TITLE 19 NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
CHAPTER 27 UNDERGROUND
WATER
PART 66 EXTENSION
OF THE LORDSBURG, NUTT-HOCKETT, ANIMAS, AND PLAYAS
UNDERGROUND
WATER BASINS
19.27.66.1 ISSUING
AGENCY: Office of the State Engineer.
[19.27.66.1 NMAC - N/E,
9/23/2005]
19.27.66.2 SCOPE: The
appropriation and use of underground water within the extended areas of the
Lordsburg underground water basin, the extended areas of the Nutt-Hockett
underground water basin, the extended areas of the Animas underground water basin,
and the extended area of the Playas underground water basin, areas declared by
the state engineer to have reasonably ascertainable boundaries.
[19.27.66.2 NMAC - N/E,
9/23/2005]
19.27.66.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: Chapter 72, Article 12, NMSA 1978. Section 72-1-1 NMSA 1978 provides that all
natural waters flowing in streams and water courses belong to the public and
are subject to appropriation for beneficial use. Section 72-2-1 NMSA 1978 gives the state
engineer general supervision of waters of the state and of the measurement,
appropriation and distribution thereof and such other duties as required. Section 72-2-8 NMSA 1978 gives the state
engineer authority to adopt regulations and codes to implement and enforce any
provision of any law administered by him and also provides the state engineer
with authority to issue orders necessary to implement his decisions and to aid
him in the accomplishment of his duties.
Section 72-2-9 NMSA 1978 gives the state engineer authority over and
supervision of the apportionment of water in this state according to the
licenses issued by him and his predecessors and the adjudications of the
courts.
[19.27.66.3 NMAC - N/E,
9/23/2005]
19.27.66.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[19.27.66.4 NMAC - N/E,
9/23/2005]
19.27.66.5 EFFECTIVE
DATE:
September 23, 2005, unless a later date is cited at the end of a
section.
[19.27.66.5 NMAC - N/E,
9/23/2005]
19.27.66.6 OBJECTIVE: To establish
administrative control over the appropriation and use of underground water
within the extended areas of the Lordsburg underground water basin, the
extended areas of the Nutt-Hockett underground water basin, the extended areas
of the Animas underground water basin, and the extended area of the Playas
underground water basin, areas declared by the state engineer to have
reasonably ascertainable boundaries.
[19.27.66.6
NMAC - N/E, 9/23/2005]
19.27.66.7 DEFINITIONS: [Reserved]
19.27.66.8 BOUNDARY
DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENDED AREAS OF THE LORDSBURG UNDERGROUND WATER BASIN: The following three areas are being added to
the Lordsburg underground water basin.
A. Northeastern
extension: Beginning
at the southeast corner of section 32, township 26 south, range 13 west, NMPM;
thence west along township lines to the southwest corner of section 31,
township 26 south, range 16 west, NMPM; thence north along range line to the
northwest corner of section 6, township 26 south, range 16 west, NMPM; thence
east along township line to the southwest corner of section 31, township 25
south, range 15 west, NMPM; thence north along range lines to the northwest
corner of section 6, township 23 south, range 15 west, NMPM; thence west along
township line to the southwest corner of section 31, township 22 south, range
16 west, NMPM; thence north along range line to the northwest corner of section
19, township 22 south, range 16 west, NMPM; thence west along section lines to
the southwest corner of section 18, township 22 south, range 17 west, NMPM;
thence north along range line to the northwest corner of section 6, township 22
south, range 17 west, NMPM; thence west along township lines to the southwest
corner of section 31, township 21 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence north
along range line to the northwest corner of section 6, township 21 south, range
19 west, NMPM; thence west along township lines to the southwest corner of
section 31, township 20 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence north along range
line to the northwest corner of section 19, township 20 south, range 19 west,
NMPM; thence east along section line to the northeast corner of section 19,
township 20 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence north along section line to the
northwest corner of section 17, township 20 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence
east along section lines to the northeast corner of section 16, township 20 south,
range 19 west, NMPM; thence north along section line to the northwest corner of
section 10, township 20 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence east along section
lines to the northeast corner of section 11, township 20 south, range 19 west,
NMPM; thence south along section line to the southeast corner of section 11,
township 20 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence east along section line to the
northeast corner of section 13, township 20 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence
south along range line to the southeast corner of section 13, township 20
south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the northeast
corner of section 24, township 20 south, range 18 west,
NMPM; thence north along range line to the northwest corner of section 18,
township 20 south, range 17 west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to the
northeast corner of section 14, township 20 south, range 17 west, NMPM; thence
north along section line to the northwest corner of section 12, township 20
south, range 17 west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to the northeast
corner of section 12, township 20 south, range 17 west, NMPM; thence north
along range line to the northwest corner of section 6, township 20 south, range
16 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the northeast corner of
section 5, township 20 south, range 16 west, NMPM; thence north along section
