March 27, 2009 State Records and Archives Center Santa Fe, NM Hosted by the New Mexico Acequia Association.

ACEQUIA WATER BANKING

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March 27, 2009State Records and Archives Center

Santa Fe, NM

Hosted by theNew Mexico Acequia Association

Acequia Water Banking Overview

Parcel data source: Santa Fe County

Traditional Point of Access

Easement (in pink)

River

Acequia (blue line)

QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

NMAA Pilot Project

Purpose of projectSTUDY AREA:

Acequia Larga de Jacona Served by the Rio

Pojoaque Many real estate

transfers occurring

Jacona, NM

Acequia Larga de Jacona

Acequia Mapping

Acequia Larga de Jacona Easement Boundary

Mapping Acequia Easements

Filing Acequia Easements

Research and developmentCreation of legal documentRecordation of legal document

Acknowledgment of acequia easements through title policies during real estate transfers

Example of legal description

Legal description, Example #2

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSBenito ValdezScott PitmanBill AgnewErle Wright

Amanda HargisMarco Ortiz

Lawrence OrtegaBob Foland

Robert Griego