As of fiscal year 2005,
the National Irrigation Water Quality Program
has been inactive.

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NIWQP Project/Study Area—

Vermejo Project, New Mexico

Location

The study area is located in Colfax county in northeastern New Mexico near the village of Maxwell. (Detail map)

Status

According to the data collection findings, concentrations of inorganic analytes were generally within established guidelines or expected concentrations for water, sediment, and biota. Irrigation-return flows were found to be unrelated to adverse effects in biota. The NIWQP will no longer be involved at this location.

Phases 2 and 3 Data

Chemical Data From Water:
ASCII - 9 KB .dat File or Microsoft Excel - 41 KB .xls File

Bottom Material:
ASCII - 9 KB .dat File or Microsoft Excel - 51 KB .xls File

Inorganic:
ASCII - 13 KB .dat File or Microsoft Excel - 57 KB .xls File

Documents

Bartolino, J.R., Garrabrant, L.A., Wilson, M., and Lusk, J.D., 1996, Reconnaissance investigation of water quality, bottom sediment, and biota associated with irrigation drainage in the Vermejo Project area and the Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge, Colfax County, Northeastern New Mexico, 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 96-4157, 89 p.