line to the northwest corner of section 33, township 19 south, range 16 west,
NMPM; thence east along section lines to the northeast corner of section 34, township
19 south, range 16 west, NMPM; thence south along section line to the southeast
corner of section 34, township 19 south, range 16 west, NMPM; thence east along
township line to the northeast corner of section 2, township 20 south, range 16
west, NMPM; thence south along section line to the southeast corner of section
2, township 20 south, range 16 west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to
the northeast corner of section 7, township 20 south, range 15 west, NMPM;
thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of section 30,
township 20 south, range 15 west, NMPM; thence east along section line to the
northeast corner of section 32, township 20 south, range 15 west, NMPM; thence
south along section line to the southeast corner of section 32, township 20
south, range 15 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the northeast
corner of section 5, township 21 south, range 15 west, NMPM; thence south along
section line to the southeast corner of section 5, township 21 south, range 15
west, NMPM; thence east along section line to the northeast corner of section
9, township 21 south, range 15 west, NMPM; thence south along section line to
the southeast corner of section 9, township 21 south, range 15 west, NMPM;
thence east along section lines to the northeast corner of section 14, township
21 south, range 15 west, NMPM; thence south along section line to the southeast
corner of section 14, township 21 south, range 15 west, NMPM; thence east along
section line to the northeast corner of section 24, township 21 south, range 15
west, NMPM; thence south along range line to the southeast corner of section
25, township 21 south, range 15 west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to
the northeast corner of section 31, township 21 south, range 14 west, NMPM;
thence south along section line to the southeast corner of section 31, township
21 south, range 14 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the northeast
corner of section 4, township 22 south, range 14 west, NMPM; thence south along
section line to the southeast corner of section 4, township 22 south, range 14
west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to the northeast corner of section
10, township 22 south, range 14 west, NMPM; thence south along section line to
the southeast corner of section 10, township 22 south, range 14 west, NMPM;
thence east along section lines to the northeast corner of section 14, township
22 south, range 14 west, NMPM; thence south along section line to the southeast
corner of section 14, township 22 south, range 14 west, NMPM; thence east along
section lines to the northeast corner of section 24, township 22 south, range
14 west, NMPM; thence south along range line to the southeast corner of section
36, township 22 south, range 14 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to
the northeast corner of section 6, township 23 south, range 13 west, NMPM;
thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of section 31,
township 25 south, range 13 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the
northeast corner of section 6, township 26 south, range 13 west, NMPM; thence
south along section line to the southeast corner of section 6, township 26
south, range 13 west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to the northeast
corner of section 8, township 26 south, range 13 west, NMPM; thence south along
section lines to the southeast corner of section 32, township 26 south, range
13 west, NMPM, being the point of origin.
B. Southwestern
extension: Beginning at the
southeast corner of section 36, township 25 south, range 17 west, NMPM; thence
west along township lines to the southwest corner of section 33, township 25
south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence north along section lines to the mid-point
of the western boundary of section 28, township 25 south, range 18 west, NMPM;
thence due west to the center of section 29, township 25 south, range 18 west,
NMPM; thence due north to the mid-point of the northern boundary of said
section 29, then west along section line to the southwest corner of section 20,
township 25 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence north along section lines to the
mid-point of the western boundary of section 17, township 25 south, range 18
west, NMPM; thence due west to the center of section 18, township 25 south,
range 18 west, NMPM; thence due north to the mid-point of the northern boundary
of said section 18, thence west along section line to the southwest corner of
section 7, township 25 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence north along range
line to the northwest corner of said section 7, thence east along section line
to the mid-point of the northern boundary of said section 7, thence due north
to the center of section 31, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence due
east to the center of section 32, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence
due north to the mid-point of the northern boundary of said section 32, thence
east along section lines to the northeast corner of section 33, township 24
south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence south along section line to the southeast
corner of said section 33, thence east along township line to the northeast
corner of section 1, township 25 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence south along
range line to the southeast corner of section 13, township 25 south, range 18
west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to the northeast corner of section
24, township 25 south, range 17 west, NMPM; thence south along range line to
the southeast corner of section 36, township 25 south, range 17 west, NMPM,
being the point of origin.
