New Mexico has 22 tribes and pueblos. Following are the tribes, rivers and settlement funding involved in each agreement:
Navajo settlement
Settles Navajo portion of the San Juan River in New Mexico. There are separate negotiations for water in Arizona and Utah.
- Agreement signed with state: 2005
- Total cost: more than $900 million
- Gallup and Jicarilla Apache portion: at least $30 million
- State projected share: $25 million
- Federal projected share: $820 million plus
Aamodt settlement
Settles claims of Pojoaque Pueblo, San Ildefonso, Nambé and Tesuque on the Nambé-Pojoaque and Tesuque streams.
- Agreement signed with state, Santa Fe County and city of Santa Fe: 2006
- Total cost: $309 million
- Santa Fe County share: $61.9 million
- State share: $50 million
- Federal projected share: the balance
Taos Pueblo settlement
Settles claims of Taos Pueblo to the Rio Pueblo de Taos and the Rio Hondo.
- Agreement signed with the state, Taos irrigators, Town of Taos and others: 2006
- Total cost: $134 million
- State share: at least $14 million
Source: State Engineer's Office
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