Santa Fe County approved two related agreements with the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority to store San Juan‑Chama project water and up to 3,000 acre‑feet of sub‑allotted water in Abiquiu Reservoir, giving the county carryover capacity for future use.

The board adopted a resolution authorizing the county attorney to initiate condemnation proceedings to acquire a utility easement for the Milwaukee Basin (Pewaukee Basin) regional water system across a parcel at 1 Rancho Enrique, and delegated authority to the county attorney to proceed.

Santa Fe County Utilities Director Travis Soderquist briefed commissioners on the county utility’s water‑rights holdings (native rights, developer‑acquired rights, San Juan‑Chama allotment and the shared Buckman pool), described a conjunctive management approach that treats groundwater as a limited backup, and explained the county’s process for new