BDD Board

Board Authority

Under the Joint Powers Agreement for the BDD Project agreed up by the City of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County in March 2005, the BDD Project Board is responsible for:
  • Diverting, treating, transmitting and delivering surface water by means of the BDD Project to the City and County and Independent Water Systems in accordance with respective diversion allocations and delivery demands;
  • Managing the Owners’ Consultant Contract and supervising the performance of the Owners’ Consultant;
  • Entering into the Design Build Contract and supervising performance of the Design Build Contractor;
  • Entering into the Project Management and Fiscal Services Contract and supervising the performance of the Project Manager; and
  • Entering into the Facility Operations and Procedures Agreement with Las Campanas.
The BDD Project Board’s authority and duties do not encompass:
  • The distribution of water to customers;
  • The assessment or collection of water charges;
  • The regulation of water use by customers or the ownership;
  • Acquisition or permitting of use of water rights or contract rights.
For more information about the BDD Project Board, visit the Intergovernmental Agreements section.

Board Members

Consuelo BokumConsuelo Bokum Ms. Bokum is a native of Santa Fe and a local water policy expert who has more than 15 years of water policy experience. She is the director of the Water Project, 1000 Friends of New Mexico. In 2006, she was awarded the New Mexico Earth Science Achievement Award. She is serving her third term as an at-large member on the BDD Project Board.
Patti BusheePatti Bushee
  • City Alternate BDD Project Board
  • City Councilor, District 1
  • (505) 955-2345
  • Email: pjbushee@ci.santa-fe.nm.us
  • Councilor Patti J. Bushee was appointed to the City Council in 1994, was subsequently elected to the District 1 seat in 1996, re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2008 and was again re-elected in 2012. She is now serving her 5th consecutive term. She was a founding member of the Regional Planning Authority. During her many years of public service, Councilor Bushee has demonstrated her commitment to improving the quality of life for all Santa Feans by advocating for important issues such as: water use and conservation policies, a living river, extended network of urban trails, growth management, affordable housing and many others.
  • Councilor Bushee earned a Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, in International Affairs/ Political Science/Spanish, from the University of Maine.
Chris CalvertChris Calvert
  • Vice-Chair, Buckman Direct Diversion Project Board
  • City Councilor, District 1
  • (505) 955-6812
  • Email: ccalvert@santafenm.gov
Councilor Chris Calvert was elected to the City Council in 2007 and appointed to the BDD Board the same year. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He also has a Bachelor of Science degree in Conservation and Resource Studies and a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley.
miguel_chavezMiguel M. Chavez
  • County Member BDD Board
  • Board of County Commissioners, District 2
  • (505) 986-6200
  • Email: mchavez@santafecountynm.gov
  • Commissioner Chavez was elected in 2013 and currently serves as a member of the Board of Finance, BuckmanDirect Diversion Board, Extraterritorial Land Use Authority, Housing Authority Board, Indigent Hospital and Healthcare Board, Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Authority. He served twelve years on the Santa Fe City Council and lobbied to enact a truck ban on Agua Fria Street.
  • Miguel is a woodworker by trade and was selected to create furniture for a collection at the state Capitol in 1991 and has taught furniture making to fifth- and sixth-grade students at Atalaya Elementary School.
  • Miguel and his wife of 34 years, Liz Marquez Chavez, have three children and grandchildren.
Carmichael A. DominguezCarmichael A. Dominguez, District 3
  • Member, BDD Board
  • City Council, District 3
  • BDD Board Member
  • (505) 955-6814
  • Email: cadominguez@ci.santa-fe.nm.us
  • Councilor Dominguez was elected to the Governing Body in March 2006 and is serving his second term as City Councilor. Councilor Dominguez is a life-long resident of Santa Fe. He is a graduate of Santa Fe High School and Santa Fe Community College, with an Associates of Applied Science degree, and was a student at New Mexico State University.
  • His long history of dedicated service to this community includes serving as a member of the Santa Fe Public Schools Board of Education, Tierra Contenta Corporation Board of Directors and Zona del Sol.
  • Councilor Dominguez is employed by the New Mexico Department of Transportation and is the father of two children.
Kathy HolianKathy Holian
  • County Member, Chair BDD Board
  • Board of County Commissioners, Vice-Chair, District 4
  • (505) 986-6200
  • Email: kholian@santafecounty.org
  • Commissioner Holian was elected in 2009 and currently serves as the Board of County Commission Vice Chair. She is a member of the Board of Finance, Extraterritorial Land Use Authority, Housing Authority Board, Indigent Hospital and Healthcare Board, National Advisory Committee for National Forest Land Management, North Central Regional Transit District, Regional Planning Authority, and the Santa Fe Solid Waste Management Authority.
  • Kathy was born in Kentucky, raised in Southern California, She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Science degree in physics and retired from Los Alamos National Lab as a computational physicist.
danmayfieldDaniel Mayfield