{"id":4,"date":"2021-06-22T18:13:03","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T18:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T21:15:54","slug":"surface-water-quality-bureau","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"Surface Water Quality Bureau"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Surface Water Quality Bureau preserves, protects, and improves New Mexico\u2019s surface water quality for present and future generations.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This is accomplished through three bureau sections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/monitoring-assessment-and-standards-section\/\" target=\"_blank\">Monitoring, Assessment, and Standards Section<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Tasked with collecting surface water quality data, development of surface water quality standards, performing water quality assessments (ie: 303(d) List), and TMDL development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/point-source-regulation-section\/\" target=\"_blank\">Point Source Regulation Section<\/a> <\/strong>&#8211; Tasked with implementing ground and surface water protection regulations related to point source pollution permitting (NPDES) and spill reporting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/watershed-protection-section\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Watershed Protection Section<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; Tasked with protecting watersheds from other forms of pollution (nonpoint source) through overseeing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/funding-opportunities\/\">funding<\/a> watershed improvement projects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SPECIAL TOPICS:<\/strong> \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/spp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Surface Water Quality State Permitting Program<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/storymaps\/\" target=\"_blank\">NMED-SWQB ArcGIS StoryMaps<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/wildfire-impacts-on-surface-water-quality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wildfire Impacts on Surface Water Quality<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/funding-opportunities\/\">Watershed Protection Section &#8211; Funding Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/fish-consumption-advisories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fish Consumption Advisory Program<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/cwa50\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.env.nm.gov\/surface-water-quality\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2022\/09\/SWQB-CWA50-logo-button-1024x386.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-912\" style=\"width:372px;height:139px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/public.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/NMED\/subscriber\/new?topic_id=NMED_4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Click here to subscribe to receive email updates! <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Surface Water Quality Bureau preserves, protects, and improves New Mexico\u2019s surface water quality for present and future generations. 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