New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 27 - UNDERGROUND WATER › Part 61 - SALT UNDERGROUND WATER BASIN › Section 19.27.61.8 - STATE ENGINEER SPECIAL ORDER NO. 156 - SALT UNDERGROUND WATER BASIN

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
The area included within the Salt Underground Water Basin
				  begins at the southeast corner of Section 31, Township 26 South, Range 10 East
				  (a point where the eastern boundary of the declared Tularosa Underground Water
				  Basin intersects the New Mexico-Texas border); thence north along section lines
				  to the southeast corner of Section 7, Township 26 South, Range 10 East; thence
				  east along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 10, Township 26
				  South, Range 10 East; thence north along section lines to the northwest corner
				  of Section 35, Township 25 South, Range 10 East; thence east along section
				  lines to the northeast corner of Section 36, Township 25 South, Range 10 East;
				  thence north along the range line to the southwest corner of Section 6,
				  Township 23 South, Range 11 East; thence east along the section line to the
				  southeast corner of Section 6, Township 23 South, Range 11 East; thence north
				  along section lines to the northeast corner of Section 18, Township 22 South,
				  Range 11 East; thence west along section lines to the southwest corner of
				  Section 12, Township 22 South, Range 10 East; thence north along section lines
				  to the northwest corner of Section 1, Township 22 South, Range 10 East; thence
				  east along the township line to the southeast corner of Section 31, Township 21
				  South, Range 11 East; thence north along the section line to the southeast
				  corner of Section 30, Township 21 South, Range 11 East; thence east along the
				  section line to the southeast corner of Section 29, Township 21 South, Range 11
				  East; thence north along the section line to the southeast corner of Section
				  20, Township 21 South, Range 11 East; thence east along the section line to the
				  southeast corner of Section 21, Township 21 South, Range 11 East; thence north
				  along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 21 North,
				  Range 11 East; thence east along the township line to the southeast corner of
				  Section 35, Township 20 South, Range 11 East; thence north along the section
				  line to the northeast corner of said Section 35; thence east along section
				  lines to the northeast corner of Section 31, Township 20 South, Range 12 East;
				  thence north along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 29,
				  Township 19 South, Range 12 East; thence east along the section line of said
				  Section 29 to its intersection with the drainage divide between the Tularosa
				  Basin and the Sacramento River stream system; thence northerly along the
				  drainage divide, passing through Sacramento Peak in Section 33, Township 17
				  South, Range 11 East to the intersection of the drainage boundary between a
				  tributary of San Andres Canyon tributary of the Tularosa Basin, Water Canyon of
				  the Penasco River of the Pecos River stream system and the Sacramento River on
				  the east line for the northwest quarter of Section 27, Township 17 South, Range
				  11 East (a point where the existing Tularosa Basin intersects the existing
				  Penasco Basin); thence south along the quarter section line to the center of
				  Section 27, Township 17 South, Range 11 East; thence east along the quarter
				  section line to the west quarter corner of Section 26, Township 17 South, Range
				  11 East; thence south along the section line to the northwest corner of Section
				  35, Township 17 South, Range 11 East; thence east along the section line to the
				  north quarter corner of said Section 35; thence south along the quarter section
				  line to the center of said Section 35; thence east along the quarter section
				  line to the west quarter corner of Section 36, Township 17 South, Range 11
				  East; thence south along the section line to the southwest corner of Section
				  36, Township 17 South, Range 11 East; thence east along the section line to the
				  north quarter corner of Section 1, Township 18 South, Range 11 East; thence
				  south along the quarter section line to the center of said Section 1; thence
				  east along the quarter section line to the range line between Range 11 East and
				  Range 12 East; thence south along the range line to the southwest corner of
				  Section 6, Township 18 South, Range 12 East; thence east along section lines to
				  the southwest corner of Section 4, Township 18 South, Range 12 East; thence
				  south along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 16, Township 18
				  South, Range 12 East; thence east along the section line to the quarter corner
				  of Section 21, Township 18 South, Range 12 East; thence south along the quarter
				  section line to the center of said Section 21; thence east along the quarter
				  section line to the west section line of Section 22, Township 18 South, Range
				  12 East; thence south along section lines to the northeast corner of Section
				  33, Township 18 South, Range 12 East; thence east along the section line to the
				  northeast corner of Section 34, Township 18 South, Range 12 East; thence south
				  along the section line to the west quarter corner of Section 35, Township 18
				  South, Range 12 East; thence east along the quarter section line to the east
				  quarter corner of said Section 35; thence north along the section line to the
				  northwest corner of Section 36, Township 18 South, Range 12 East; thence east
				  along the section line to the northeast corner of Section 36, Township 18
				  South, Range 12 East; thence south along the range line to the southwest corner
				  of Section 31, Township 18 South, Range 13 East; thence east along the township
				  line to the northwest corner of Section 5, Township 19 South, Range 13 East;
				  thence south along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 17,
				  Township 19 South, Range 13 East; thence east along the section line to the
				  quarter corner of said Section 17; thence south along the quarter section line
				  to the center of said Section 17; thence east along the quarter section line to
				  the east quarter corner of said Section 16, Township 19 South, Range 13 East;
				  thence north along the section line to the northeast corner of said Section 16;
				  thence east along the section line to the south quarter corner of Section 10,
