Member Forum - The 3 R’s of NM Water – Rights, Resources, & Relevancy (SOLD OUT)

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Get the REAL facts about New Mexico Water Rights, Resources, and Relevancy from water rights experts Elizabeth Cervantes and Sharon Kindel with the Office of the State Engineer.  Elizabeth and Sharon will share with you the pertinent information you need to answer all your client’s water questions:

  • Will New Mexico run out of water?
  • How do I get water rights and are they worth anything?
  • What are the differences between surface and ground water rights?
  • Can I build an irrigation well?

AND MUCH MORE including having your QUESTIONS answered during the Q & A session!

Speakers

  • Elizabeth Cervantes is a Water Resource Supervisor with the Office of the State Engineer District 1 Albuquerque. She has fifteen years’ experience in water rights administration within the Middle Rio Grande, Estancia, Gallup, Bluewater, Sandia, and Upper Tularosa Ground Water Basins. She also serves as the Geographic Information Systems Coordinator for District 1. She formerly worked for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and she earned a Master’s Degree in Water Resources Administration from the University of New Mexico in 1997.
  • Sharon Kindel is a Water Resource Specialist Senior with the Office of the State Engineer District I Albuquerque. She received her Master’s Degree in Water Resources from the University of New Mexico in 2007 with a concentration in hydro-science. She began her career with the OSE in 2006 with the Water Rights Abstracting Bureau. In 2012, she accepted a position with the Water Rights Division, and was promoted to senior staff in 2013. She has over eight years’ experience total with the agency, with almost two of those years dealing specifically with water rights administration.

When

Wednesday, August 06, 2014
8:30am - 10:30am

Where

GAAR REALTOR® Building (Map it)

Price

FREE Member Price
Non-Members