Introduction

Welcome to the Water Data Initiative space.  This space is intended as a place for technical stakeholders to find and share information resources in fulfillment of our Vision and Goals

Overview

The Water Data Initiative (WDI) is the project convened by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources (NMBGMR), involving state "directing agencies" including:

• Office of State Engineer (OSE),
• Interstate Stream Commission (ISC),
• Environment Department (NMED) and Energy,
• Minerals and NaturalResources Department (EMNRD).

The legislation requires communication and collaboration among these agencies and others collecting or managing water data for the state.  Our goal is to make finding water data simple. The WDI's centrally accessible repository will be a library catalog of key water data enabling people to access all the data from one place. 

Vision

New Mexicans will have accessible and useful data for water management and planning

Goals

• We will have easy access to key water datasets.
• We will have common water data standards and definitions.
• Data gaps will be identified and prioritized.
• We will ensure that accessible water data are useful, such as for decision making, research, public inquiry, management, and planning.

Details

For more information please see WaterDataPlan_April2020.pdf