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Posted on March 13, 2005
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Vote No, Tuesday 3/15/2005 on The Second Gross Receipts Tax Increase in a Year.
The Santa Fe City Council wants a blank check for another water boondoggle.
Posted on March 13, 2005
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The Estancia Water Boondoggle
The Mayor and City Council of Santa Fe should abandon consideration of the scheme to mine and pipe water from the Estancia Basin.
Posted on January 25, 2005
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Voters Should Reject The Water Projects Question, November 2
Santa Fe County has not provided details on how the money would be spent and where the actual water would be found and it should not be given a blank check.
Posted on October 21, 2004
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Judge Hall Rules That Las Campanas Must Reduce Its Demand For Water in Time of a Water Shortage
However so far the City of Santa Fe has gotten less than half a loaf and Las Campanas Limited Partnership is still using almost a million gallons/day on its two private golf courses located outside the city limits.
Posted on September 8, 2003
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Profligate Waste of Santa Fe Water
Las Campanas Limited Partnership continues to us the amount of water consumed by 5,900 typical Santa Fe households to sprinkle irrigate its two private golf courses located outside of the city limits.
Posted on July 10, 2003
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Water Headlines
Governor Richardson Declares Drought Emergency but Las Campanas Limited Partnership continues to use over 10 % of the water produced by Santa Fe's Buckman wells to sprinkle irrigate its two private golf courses.
Posted on June 13, 2003
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City/County of Santa Fe Mediates with Las Campanas Limited Partnership
In Order to protect the public welfare of Santa Fe, the Mayor and City Council should submit any proposed settlement with Las Campanas Limited Partnership to a Referendum
Posted on May 27, 2003
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The City of Santa Fe Collaborates with Las Campanas Partnership
This collaboration in court seeks to prevent Santa Feans from having a say in the outcome of the City Complaint for a Declaratory Judgement against Las Campanas Partnership relating to the City's Water Shortage Emergency Ordinance.
Posted on January 23, 2003
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New Mexico Environmental Law Center Complaint In Intervention
The New Mexico Environmental Law Center intervenes on behalf of several plaintiffs in the Complaint For Declaratory Judgement filed by the City and County of Santa Fe againist Las Campanas
Posted on October 12, 2002
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City Council to consider Water Restriction Exemption Fee for Builders
Mayor Delgado and City Councilors want to exempt Developers and Builders from the City's Water Restrictions
Posted on September 20, 2002
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Las Campanas - Answer and Counterclaim to Complaint for Declaratory Judgement
If the defenses and counterclaims made by Las Campanas are sustained could the City legally enforce its Emergency Water Shortage Ordiance on any customers?
Posted on September 18, 2002
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City/County file Complaint for Declaratory Judgement against Las Campanas
City/County attorneys assert that the Lease of Water Facilities between the City of Santa Fe and Las Campanas is not an arm's length transaction but is a sham transaction
Posted on August 30, 2002
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City of Santa Fe owed $ millions for water
Why has the City of Santa Fe failed to collect $ millions for water deliveries during PNM's administration of the City Water Division
Posted on August 30, 2002
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Public Regulation Commission to hear Las Campanas Petition August 27, 2002
Las Campanas has petitioned the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission to order that the City of Santa Fe cannot restrict the delivery of water to the Las Campanas golf courses
Posted on August 24, 2002
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The Santa Fe Association of Realtors - Position Statement on Water
"A BOLD AND DYNAMIC APPROACH TO WATER IN SANTA FE" -
This statement has been made available by realtor George Amos
Posted on August 24, 2002
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Fred Rowe's Letter to the Editor
"THE PROPOSED NEW WATER BUDGET IS A SHAM"
Posted on August 23, 2002
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Las Campanas Petitions the PRC for a Declaratory Order
Las Campanas has petitioned the Public Regulatory Commission for a Declaratory Order to prevent the City of Santa Fe from bringing Las Campanas into compliance with the City's Water Shortage Emergency Ordinance restricting outdoor watering.
Posted on August 20, 2002
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Commentary by William J. Salman
Will Mayor Delgado carry out his June 12, 2002 commitment to seek a declaratory judgment to determine if Las Campanas is subject to the Water Shortage Emergency Ordinance
Posted on August 13, 2002
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Legal Opinion by Frederick M. Rowe, Eminent Legal Authority
'Las Campanas is legally bound to comply with the outdoor watering restrictions of the City’s Emergency Water Regulations, and its daily irrigation of two golf courses partly with potable water delivered by the City fails to do so'
Posted on July 29, 2002
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"Show Me The Water" by Richard Pinkham
California decides that no development project
shall be approved unless a long-term reliable water
supply is available; "To proceed otherwise would be
irresponsible to existing water customers".
From the Newsletter of the Colorado WaterWise Council,
Summer 2002.
Posted on July 15, 2002
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How to read your Santa Fe residential water meter
Please read Article for instructions
Posted on July 1, 2002
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A Consumer Water Budget - It CAN work in Santa Fe
This is an example of a Water Budget that has been provided by the Santa Fe Water Coalition
Posted on July 1, 2002
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Water Conserving Article from Santa Fe Greenhouses
Subjects are:
1) New Plantings - Watering Reguirements
2) To Make New Plantings Water Efficient
3) Making Extra Water Available
4) Maintaining Established Landscapes
Posted on June 24, 2002
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Las Campanas water rights do not entitle it to water from the City of Santa Fe's Buckman wells - Neva Van Peski
Las Campanas president Bill Diehl said (in the May 12 New Mexican) “The developer has both leased San Juan/Chama rights and purchased permanent Rio Grande water rights sufficient to serve all of its needs. It uses no city water rights.” The first sentence is true. The second is not.
Posted on June 16, 2002
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Clauses from the MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR LAS CAMPANAS DE SANTA FE
In the event that a City of Santa Fe ordinance allocating or restricting water use is in effect at the same time that a County ordinance allocating or restricting use is in effect, Developer will be bound by the more restrictive ordinance
Posted on May 15, 2002
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An Alternative to Stage 4 Water Shortage Emergency
Santa Fe is on the verge of Stage 4 and needs to conserve as much water as possible
Posted on May 12, 2002
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