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Sangre de Cristo Water

Conserving for Future Generations

Santa Fe’s long-standing water conservation and drought management programs are the best in the Southwest with respect to both comprehensiveness and effectiveness. A primary measure of Santa Fe’s water conservation and drought management success is declining total annual water diversions to serve a growing number of customers.

The annual water diversions totaled 10,044 acre-feet in 2007, compared with 13,180 acre-feet in 1995, while the number of customers served by the Santa Fe municipal water utility increased to an estimated 78,764 people in 2007, from an estimated 67,839 people in 1995.