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Reclamation joins Aamodt Settlement parties to sign agreement and present Record of Decision
Media Contact:
Mary Carlson, (505)462-3576, mcarlson@usbr.gov
For Release: September 13, 2019
Reclamation joins Aamodt Settlement parties to sign agreement and present Record of Decision
SANTA FE, NM - The Bureau of Reclamation’s Commissioner Brenda Burman will join officials from the State of New Mexico, Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso and Tesuque and Santa Fe County to sign an agreement to move toward construction of a water system to bring safe drinking water to the Pueblos and part of Santa Fe County. In addition to signing the agreement that renegotiated cost shares and cost savings measures in the project under the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act, Commissioner Burman will deliver the signed decision document completing the final environmental impact statement process for construction.
Who: Reclamation’s Commissioner Burman and partners in the Aamodt Indian Water Rights Settlement.
What: Formal signing of the 611(g) agreement under the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act and presentation of the Record of Decision on the final environmental impact statement process for the construction of the Pojoaque regional water system.
When: Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at 10 a.m.
Where: Buffalo Thunder Resort, 20 Buffalo Thunder Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87506
Why: To learn more about the latest developments in the process to construct the Pojoaque regional water system under the Aamodt Indian Water Rights Settlement. Which include components that will avoid or minimize potential environmental impacts, and provide reliable, firm and safe supply of treated drinking water for distribution in the Pojoaque Basin in compliance with the Settlement Act.
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