Public Comment Form

Jemez River Watershed TMDL

The New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED) Surface Water Quality Bureau (SWQB) is inviting the
public to comment on the draft “Total Maximum Daily Load” (TMDL) document for the Jemez watershed.

The draft TMDL is available online at: https://www.env.nm.gov/surface-water-quality/tmdl/


A TMDL is a planning document that establishes specific goals to meet water quality standards in
waterbodies where pollutant limits are exceeded. It includes current pollution loadings, reduction
estimates for pollutants, information on probable sources of pollution, and suggestions to restore or
protect the health of the waterbody.

The 30-day comment period on this document will open March 16, 2026, and will close April 14, 2026, at
5:00 p.m. MDT. Formal comments for inclusion in the public record must be submitted in writing via the
NMED Public Comment Portal at: https://nmed.commentinput.com/comment/search or alternately in
writing to Avery Simpson, e-mail: avery.simpson@env.nm.gov; or mailing address: NMED SWQB, P.O. Box

5469, Santa Fe, NM, 87502; voice: (505) 479-2739.


Two public meetings will be held to summarize the information and to provide a forum for interested
parties to ask questions and provide comments. The meetings will be held on April 1, 2026, at 1:30 to
3:00 pm and 5:30 to 7:00 pm via a virtual webinar. Specific meeting details will be made available in a
meeting flyer posted to the SWQB website during the week of March 30.

Following the close of the comment period, copies of the Response to Comments will be:
• Mailed to all persons who submitted written comments by April 28, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.; and
• Available electronically on the bureau’s website or by contacting Avery Simpson via email or
phone number provided above.

The SWQB plans to request approval of the draft final TMDLs at the Water Quality Control Commission’s
(WQCC) May 12 meeting. WQCC agendas are available at: https://www.env.nm.gov/water-qualitycontrol-
commission/wqcc/.

For more information, please contact Avery Simpson via email or phone number provided above.



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