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Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe County is currently seeking County residents to serve on the Water Policy Advisory Committee (WPAC). Members will be selected to ensure that the WPAC reflects a wide range of expertise and experience representing diverse perspectives.

The WPAC is a working committee that augments Santa Fe County staff resources by bringing independent expertise, research, and effort to its assigned work. The WPAC’s primary responsibility is to provide recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners (Board) concerning sustainable utility services, domestic water supply and conservation, wastewater management and reclamation, irrigation, drought management, flood prevention and control, and water reuse in the County and region.

Members will serve a three-year term. The meeting schedule is to-be-determined based upon the work plan of the WPAC, but members should anticipate multiple meetings per month of the full WPAC or working groups.

Interested County residents should submit letters of interest and resumes explaining their interest in the WPAC, as well as the expertise, experience, and perspectives they would bring to the WPAC’s designated areas of focus. In addition, preference will be given to candidates who are members or residents of the following areas or organizations:

1. A water system (e.g., mutual domestic water consumers' association, water cooperative, rural water system, or water district);
2. An agricultural organization (e.g., soil and water conservation district):
3. An acequia association;
4. The Estancia Planning Area;
5. The Galisteo Planning Area;
6. The Central Planning Area; and
7. The Northern Planning Area.

Interested individuals should submit a letter of interest and resume to:

Santa Fe County Manager's Office
Attn: Sara Smith
P.O. Box 276
Santa Fe, NM 87504-0276
Email: ssmith@santafecountynm.gov
Phone: (505) 992-1635

Application Deadline is Friday, April 19, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.