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<strong>Middle</strong> <strong>Rio</strong> <strong>Grande</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Comments Last Updated 05/24/2016<br />
Comment Page<br />
Paragraph or<br />
Section<br />
Comment Type<br />
(Technical or<br />
Number Number Number Comment<br />
Process) Commenter Steering Committee Comments<br />
14 30 Please update the information about the Santolina development. Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ Same Comment as Elaine Hebard (#150). Update to show it was<br />
Sharon Hausam approved by County Commission in June 2015.<br />
15 38 <strong>Water</strong> Demand<br />
Projection<br />
Methods<br />
16 40 paragraph on<br />
commercial<br />
self‐supplied<br />
Please include a note explaining that because data on tribal diversions is not available, these may not be<br />
accurately reflected in the estimation of administrative water supply, and thus, the use of administrative<br />
water supply may lead to underestimates of future demand.<br />
Please include text noting that data on tribal commercial self‐supplied wells was not available, and thus<br />
the use of this data may lead to underestimates of future demand.<br />
17 1 Section 2 The chapter should only list the meetings for the region discussed in each plan, not the meetings in all of<br />
the regions, which are not relevant to this specific plan.<br />
18 6 Section 2 Please remove Sharon Hausam's name from the list of steering committee members. Dr. Hausam and<br />
Mr. Adam Ringia have attended regional water planning meetings and provided comments on the<br />
planning process, and wish to continue to receive all information that is provided to the steering<br />
committee; however, the Pueblo of Laguna has not committed to formal representation on the steering<br />
committee, which could be misconstrued as approval of the plan. Furthermore, Dr. Hausam was not<br />
appointed by the Pueblo Governor, and has never stated that she was. We suggest that the plan include<br />
a list of participants in the planning process in lieu of or in addition to the list of steering committee<br />
members.<br />
19 18 Section 4 ‐<br />
Legal<br />
20 18 Section 4 ‐<br />
Legal<br />
21 25 Section 4 ‐<br />
Legal<br />
22 28 Section 4 ‐<br />
Legal<br />
23 Section 8 ‐ PPP<br />
table<br />
The Pueblo of Laguna's water code refers to the "sub‐village," not the Village, of Philadelphia. Please<br />
correct this.<br />
Please provide a description of tribal Treatment as a State under federal law, and its relevance to the<br />
region, in the section on tribal water quality standards.<br />
This section neglects the variety of protected plants that are in the region and may be impacted. Please<br />
update to reflect all of the species protected by the Act, not just the animals.<br />
Please provide a description of tribal Treatment as a State under federal law, and its relevance to the<br />
region.<br />
The Pueblo appreciates the addition of some of the alternatives described in its June 8, 2015 letter.<br />
However, there appears to have been some misinterpretation, and some not included.<br />
Community <strong>Water</strong> System Development: This does not refer solely to converting homeowners on<br />
individual wells to community water systems. It also refers to improvements to existing community<br />
water systems that are prone to leakage and breakage. The subcategory should be "water system<br />
infrastructure."<br />
R2‐9, Storm <strong>Water</strong> Management and Implementation <strong>Plan</strong>s: This should not refer solely to plans, but<br />
also to actual implementation. The suggested wording was "Storm <strong>Water</strong> Management <strong>Plan</strong>ning and<br />
Implementation."<br />
R4‐1: Please edit "Update Agricultural Conveyance" to "Upgrade Agricultural Storage and Conveyance,"<br />
or add an alternative, "Improve Agricultural <strong>Water</strong> Storage," as previously requested. Agricultural<br />
storage facilities such as dams and stock tanks, as well as conveyance facilities, also need upgrades for<br />
water conservations.<br />
<strong>Water</strong> Quality: Please add "<strong>Water</strong> Quality Treatment" and "Community Wastewater System<br />
Development/Improvement," as previously requested. <strong>Water</strong> quality treatment to meet standards for<br />
various uses would improve water availability. Although "Mitigate Septic Tanks" is included, this<br />
does not address the need to improve existing wastewater systems that are prone to leakage and<br />
breakage. Improvements are needed to protect water quality.<br />
Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ Same as Comment 18 ‐ make a clear description on tribal data in<br />
Sharon Hausam the CTP section.<br />
Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ Same as Comment 18 ‐ make a clear description on tribal data in<br />
Sharon Hausam the CTP section.<br />
Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ Steering Committee agrees<br />
Sharon Hausam<br />
Process Pueblo of Laguna ‐ Steering Committee has no comment. She is now listed as an<br />
Sharon Hausam observer on the steering committee list.<br />
Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ OK<br />
Sharon Hausam<br />
Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ The Steering Committee suggest Sharon speak with the ISC legal<br />
Sharon Hausam department directly on this comment.<br />
Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ Steering Committee agrees<br />
Sharon Hausam<br />
Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ The Steering Committee suggest Sharon speak with the ISC legal<br />
Sharon Hausam department directly on this comment.<br />
Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ Section 8 is still changing. The missing suggestions of <strong>Water</strong><br />
Sharon Hausam System and Agricultural Infrastructure will be corrected. While the<br />
committee does not object to the name changes of the previous<br />
alternatives, the update does not rename the alternatives. The<br />
update assesses the impacts of the 2004 alternatives and lists<br />
current priorities. A clearer description of the priority alternatives<br />
will be in Section 8 narrative.<br />
24 Figures All maps of the region should show the boundaries of tribal lands. Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ The Steering Committee agrees, but also realizes that tribal<br />
Sharon Hausam boundaries can be difficult to map. The data is not easy to obtain.<br />
25 Figures In all maps, the heading "explanation" should be changed to "legend." Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ The steering committee did not think this was a priority<br />
Sharon Hausam<br />
26 Figures In all maps, the label "city," which is inaccurate for MANY of the jurisdictions in the region, should be<br />
changed. A more appropriate label might be "city/place," reflecting U.S. Census terminology.<br />
Technical Pueblo of Laguna ‐ No comment<br />
Sharon Hausam<br />
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