Legal Notices-Non-government

Valencia County is the New Mexico 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 (Valencia County).

The applicant proposes to discontinue the diversion of 5.70 acre-feet per annum (afa) Farm Delivery Requirement (FDR) inclusive of 3.99 afa Consumptive Irrigation Requirement (CIR) of groundwater, for irrigation purposes within 1.9 acres, owned by the applicant, described as the east part of Tract 40, located on MRGCD Map No. 104, within projected Section 30, Township 5 North, Range 2 East, NMPM, from permitted well RG-99605 POD1, located at a point described as 106°46’45.6708″ Longitude and 34°37’46.8588″ Latitude, located within the same aforementioned tract owned by the applicant. The move-from well and move-from place of use are generally located on the west side of S. NM Highway 116, approximately 0.10 mile north of Torino Rd., Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico.

The applicant further proposes to transfer the CIR amount of 3.99 afa of groundwater to existing Domestic and Livestock well RG-93293 POD1 (permitted under 72-12-1 NMSA), owned by the applicant, located at a point described as X=336,936.3 and Y=3,833,375, UTM (NAD83) (meters) Zone 13 North, within projected Section 30, Township 5 North, Range 2 East located within the same aforementioned tract, for Commercial purposes of use (greenhouse and drip irrigation), within 6.414 acres, owned by the applicant, described as Tract 40, located on MRGCD Map No. 104, within projected Sections 25 and 30, Township 5 North, Ranges 1 and 2 East, NMPM. The move-to well and move-to place of use are also located on the west side of S. NM Highway 116, approximately 0.10 mile north of Torino Rd., Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico.

Under the subject application permitted move-from well RG-99605 POD1 (under Permit No. SD-09716 into RG-99605, approved on September 16, 2021), has not been drilled and completed and the applicant wishes to transfer the subject water rights instead to existing well RG-93293 POD1.

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

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, District 1 Office, 5550 San Antonio Drive NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, by April 5, 2024. 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, District 1 Office, (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.