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	Pecos River - Carlsbad Project Settlement
	Statement of Intent to File Objections Form Part of the notice procedures which the Court established. Persons who wish to object to the settlement should download of this form, complete it, and file it with the Court. Pecos River - Carlsbad Project Settlement Agreement The Settlement is a landmark compromise of disputed water rights claims in the Pecos River Basin. The agreement was executed by the Interstate Stream Commission, the United States, the Carlsbad Irrigation District and the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District on March 25, 2003. Pecos River Basin - Carlsbad Project Settlement - Final Hydrologic Report The report evaluates Settlement terms from a hydrologic perspective. Hydrologic Evaluation of the Settlement of CID Water Rights Adjudication Law Suit - Presentation Pecos River - Carlsbad Project Joint Motion for Entry of a Partial Final Decree The motion requests the Court to enter an order stating that the Court intends to enter a partial final decree incorporating and accepting the settlement agreement and ordering any parties objecting to show cause why the decree should not entered. Pecos River - Carlsbad Project Partial Final Decree The parties request the Court to establish the maximum allowable annual diversion and storage rights of the U.S. and the CID and the right to deliver water to its members. Agreement between the State Engineer, Interstate Stream Commission and Fort Sumner Irrigation District This agreement, executed March 25, 2003, is part of the settlement.
	Last Web update: 10/07/2003
	State Engineer Signs Six Special Orders on September 23, 2005, Declaring and Extending Underground Water Basins Throughout the State of New Mexico
	State Engineer John D'Antonio signed six special orders on September 23, 2005, declaring administration over six new underground water basins and extending the boundaries of nine existing underground water basins throughout the State of New Mexico.
	Last web update: 19/20/2005
	Proposed Strategic Water Reserve Rules and Regulations
	Notice of Public Hearing
	Last web update: 09/08/2005
	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
	Review Water Quality Standards For Salinity Colorado River System
	The Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Forum has reviewed the water quality standards on the Colorado River with respect to salinity. The findings of the Forum have been published in the Review, Water Quality Standards for Salinity, Colorado River System.
	Last Web update: 07/28/2005
	Aamodt Adjudication Proposed Settlement Agreement
	The proposed settlement agreement is intended to resolve the claims of Nambe Pueblo, Pojoaque Pueblo, Tesuque Pueblo, and San Ildefonso Pueblo and provide for the development of a regional water system to serve all parties in the Aamodt Adjudication.
	Last web update: 05/31/2005
	NM Department of Agriculture
	NM Tamarisk/Watershed Strategic Plan    Comments on NM Statewide Policy and Strategic Plan for Non-Native Phreatophyte/Watershed Management    Public Meetings Schedule for Strategic Plan for Non-Native Phreatophyte/Watershed Management
	Last Web update: 05/17/2005
	Water Rights Settlement Agreement for the San Juan Basin
	The water rights settlement between the Navajo Nation and the State of New Mexico that could resolve the claims of the Navajo Nation for the use of waters of the San Juan River Basin in northwestern New Mexico has been approved and was executed by the Navajo Nation and the State of New Mexico on April 19, 2005. The settlement documents being considered include the settlement agreement, and appendix documents.
	Last Web update: 06/03/2005
	Roswell Basin Guidelines for Reveiw of Water Rights Applications
	Last web update: 02/14/2005
	Gila Settlement
	The Gila Settlement, part of the Central Arizona Project, was approved by Congress and signed by the President Bush in December 2004. The settlement provides New Mexico 140,000 acre feet of water from the Gila Basin in any ten years. The settlement also provides the ability to divert that water without complaint from downstream pre-1968 water rights in Arizona. New Mexico will receive $66 million to $128 million in non-reimbursable federal funding.
	Last Web update: 01/20/2005
	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
	Rio San Jose: Expedited Inter Se Subproceeding to Adjudicate Acoma and Laguna Water Rights
	Last Web update: 01/04/2005
	State Engineer Adopts Rules and Regulations Governing the Appropriation and Use of the Surface Waters of New Mexico (effective date January 31, 2005)
	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
	Livestock Water Impoundments
	Senate Bill 301: An Act Relating to Water; Providing for the Regulation of Livestock Water Tanks; Amending Sections of Chapter 72 NMSA 1978.    Livestock Water Impoundments Rules and Regulations -- The Livestock Water Impoundments Rules and Regulations have been incorporated into the Surface Water Administration Rules and Regulations.    Application for Permit for Livestock Water Impoundment in Accordance with Section 72-9-3 New Mexico Statutes    Statement of Completion of Construction of a Livestock Water Impoundment
	Last web update: 04/12/2004
	Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program Progress Report for 2001-2003
	This report highlights the accomplishments made by the Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Act Collaborative Program over the last three years to help protect and recover the Rio Grande silvery minnow and the southwestern willow flycatcher in the Middle Rio Grande, while simultaneously ensuring current and future water projects.
	Last web update: 01/13/2004