Legal Notices-Non-government

Valencia County and Sandoval County are the counties 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 and the Albuquerque Journal.

The applicants propose to discontinue the diversion of 0.780 acre-feet per annum (afa) of surface water, inclusive of a consumptive irrigation requirement (cir) of 0.546 afa, from the Peralta Main Canal with a point of diversion located at the Isleta Diversion Works (SP-1690-3) located in the NE1/4 NE1/4 SW1/4 of Section 24, Township 8 North, Range 2 East, NMPM, at a point where X=346,037 meters, Y=3,863,880 meters, UTM (NAD83), on land owned by the Pueblo of Isleta and leased to MRGCD, for the irrigation of 0.26 acre of land owned by Patsy M. Hubrina,
Marvin V. Garcia, and the Estate of Mela H. Garcia described as Tract 116 C2B (0.26 acre) on MRGCD Map 89 in Section 28, Township 6 North, Range 2 East, NMPM in Valencia County. Said move-from land is located directly west of State Highway 47 at the intersection of Highway 47 and Barrelas Trl in the Town of Tome, NM 87060.

The applicants further propose to transfer the subject 0.546 afa cir to well no. RG-52087, located at a point where X=378,749 meters and Y=3,924,659 meters, UTM (NAD83), Zone 13N, for irrigation, commercial, indoor greenhouse, and drip irrigation purposes on 2.73 acres of land owned by George Budaghers described as being located in the NW1/4 NW1/4 NW1/4 of Section 8, Township 14 North, Range 6 East, NMPM, in Sandoval County. The move-to land is further described as 323 West Frontage Rd, Algodones, NM 87001 (UPC 1-032-083-042-319).

Any person, firm or corporation or other entity having 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). 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 must show how you will be substantially and specifically affected. The written protest must be filed, in triplicate, with the State Engineer, 5550 San Antonio Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, by September 2, 2022. 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.