C. Western
extension: Beginning at the southeast
corner of section 21, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence west along
section line to the mid-point of the southern boundary of said section 21,
thence due north to the center point of said section 21, thence west to the
mid-point of the western boundary of said section 21, thence north along
section lines to the mid-point of the western boundary of section 9, township
24 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence due west to the center point of section
8, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence due north to the center point
of section 5, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence due west to the
mid-point of the western boundary of said section 5, thence north along section
line to the northwest corner of said section 5, thence west along township
lines to the southwest corner of section 36, township 23 south, range 19 west,
NMPM; thence north along section line to the mid-point of the western boundary
of said section 36, thence due west to the center point of section 35, township
23 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence due north to the mid-point of the
northern boundary of section 26, township 23 south, range 19 west, NMPM;
thence east along section line to the northeast corner of said section 26,
thence north along section line to the northwest corner of section 24, township
23 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence east along section line to the mid-point
of the northern boundary of said section 24, thence north to the mid-point of
the northern boundary of section 12, township 23 south, range 19 west, NMPM;
thence west along section line to the southwest corner of section 1, township
23 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence north along section line to the northwest
corner of said section 1, thence east along township line to the northeast
corner of said section 1, thence south along range line to the southeast corner
of said section 1, thence east along sections lines to the northeast corner of
section 8, township 23 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence south along section
lines to the southeast corner of section 17, township 23 south, range 18 west,
NMPM; thence east along section line to the northeast corner of section 21,
township 23 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence south along section line to the
southeast corner of section 21, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM, being
the point of origin.
[19.27.66.8 NMAC - N/E,
9/23/2005; A, 6/30/2006]
19.27.66.9 BOUNDARY
DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENDED AREAS OF THE NUTT-HOCKETT UNDERGROUND WATER BASIN: The following two areas are being added to
the Nutt-Hockett underground water basin.
A. Main
extension (south, east, and west): Beginning at the southeast corner of section
35, township 22 south, range 5 west, NMPM; thence west along township lines to
the southwest corner of section 36, township 22 south, range 6 west, NMPM;
thence north along section lines to the northwest corner of section 12,
township 22 south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence west along section line to the
southwest corner of section 2, township 22 south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence
north along section lines to the northwest corner of section 23, township 21
south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence west along section line to the southwest
corner of section 15, township 21 south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence north along
section lines to the northwest corner of section 3, township 21 south, range 6
west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to the northeast corner of section
2, township 21 south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence south along section lines to
the southeast corner of section 14, township 21 south, range 6 west, NMPM;
thence east along section line to the northeast corner of section 24, township
21 south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence south along section lines to the southeast
corner of section 36, township 21 south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence east along
section line to the northeast corner of section 6, township 22 south, range 5
west, NMPM; thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of section
18, township 22 south, range 5 west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to
the northeast corner of section 23, township 22 south, range 5 west, NMPM;
thence north along section line to the northwest corner of section 13, township
22 south, range 5 west, NMPM; thence east along section line to the northeast
corner of section 13, township 22 south, range 5 west, NMPM; thence north along
section lines to the northwest corner of section 31, township 20 south, range 4
west, NMPM; thence east along section line to the northeast corner of section
31, township 20 south, range 4 west, NMPM; thence north along section line to
the northwest corner of section 29, township 20 south, range 4 west, NMPM;
thence east along section line to the northeast corner of section 29, township
20 south, range 4 west, NMPM; thence north along section lines to the northwest
corner of section 21, township 20 south, range 4 west, NMPM; thence east along
section line to the northeast corner of section 21, township 20 south, range 4
west, NMPM; thence north along section line to a point on the east section line
of section 15, township 20 south, range 4 west, NMPM; thence south easterly
along the drainage divide between the Nutt-Hockett basin and the Rio Grande
stream system to its intersection with the northern boundary of section 22,
township 21 south, range 3 west, NMPM; thence west along section lines to the
southwest corner of section 23, township 21 south, range 4 west, NMPM; thence
south along section lines to the northeast corner of section 3, township 22
south, range 4 west, NMPM; thence west along section lines to the
northwest corner of section 4, township 22 south, range 4 west, NMPM; thence
south along section lines to the southeast corner of section 8, township 22
south, range 4 west, NMPM; thence west along section line to the southwest
corner of section 8, township 22 south, range 4 west, NMPM; thence south along
section line to the southeast corner of section 18, township 22 south, range 4
west, NMPM; thence west along section line to the southwest corner of section
18, township 22 south, range 4 west, NMPM; thence south along section lines to
the southeast corner of section 25, township 22 south, range 5 west, NMPM;
thence west along section line to the southwest corner of section 25, township
22 south, range 5 west, NMPM; thence south along section line to the southeast corner
of section 35, township 22 south, range 5 west, NMPM, being the point of
origin.
