Legal Notices-Non-government

Valencia County is the County affected by the diversion and in which the water has been or will be put to beneficial use. This notice is ordered to be published in the Valencia County News Bulletin.

Under this application, per lease agreement under NMSA 1978 Section 76-6-1, the applicants propose to temporarily discontinue, for a period of 12 months, the consumptive use irrigation requirement of 16.067 afa from 7.651 acres of land owned by NMDOT, described as Tracts 37-A (5.638 acres) and 22 (1.047 acres) on MRGCD Map 104 and Tract 20 (0.966 acre) on MRGCD Map 105. The above described lands lie within the State of New Mexico Highway Right-of-Way formally irrigated from groundwater connected to the Rio Grande with a point of diversion on the Rio Grande at the Isleta Diversion Works (SP-1690-3) of the MRGCD, located in the NE¼ NE¼ SW¼ of Section 24 Township 8 North, Range 2 East, NMPM, also located at a point where X=346,037 and Y-3,863,880 meters, UTM 13N, NAD83, Isleta Pueblo Grant, on land owned by Isleta Pueblo and leased to the MRGCD, Valencia County, New Mexico.

The applicants further propose to temporarily commence, for a period of 12 months, the consumptive use of 16.067 afa of groundwater from well RG-96399 POD1, located at a point where Latitude = 34°48’41.9″N and Longitude = 106°52’58.4″W, WGS84, on land owned by Rock and Rail, LLC, within Section 30 Township 7 North, Range 1 East, NMPM, of the San Clemente Land Grant, for gravel production at a gravel pit located within W½ of Section 18 and the N½ NW¼ of Section 19, Township 7 North, Range 1 East, NMPM, Valencia County, and for dust control at one highway construction project site located along NM 6 from mile post 23.627 to
32.538 (8.911 miles) located within Sections 24, 25, and 36, Township 6 North, Range 1 East, NMPM, Valencia County, under NMDOT Control No. A300425 beginning October 1, 2021, and ending October 1, 2022.

This Application is filed under the Water-Use Leasing Act, NMSA 1978, Sections 72-6-1 through 72-6-7.

Application is made for a permit that, if granted, would expire on October 1, 2022. Upon termination or expiration of the desired permit, the subject water right will automatically revert to the move-from place of use pursuant to the applicable provisions in that permit.

To view the application and supporting documentation contact the State Engineer District 1 Office to arrange a date and time for an appointment at (505) 383-4000 located at 5550 San Antonio Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87109.

Any person, firm or corporation or other entity asserting standing to file objections or protests shall do so in writing (objection must be legible, signed, and include the writer’s complete name, phone number, email address, and mailing address). If the protest does not include the complete name, phone number, email address, and mailing address, it may be deemed invalid and not accepted for filing unless Protestant provides with the protest an affidavit stating that it does not have one of the above-listed elements/requirements (phone number, mailing address, email address, etc.). The objection to the approval of the application must be based on: (1) Impairment; if impairment, you must specifically identify your water rights; and/or (2) Public Welfare/Conservation of Water; if public welfare or conservation of water within the state of New Mexico, you shall be required to provide evidence showing how you will be substantially and specifically affected. The written protest must be filed, in triplicate, with the State Engineer, 5550 San Antonio Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, on or before Friday, July 16, 2021. Facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted as a valid protest if the hard copy is hand-delivered or mailed and postmarked within 24-hours of the facsimile. Mailing postmark will be used to validate the 24-hour period. Protests can be faxed to the Office of the State Engineer, (505) 383-4030. If no valid protest or objection is filed, the State Engineer will evaluate the application in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 NMSA 1978.