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.

The applicants propose to discontinue the diversion and use of a farm delivery requirement (FDR) of 7.5 acre-feet per annum of surface water, inclusive of a consumptive irrigation requirement (CIR) of 5.25 acre-feet per annum, from the Peralta Canal, with a point of diversion on the Rio Grande at the Isleta Diversion Dam (SP-1690-3), on land owned by Isleta Pueblo, at a point where X = 346,037 meters and Y = 3,863,880 meters intersect, UTM Zone 13N, NAD 1983, for the irrigation of 2.5 acres of land owned by Clarence T. Sanchez, described as the western portion of Tract A2A1A1, on MRGCD Map 93. This move-from land is located at 65 Calle del Rio, Los Lunas NM, 87301.

The applicant further proposes to transfer the above-described water right to well RG-73305-A, located at Lat = -106º 44′ 34.54″ and Long = 34º 41′ 46.45″, for irrigation and commercial uses specifically described as being outdoor drip and hoop houses within 2.0 acres, described as Tract A2A1B, on MRGCD Map 93. The move-to land and move-to well are on land owned by Clarence Sanchez. This move-to land is generally located at 65 Calle del Rio, Los Lunas NM, 87301.

To view the application and supporting documentation contact the State Engineer District Office to arrange a date and time for an appointment located at 5550 San Antonio Dr. 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, at 5550 San Antonio Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, on or before May 5, 2023. 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.