B. Northwestern
extension of underground basin: Beginning at the southeast corner of section 12,
township 20 south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence west along section lines to the
southwest corner of section 11, township 20 south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence
south along section lines to the southeast corner of section 27, township 20
south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence west along section line to the southwest
corner of section 27, township 20 south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence north along
section lines to the northwest corner of section 22, township 20 south, range 6
west, NMPM; thence east along section line approximately one half mile to the
middle of the southern boundary line of section 15, township 20 south, range 6
west, NMPM; thence due north one mile to the intersection with the northern
boundary of section 15, township 20 south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence east
along section line to the southwest corner of section 11, township 20 south,
range 6 west, NMPM; thence north along section lines to the northwest corner of
section 23, township 19 south, range 6 west, NMPM; thence east along section
lines to the northeast corner of section 19, township 19 south, range 5 west,
NMPM; thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of section 6,
township 20 south, range 5 west, NMPM; thence west along section line to the
southwest corner of section 6, township 20 south, range 5 west, NMPM; thence
south along section line to the southeast corner of section 12, township 20
south, range 6 west, NMPM, being the point of origin.
[19.27.66.9 NMAC - N/E,
9/23/2005; A, 6/30/2006]
19.27.66.10 BOUNDARY
DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENDED AREA OF THE PLAYAS UNDERGROUND WATER BASIN: Beginning at
the southeast corner of section 20, township 34 south, range 17 west, NMPM, a
point on the border between the United States of America and Mexico; thence west along said border a distance of approximately
10.5 miles to the intersection of the of the international border with the of
drainage divide between the Playas valley basin and the Animas river stream
system; thence northerly along the drainage divide between the Playas valley
basin and the Animas river stream system to its intersection with the northern
boundary of section 6, township 28 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence east
along township line to the northeast corner of section 3, township 28 south,
range 18 west, NMPM; thence south along section lines to the southeast corner
of section 34, township 28 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence east along
township line to the northeast corner of section 3, township 29 south, range 18
west, NMPM; thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of section
10, township 29 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence east along section line to
the northeast corner of section 14, township 29 south, range 18 west, NMPM;
thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of section 35,
township 29 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the
northeast corner of section 1, township 30 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence
south along range lines to the southeast corner of section 24, township 33
south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to the northeast
corner of section 29, township 33 south, range 17 west, NMPM; thence south
along section lines to the southeast corner of section 20, township 34 south,
range 17 west, NMPM, a point on the border between the United States of America
and Mexico, being the point of origin.
[19.27.66.10 NMAC - N/E,
9/23/2005]
19.27.66.11 BOUNDARY
DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENDED AREAS OF THE ANIMAS UNDERGROUND WATER BASIN: The following three areas are being added to the
Animas underground water basin.
