P.O. Box 3187 P.O. Box 100 P.O. Box 1310 Carlsbad, NM 88221 Carlsbad, NM 88221 Artesia, NM 88221

The Honorable Bob Forrest KAMQ-AM - 1240 Art Gall City of Carlsbad P.O. Box 1538 City of Artesia 101 N. Halagueno Carlsbad, NM 88221 P.O. Box 1310 Carlsbad, NM 88221 Artesia, NM 88221

Mr. Alan Fiala Mr. Bill Sibley KCDY - FM 104.1 Brantley Lake State Park P.O. Box 2048 P.O. Box 1538 P.O. Box 2288 Carlsbad, NM 88221 Carlsbad, NM 88221 Carlsbad, NM 88221

Newspaper - Carlsbad Current Argus Mr. John R. Tully Eileen Riordon P.O. Box 1629 City of Carlsbad City of Carlsbad Carlsbad, NM 88221 P.O. Box 1569 P.O. Box 1569 Carlsbad, NM 88221-1569 Carlsbad, NM 88221-1569

Joe Gant III Mr. Ben Kerr The Honorable John M. Reid P.O. Drawer DD Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy Village of Dexter Carlsbad, NM 88221-7527 District P.O. Box 249 7152 Cherokee Road Dexter, NM 88230 Dexter, NM 88230

The Honorable T. Lindell Andrews Fred McMinn Mr. Dan Lathrop Village of Hagerman Hagerman Irrigation Company Hagerman Irrigation District P.O. Box 247 P.O. Box 507 7375 Shoshoni Hagerman, NM 88232 Hagerman, NM 88232 Hagerman, NM 88232

The Honorable Gay G. Kernan Earl Choate The Honorable John Collins 928 W. Mesa Verde Hope Community Ditch Village of Hope Hobbs, NM 88240 P.O. Box 135 P.O. Box 1476 Hope, NM 88250 Hope, NM 88250

The Honorable Carroll H. Leavell The Honorable Ysidro Salazar Mr. Walter Rencehausen P.O. Box Drawer D Village of Lake Arthur NM State Parks and Recreation Jal, NM 88252 P.O. Box 8 131 Firehouse Road Lake Arthur, NM 88253 Lake Arthur, NM 88253

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Sonny and A nn Houghtaling Johnnie Giovejo The Honorable Miranda Darcy 633 W. Pearson P.O. Box 513 Village of Loving Lake Arthur, NM 88253 Loving, NM 88256 P.O. Box 56 Loving, NM 88256

The Honorable Earlene Roberts Mr. William C. Ahrens Tom Stewart P.O. Box 39 Carlsbad Irrigation District Lincoln County Lovington, NM 88260 P.O. Box 8 P.O. Box 711 Malaga, NM 88263 Carrizozo, NM 88301

Mr. Rex Wilson Mr. Tom Springer Ms. Sara Misquez Lincoln County Commission Pecos Valley Water Users Organization Mescalero Apache Tribe Star Route, 1, Box 53 P.O. Box 1361 P.O. Box 227 Carrizozo, New Mexico 88301 Cloudcroft, NM 88317 Mescalero, NM 88340

Donna Stern-McFadden Lorri McKnight The Honorable E. Leon Eggleston Mescalero Apache Tribe Village of Ruidoso Village of Ruidoso PO Box 227 313 Cree Meadows Drive P.O. Drawer 69 Mescalero, NM 88340 Ruidoso, NM 88345 Ruidoso, NM 88345

The Honorable Bob Miller John Waters Newspaper - Guadalupe County Village of Ruidoso Downs Village of Ruidoso Downs Communicator P.O. Box 348 P.O. Box 348 P.O. Box 403 Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346 Ruidoso Downs, NM 88346 Santa Rosa, NM 88435

Newspaper - Santa Rosa News KSSR - AM 1340 Serundino Riviera Drawer F P.O. Drawer K P.O. Box 337 Santa Rosa, NM 88435 Santa Rosa, NM 88435 Santa Rosa, NM 88435

David Sheehan Silvano and Seferina Sisneros Mr. Jerry Stalder P.O. Box 141 537 4th Street U. S. Corp of Engineers Santa Rosa, NM 88435 Santa Rosa, NM 88435 Santa Rose Lake, NM 88435

KSSR - AM 1340 Rudy Sanchez Robert Bonney P.O. Drawer K 400 Capitan Avenue 616 O’Farrell Street Santa Rosa, NM 88435 Santa Rosa, NM 88435 San Pedro, CA 90731

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