NM Water & Acequias Brochure Rubric

______6 pts Where We Get Our Water:

______2 pts*Ground water definition

______2 pts*Surface water definition

______2 pts*Aquifers: definition

locations

______8 pts Water Issues & Uses

______2 pts*How water is important to our Farming/Ranching (parts of

the state?)

______2 pts*How water is important or prevents our industrial growth (urban growth)

______2 pts*What pollutants affect our water? (Natural & manmade)

______2 pts* “water wars” how has/does water cause conflict in our state and with

other states

______2 pts*What does the NM government do to conserve our water

sources?

______6 pts Landgrants

______4 pts*Types (Private & Community with explaination for each)

______2 pts*connection to water rights & acequias

______2 pts Water Rights

______2 pts*Who has the first right to water in NM?

______8 pts Acequias

______2 pts*Brief history

______4 pts*How acequias work (physical ditch, political system with an explaination

for each DON’T FORGET THE WAY ACEQUIAS IDENTIFY THE PEOPLE THAT

BELONG TO THE ACEQUIAS)

______2 pts *How acequias illustrate NM culture (Hispanic=community

based culture)

______TOTAL/ 30