A. Upper Animas extension: Beginning at the intersection of the southern boundary of section 33, township 32 south,
range 19 west, NMPM, with the drainage divide between the Playas valley basin
and the Animas river stream system; thence west along township line to the
southwest corner of section 32, township 32 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence
north along section line one-half mile to the mid-point of the western boundary
of said section 32, thence west to the mid-point of the western boundary of
section 36, township 32 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence south along section
line to the southwest corner of section 36, township 32 south, range 20 west,
NMPM; thence west along township line to the southwest corner of section 32,
township 32 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence north along section line one-half
mile to the mid-point of the western boundary of said section 32, thence due
west to the mid-point of the eastern boundary of section 35, township 32 south,
range 21 west, NMPM; thence south along section lines to the mid-point of the
eastern boundary of section 11, township 33 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence
due west to the mid-point of the western boundary of said section, thence north
along section line to the northwest corner of said section, thence west along
section line to the southwest corner of section 3, township 33 south, range 21
west, NMPM; thence north along section line one-half mile to the mid-point of
the western boundary of section 3, township 33 south, range 21 west, NMPM;
thence due west to the mid-point of the western boundary of section 4, township
33 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence north along section line to the northwest
corner of said section 4, thence west along township line one-half mile to the
mid-point of the southern boundary of section 32, township 32 south, range 21
west, NMPM; thence due north to the midpoint of the northern boundary of said
section 32, then west along section lines and projected section lines to the
intersection with the state line between the states of Arizona and New Mexico,
thence north along said state line to its intersection with the southwest corner of section 35, township 31 south,
range 22 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the northeast corner of
section 4, township 32 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence north along section
lines to the northwest corner of section 22, township 31 south, range 21 west,
NMPM; thence west along section line to the southwest corner of section 16,
township 31 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence north along section lines to the
northwest corner of section 28, township 30 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence
east along section line to the northeast corner of said section 28, then north
along section line to the northwest corner of section 22, township 30 south,
range 21 west, NMPM; thence east along section line to the northeast corner of
said section 22, thence north along section lines to the northwest corner of
section 26, township 29 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence west along section
line to the southwest corner of section 22, township 29 south, range 21 west,
NMPM; thence north along section lines to the northwest corner of section 3,
township 29 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the
southwest corner of section 36, township 28 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence
north along section lines to the northwest corner of section 24, township 28
south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to the northeast
corner of section 19, township 28 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence north
along section lines to the northwest corner of section 8, township 28 south,
range 20 west, NMPM; thence east along section line to the northeast corner of
said section 8, then north along section line to the northwest corner of
section 4, township 28 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence east along township
line to the northeast corner of section 3, township 28 south, range 20 west,
NMPM; thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of section 34,
township 28 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the
northeast corner of section 3, township 29 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence
south along section lines to the southeast corner of section 34, township 30
south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the northeast
corner of section 1, township 31 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence north along
range line to the northwest corner of section 6, township 29 south, range 18
west, NMPM; thence west along range line to the southwest corner of section 31,
township 28 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence north along township line to the
northwest corner of section 6, township 28 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence
east approximately one-half mile along township line to the intersection of the
township line with the drainage divide between the Playas valley basin and the
Animas river stream system, thence southerly along the drainage divide between
the Playas valley basin and the Animas river stream system to its intersection
with the southern boundary of section 33, township 32 south, range 19 west,
NMPM, being the point of origin.
