Description

Along the Rio Ruidoso in the Sacramento Mountains the Upper Hondo Collaborative Water Group, which consists of pubic water providers from Alto to Ruidoso Downs, have agreed to collaboratively develop an economical and feasible way to proved a sustainable water supply.

UPPER HONDO COLLABORATIVE WATER GROUP'S - FINAL REPORT

Facilitators and Technical Advisors

Carl Moore is the proprietor of the Community Store, a Santa Fe firm that provides consulting services to communities, governments and non-profit organizations. For 30 years he has consulted with groups in 35 states and 10 countries. His major activities include coaching communities in how to conduct community-wide goal setting/visioning, facilitating organizational decision-making, directing the development of strategic plans, conducting retreats and evaluations for community leadership programs, and training people how to facilitate. Currently, he consults for the NM EFC and works with nine area-wide collaborative water planning facilitators in New Mexico in their goal to develop regional water plans for their particular community group. He also is the chief facilitator for two of the groups, the Southern Sacramento Mtn. Area and the Upper Hondo Collaborative Water Group.

Susan Butler holds a B.A. from the University of Texas Austin and a dual master's degree in public administration and community and regional planning. Ms. Butler has been with the NM Environmental Finance Center since the beginning of the program in 1992. She has been actively involved in capacity development activities in New Mexico, Texas and Louisiana. She has tested and evaluated Louisiana's Business Plan on several New Mexico water systems for the New Mexico Environment Department. She has experience facilitating stakeholder and focus group meetings.