				  Township 19 South, Range 13 East; thence north along the quarter section line
				  to the north quarter corner of said Section 10; thence east along the section
				  line to the southwest corner of Section 2, Township 19 South, Range 13 East;
				  thence north along the section line to the west quarter corner of said Section
				  2; thence east along quarter section lines to the center of Section 1, Township
				  19 South, Range 13 East; thence north along the quarter section line to the
				  north quarter corner of said Section 1; thence east along the township line to
				  the southeast corner of Section 31, Township 18 South, Range 14 East; thence
				  north along the section line to the west quarter corner of Section 32, Township
				  18 South, Range 14 East; thence east along the quarter section line to the east
				  quarter corner of said Section 32; thence north along the section line to the
				  northwest corner of Section 33, Township 18 South, Range 14 East; thence east
				  along the section line to the northeast corner of said Section 33; thence south
				  to the west quarter corner of Section 34, Township 18 South, Range 14 East;
				  thence east along the quarter section line to the east quarter corner to said
				  Section 34; thence south along the section line to the southwest corner of
				  Section 35, Township 18 South, Range 14 East; thence east along the township
				  line to the southeast corner of Section 31, Township 18 South, Range 16 East (a
				  point where the existing Penasco Basin and the existing Roswell Basin
				  intersect); thence south along the section line to the southwest corner of
				  Section 5, Township 19 South, Range 16 East; thence east along the section line
				  to the northeast corner of Section 8, Township 19 South, Range 16 East; thence
				  south along the section line to the northeast corner of Section 17, Township 19
				  South, Range 16 East; thence east along the section line to the northeast
				  corner of Section 16, Township 19 South, Range 16 East; thence south along the
				  section line to the southeast corner of said Section 16; thence east along
				  section lines to the southwest corner of Section 13, Township 19 South, Range
				  17 East; thence south along the section line to the southwest corner of Section
				  24, Township 19 South, Range 17 East; thence east along section lines to the
				  southeast corner of Section 19, Township 19 South, Range 18 East; thence south
				  along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 20, Township 21 South,
				  Range 18 East; thence east along the section line to the southwest corner of
				  Section 21, Township 21 South, Range 18 East; thence south along the section
				  line to the southwest corner of Section 28, Township 21 South, Range 18 East;
				  thence east along the section line to the southwest corner of Section 27,
				  Township 21 South, Range 18 East; thence south along the section line to the
				  southwest corner of Section 34, Township 21 South, Range 18 East; thence east
				  along the township line to the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 22
				  South, Range 19 East; thence south along the range line to the southwest corner
				  of said Section 6; thence east along the section line to the southeast corner
				  of said Section 6; thence south along section lines to the northeast corner of
				  Section 19, Township 22 South, Range 19 East; thence east along the section
				  line to the northeast corner of Section 20, Township 22 South, Range 19 East;
				  thence south along the section line to the northeast corner of Section 29,
				  Township 22 South, Range 19 East; thence east along the section line to the
				  northeast corner of Section 28, Township 22 South, Range 19 East; thence south
				  along the section line to the northeast corner of Section 33, Township 22
				  South, Range 19 East; thence east along the section line to the northeast
				  corner of Section 34, Township 22 South, Range 19 East; thence south along
				  section lines to the southwest corner of Section 2, Township 23 South, Range 19
				  East; thence east along the section line to the southwest corner of Section 1,
				  Township 23 South, Range 19 East; thence south along the section line to the
				  southwest corner of Section 12, Township 23 South, Range 19 East; thence east
				  along the section line to the range line between Ranges 19 East and 20 East;
				  thence south along the range line to the southwest corner of Section 18,
				  Township 23 South, Range 20 East; thence east along the section line to the
				  southeast corner of said Section 18; thence south along the section line to the
				  southwest corner of Section 20, Township 23 South, Range 20 East; thence east
				  along the section line to the northwest corner of Section 28, Township 23
				  South, Range 20 East; thence south along the section line to the southwest
				  corner of said Section 28; thence east along the section line to the northeast
				  corner of Section 33, Township 23 South, Range 20 East; thence south along the
				  section line to the southeast corner of said Section 33; thence east along the
				  township line to the northeast corner of Section 3, Township 24 South, Range 20
				  East; thence south along section lines to the northeast corner of Section 15,
				  Township 24 South, Range 20 East; thence east along the section line to the
				  northeast corner of Section 14, Township 24 South, Range 20 East; thence south
				  along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 36, Township 24 South,
				  Range 20 East; thence east along the township line to the northwest corner of
				  Section 6, Township 25 South, Range 21 East; thence south along the range line
				  to the southwest corner of said Section 6; thence east along section lines to
				  the southeast corner of Section 5, Township 25 South, Range 21 East; thence
				  south along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 32, Township 25
				  South, Range 21 East (a point where the existing Roswell Basin and the existing
				  Carlsbad Basin intersect); thence south along section lines to the southeast
				  corner of Section 32, Township 26 South, Range 21 East (a point where the
				  existing Carlsbad Basin intersects the border between New Mexico and Texas);
				  thence west along the New Mexico-Texas border to the southeast corner of
				  Section 31, Township 26 South, Range 10 East (the point of beginning where the
				  existing Tularosa Basin intersects the border between New Mexico and
				  Texas).