B. Lower Animas extension: Beginning
at the southeast corner of section 32, township 25 south, range 18 west, NMPM;
thence west along township line to the southwest corner of section 33, township
25 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence north along section lines to the
northwest corner of section 4, township 24 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence
west along township line to the southwest corner of section 31, township 23
south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence south along range line to the southeast
corner of section 36, township 25 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence west along
township line to the northeast corner of section 2, township 26 south, range 21
west, NMPM; thence south along section line to the southeast corner of section
2, township 26 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence west along section line to
the southwest corner of section 2, township 26 south, range 21 west, NMPM;
thence north along section line to the northwest corner of section 2, township
26 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the southwest
corner of section 36, township 25 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence north
along section lines to the northwest corner of section 13, township 25 south,
range 21 west, NMPM; thence west along section line to the southwest corner of
section 11, township 25 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence north along section
lines to the northwest corner of section 11, township 24 south, range 21 west,
NMPM; thence west along section line to the southwest corner of section 3, township
24 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence north along section lines to the
northwest corner of section 34, township 23 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence
west along section line to the southwest corner of section 28, township 23
south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence north along section lines to the northwest
corner of section 9, township 23 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence west along
section line to the southwest corner of section 6, township 23 south, range 21
west, NMPM; thence north along the New Mexico-Arizona state line to the
northwest corner of section 6, township 22 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence
east along township line to the northeast corner of section 6, township 22
south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence north along section line to the northwest
corner of section 32, township 21 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence east along
section line to the northeast corner of section 32, township 21 south, range 21
west, NMPM; thence north along section line to the northwest corner of section
28, township 21 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence east along section line to
the northeast corner of section 28, township 21 south, range 21 west, NMPM;
thence north along section line to the northwest corner of section 22, township
21 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence east along section line to the northeast
corner of section 22, township 21 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence north
along section line to the northwest corner of section 14, township 21 south,
range 21 west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to the northeast corner of
section 13, township 21 south, range 21 west, NMPM; thence north along range
line to the northwest corner of section 6, township 21 south, range 20 west,
NMPM; thence east along township line to the southwest corner of section 32,
township 20 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence north along section line to the
northwest corner of section 32, township 20 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence
east along section line to the northeast corner of section 32, township 20
south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence north along section line to the northwest
corner of section 28, township 20 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence east along
section line to the northeast corner of section 28, township 20 south, range 20
west, NMPM; thence north along section line to the northwest corner of section
22, township 20 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to
the northeast corner of section 24, township 20 south, range 20 west, NMPM;
thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of section 36,
township 20 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence east along section lines to the
northeast corner of section 1, township 21 south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence
south along range line to the southeast corner of section 36, township 22
south, range 20 west, NMPM; thence east along township line to the northeast
corner of section 2, township 23 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence south along
section line to the southeast corner of said section 2, thence east along
section line to the mid-point of the northern boundary of section 12, township
23 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence due south to the mid-point of the
southern boundary of section 13, township 23 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence
west along section line to the southwest corner of said section 13, thence
south along section line to the southeast corner of section 23, township 23
south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence west along section line to the mid-point of
the southern boundary of section 23, township 23 south, range 19 west, NMPM;
thence due south to the center point of section 35, township 23 south, range 19
west, NMPM; thence due east to the mid-point of the eastern boundary of said
section 35, thence south along section line to the southeast corner of said
section 35, thence east along township line to the northeast corner of section
6, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence south along section line to
the mid-point of the eastern boundary of said section 6, thence due east to the
center point of section 5, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence due
south to the center point of section 8, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM;
thence due east to the mid-point of the eastern boundary of said section 8,
thence south along section lines to the mid-point of the eastern boundary of
section 20, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence due east to the
center point of section 21, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence due
south to the mid-point of the southern boundary of said section 21, thence east
along section line to the northeast corner of section 28, township 24 south,
range 18 west, NMPM; thence south along section line to the southeast corner of
said section 28, thence west along section lines to the mid-point of the
southern boundary of section 29, township 24 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence
due south to the center point of section 32, township 24 south, range 18 west,
NMPM; thence due west to the center point of section 31, township 24 south,
range 18 west, NMPM; thence south to the mid-point of the southern boundary of section
6, township 25 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence west along section line to
the southwest corner of said section 6, thence south along range line to the
southeast corner of section 12, township 25 south, range 19 west, NMPM; thence
east along section line to the mid-point of the northern boundary of section
18, township 25 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence due south to the center
point of said section 18, thence due east to the mid-point of the eastern
boundary of said section 18, thence south along section lines to the southeast
corner of section 19, township 25 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence east along
section line to the mid-point of the northern boundary of section 29, township
25 south, range 18 west, NMPM; thence due south to the center point of said
section 29, thence due east to the mid-point of the eastern boundary of said
section 29, thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of section
32, township 25 south, range 18 west, NMPM, being the point of origin.
C. Lower Animas extension (additional
section): The Animas underground water basin is
extended to include section 1 of township 27 south, range 21 west, NMPM.
[19.27.66.11 NMAC - N/E,
9/23/2005]
page 8 - Lordsburg basin extension map
page 9 - Nutt-Hockett basin extension map
page 10 - Upper Animas basin extension map
page 11 - Lower Animas basin extension map
page 12 - Playas basin extension map
HISTORY OF 19.27.66
NMAC: [RESERVED]