OSE Well Data

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Description: The NM Office of the State Engineer (OSE) "Point of Diversions" (POD) layer includes well locations, surface declarations, or surface permits. These data were extracted from the OSE W.A.T.E.R.S. (Water Administration Technical Engineering Resource System) database and geo-located (mapped). These data have varying degrees of accuracy and have not been validated.

Data as of 07/2011

Declared Ground Water Basins

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Description: The Office of the State Engineer Declared Groundwater Basin map layer closely follow the legal desciptions. However, these boundaries are approximations. For a more accurate description please refer to Article 7 of the "Rules and Regulations Governing the Appropriation and Use of Ground Water in New Mexico." A Declared Groundwater Basin is an area declared by the State Engineer to be underlain by a groundwater source with reasonably defined boundaries. By declaration the State Engineer assumes jurisdiction over the appropriation and use of groundwater from that source.

Data as of 08/2007

OSE District Boundaries

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Description: The Water Rights Division's District Offices service specific areas of the State. The offices, located in Albuquerque (District I), Roswell (District II), Deming (District III), Las Cruces (District IV), Aztec (District V), Santa Fe (District VI) and, Cimarron (District VII), administer surface water and groundwater rights within New Mexico and process water rights applications.

Data as of 08/2008

OSE Regional Water Planning Areas

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Description: The Regional Water Planning Program is admininstered by the OSE Interstate Stream Commission Planning and Communications Division. The State is divided into 16 Planning Regions that are charged with creating collaborative water resource plans. The feature layer includes those boundaries with "status" information on each regional plan.

Data as of 03/2009