Santa Fe County schedules Oct. 27 public meeting on water supply, stormwater and nature-based solutions

Santa Fe County will hold a public meeting titled "Santa Fe Water Today and Tomorrow" on Oct. 27 at the Santa Fe County Chambers to explain where county drinking water comes from, how the county evaluates availability for new development and how it manages stormwater and sustainability programs.

County officials said the meeting is intended to answer common questions from residents about water supply and wastewater services as growth increases in and around Santa Fe County. "It comes from the Rio Grande for the county, but there are agreements that we have with the city of Santa Fe where we can utilize some of their groundwater," said Travis Soderquist, utilities division director for Santa Fe County, describing the county's primary sources and intergovernmental arrangements.

The meeting will cover water allocation and the process the county uses to determine whether water is available for proposed subdivisions and other…