Rules, Regulations and Guidelines
 | Link to New Mexico Legislature, Statutes, Chapter 72 Water Law | ||||
| Water Laws under the New Mexico Statutes, Chapter 72. Note: Once on the Conway Greene website, in the left column, click the link to Statutory Chapters in New Mexico Statutes Annotated 1978. On the right side, scroll down to Chapter 72. Water Law. | |||||
| Proposed Strategic Water Reserve Rules and Regulations | ||||
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| Last web update: 09/08/2005 | |||||
| | Rules and Regulations Governing the Appropriation and Use of Ground Water in New Mexico | ||||
| Last web updated: 09/02/2005 | |||||
| State Engineer Adopts Rules and Regulations for Well Driller Licensing; Construction, Repair and Plugging of Wells (effective date August 31, 2005) | ||||
| Last web update: 08/25/2005 | |||||
| Roswell Basin Guidelines for Reveiw of Water Rights Applications | ||||
| Last web update: 02/14/2005 | |||||
| State Engineer Adopts Rules and Regulations for Active Water Resource Management (effective date December 30, 2004) | ||||
| In response to continuing drought in New Mexico, general rules and regulations for
administering Active Water Resource Management (AWRM) were finalized by the State Engineer
on December 3, 2004. The drought highlights the need for the State Engineer to be actively
engaged in the field to administer the actual use of water.
These statewide rules and regulations provide that, when necessary, junior water rights that would otherwise be curtailed will be able to temporarily acquire senior water rights from owners participating in the water rights marketplace in an expedited manner. The rules and regulations were made public in June and were revised as appropriate in response to public comments. The revised draft was made public at a meeting at the State Capitol Building in Santa Fe on October 13. | |||||
| Last web update: 12/28/2004 | |||||
| Weather Modification Regulations and Application Forms | ||||
| On August 17, 2004 the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission adopted final weather modification regulations after considering testimony given at the July 20, 2004, public rule making hearing. | |||||
| Last web update: 04/01/2005 | |||||
| Surface Water Administration Rules and Regulations | ||||
| State Engineer Adopts Rules and Regulations for Surface Water Administration (effective date January 31, 2005): Revised rules and regulations for Surface Water Administering were adopted by the State Engineer on January 31, 2005. The rules and regulations were made public in May, went to hearing in Santa Fe on June 21, 2004, and were revised as appropriate in response to public comments. | |||||
| Last web update: 01/27/2005 | |||||
| Dam Safety Rules and Regulations | ||||
| The State Engineer adopted the Dam Design, Construction and Dam Safety Rules and Regulations on March 9, 2005 with an effective date of March 31, 2005. The rules and regulations were made public in May 2004, went to hearing on June 24, 2004 and were revised as appropriate in response to comments. | |||||
| Last web update: 03/30/2005 | |||||
| Gallinas River Water District/Gallinas Water Master Rules and Regulations/Meeting Notices | ||||
| This link contains the meeting notices, the Order creates a special water district within the Rio Gallinas drainage for the purpose of employing a water master and the proposed guidelines for water administration on the Rio Gallinas stream system. | |||||
| Last web update: 07/19/2004 | |||||
| Water Trust Board Rules and Regulations | ||||
| 2002 Water Trust Board Rules and Regulations for all persons applying for financial assistance under the Water Project Fund from the New Mexico Finance Authority, NMSA 1978, 72-4A-5 and NMSA 1978 72-4A-9. | |||||
| Last web update: 11/05/2002 | |||||
| Draft Guidelines For County Subdivision Regulations | ||||
| Draft Guidelines for county subdivision review of water supply and demand, and county regulations. | |||||
| Last web update: 09/20/2005 | |||||
| Guidelines For The Review Of Water Rights Applications For The Estancia Underground Water Basin (EUWB) | ||||
| The State Engineer has approved the guidelines for the Estancia Underground Water Basin (EUWB) on June 20, 2002. The guidelines describe procedures for processing water rights applications in the EUWB. | |||||
| Last web update: 06/28/2002 | |||||
| Underground Storage and Recovery Regulations | ||||
| The State Engineer has adopted the Underground Storage and Recovery Regulations - Effective Date: January 31, 2001 | |||||
| Last web update: 2/08/2001 | |||||
| | Middle Rio Grande Administrative Area Guidelines For Review Of Water Right Applications | ||||
| New guidelines to extend life of aquifer and better manage growth. | |||||
| Last web update: 9/29/2000 | |||||
| Lower Rio Grande Guidelines | ||||
| Guidelines released by the Office of the State Engineer on January 5, 1999 which serve as general procedures to follow when processing and acting on Water Rights Applications filed within the Mesilla Valley Administrative Area of the Lower Rio Grande Underground Water Basin. For further information or copy of the guidelines, contact the OSE District IV Office, P.O. Box 729, Las Cruces, NM 88004. (505)524-6161 | |||||
| Last web update: 1/13/99 | |||||
| Tularosa Underground Water Basin Administrative Criteria for the Alamogordo-Tularosa Area | ||||
| Guidelines released by the Office of the State Engineer in May 1997 which serve as general procedures to follow when processing and acting on Water Rights Applications filed within the Alamogordo-Tularosa Administrative Area. For further information or copy of the guidelines, contact the OSE District IV Office, P.O. Box 729, Las Cruces, NM 88004. (505)524-6161 | |||||
| Last web update: 8/12/99 | |||||
| Hearing Unit Rules and Regulations | ||||
| Rules and regulations for the OSE's new Hearing Unit governing the process for administrative hearings on protested or aggrieved water rights applications. | |||||
| Last updated: 4/8/98 | |||||