New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 27 - UNDERGROUND WATER › Part 49 - RIO GRANDE BASIN › Section 19.27.49.8 - RIO GRANDE BASIN

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. The lands
				declared within the Rio Grande Basin on November 29, 1956, are as follows:
				Beginning at a point where the New Mexico-Colorado state line intersects
				Longitude 105 degrees 30' West; thence south along Longitude 105 degrees 30'
				West to its intersection with Latitude 36 degrees 54' North; thence west along
				Latitude 36 degrees 54' North to its intersection with Longitude 105 degrees
				33' West; thence south along Longitude 105 degrees 33' West to its intersection
				with the Carson National Forest Boundary; thence south along the Carson
				National Forest Boundary to the southeast corner of Section 33, Township 30
				North, Range 13 East; thence west along section line to the southeast corner of
				Section 32, Township 30 North, Range 13 East; thence south along section lines
				to the southeast corner of Section 20, Township 29 North, Range 13 East; thence
				southwest along the Carson National Forest Boundary to the northeast corner of
				Section 6, Township 28 North, Range 13 East; thence south along section lines
				to the southeast corner of Section 30, Township 28 North, Range 13 East; thence
				west along section line to the southwest corner of Section 30, Township 28
				North, Range 13 East; thence south along range line to its intersection with
				the north boundary of the Arroyo Hondo Grant; thence northeast along the north
				boundary of the Arroyo Hondo Grant to the northeast corner of said Grant;
				thence south along the east boundary of the Arroyo Hondo Grant to its
				intersection with the Carson National Forest Boundary; thence south and east
				along the Carson National Forest Boundary to its intersection with Longitude
				105 degrees 30' West; thence south along Longitude 105 degrees 30' West to its
				intersection with Latitude 36 degrees 20' North; thence west along Latitude 36
				degrees 20' North to its intersection with the west boundary of the Cristobal
				De La Serna Grant; thence southwest along the west boundary of the Cristobal De
				La Serna Grant to its intersection with the north section line of Section 32,
				Township 24 North, Range 12 East; thence west along section lines to the
				southeast corner of Section 27, Township 24 North, Range 11 East; thence south
				along section line to the southeast corner of Section 34, Township 24 North,
				Range 11 East; thence west along township line to the southeast corner of
				Section 32, Township 24 North, Range 11 East; thence south along section line
				to the southeast corner of Section 5, Township 23 North, Range 11 East; thence
				west along section line to the southeast corner of Section 6, Township 23
				North, Range 11 East; thence south along section line to the southeast corner
				of Section 7, Township 23 North, Range 11 East; thence west along section line
				to the southeast corner of Section 12, Township 23 North, Range 10 East; thence
				south along range line to its intersection with the north boundary of the
				Sebastian Martin Grant; thence west along the north boundary of the Sebastian
				Martin Grant to its intersection with Longitude 105 degrees 56' West; thence
				south along Longitude 105 degrees 56' west to its intersection with the north
				boundary of Township 21 North, Range 9 East; thence east along township line to
				the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 21 North, Range 9 East; thence
				south along range line to the northeast corner of Section 25, Township 21
				North, Range 9 East; thence east along section lines to the intersection with
				the west boundary of the Nuestra Senora Del Rosario San Fernando Santiago
				Grant; thence south along the west boundary of the Nuestra Senora Del Rosario
				San Fernando Santiago Grant to the northeast corner of Section 4, Township 20
				North, Range 10 East; thence south along section lines to the intersection with
				the north boundary of the Santo Domingo De Cundiyo Grant; thence northeast
				along the boundary of the Santo Domingo De Cundiyo Grant to the northeast
				corner of said Grant; thence south along the boundary of the Santo Domingo De
				Cundiyo Grant to the southeast corner of said Grant; thence northwest along the
				boundary of the Santo Domingo De Cundiyo Grant to its intersection with the
				east section line of Section 28, Township 20 North, