This rule was filed as State Engineer Rule 66-1, Article 7-4.

TITLE 19 NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE

CHAPTER 27 UNDERGROUND WATER

PART 26 CAPITAN UNDERGROUND WATER BASIN

19.27.26.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Office of State Engineer.

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19.27.26.2 SCOPE: [RESERVED]

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19.27.26.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Adopted pursuant to the authority of Sections 72-2-8, 72-2-12 and 72-13-4, New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978.

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19.27.26.4 DURATION: [Permanent]

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19.27.26.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: November 1, 1966

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19.27.26.6 OBJECTIVE: This Rule is formulated for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the statutes governing underground waters and describing the present extent of all declared underground water basins in New Mexico.

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19.27.26.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]

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19.27.26.8 CAPITAN BASIN:

A. The lands declared within the Capitan Basin on September 28, 1965, are as follows:

TOWNSHIP RANGE SECTIONS

18 S. 29 E. 19 thru 36

18 S. 30 E. 19 thru 36

18 S. 31 E. All

18 S. 32 E. All

18 S. 33 E. 3 thru 11, 13 thru 36

18 S. 34 E. 29 thru 32

19 S. 28 E. All

19 S. 29 E. All

19 S. 30 E. All

19 S. 31 E. All

19 S. 32 E. All

19 S. 33 E. All

19 S. 34 E. 4 thru 9, 15 thru 36

20 S. 28 E. All

20 S. 29 E. All

20 S. 30 E. All

20 S. 31 E. All

20 S. 32 E. All

20 S. 33 E. All

20 S. 34 E. All

21 S. 28 E. All

21 S. 29 E. 1 thru 6

21 S. 30 E. 1 thru 6

21 S. 31 E. 1 thru 15

21 S. 32 E. 1 thru 18, 22 thru

27, 34 thru 36

21 S. 33 E. All

21 S. 34 E. All

21 S. 35 E. All

21 S. 36 E. All

21 S. 37 E. All

21 S. 38 E. All**

22 S. 33 E. 1 thru 18, 22 thru

27, 34 thru 36

22 S. 34 E. All

22 S. 35 E. All

22 S. 36 E. All

22 S. 37 E. All

22 S. 38 E. All**

23 S. 34 E. 1 thru 18, 22 thru

27, 34 thru 36

23 S. 35 E. All

23 S. 36 E. All

23 S. 37 E. All

23 S. 38 E. All**

24 S. 35 E. All

24 S. 36 E. All

24 S. 37 E. All

24 S. 38 E. All**

25 S. 35 E. 1 thru 3, 10 thru 15

25 S. 36 E. All

25 S. 37 E. All

25 S. 38 E. All**

26 S. 36 E. 1 thru 6, N 1/2 7, N 1/2 8,

N 1/2 9, NW 1/4 & E 1/2 10,

11 thru 14, E 1/2 15,

E 1/2 22, 23 thru 26,

E 1/2 27, E 1/2 34*, 35*, 36*

26 S. 37 E. 1 thru 30, 31 thru 36*

26 S. 38 E. All**

*Fractional Sections. **All townships involving Range 38 East are fractional townships.

B. [TOWNSHIP AND RANGE MAP: See 7-4.1 Capitan Basin, PDF File 19.027.0026.8-Capitan.]

[SE 66-1, Article 7-4; Recompiled 12/31/01]

HISTORY OF 19.27.26 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History: The material in this Part was derived from that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives:

SE 66-1, Rules and Regulations Governing Drilling of Wells and Appropriation and Use of Ground Water in New Mexico 1966, originally filed with the Supreme Court Law Library 11/1/66. Filed with the State Records Center 6/27/91.

History of Repealed Material: [RESERVED]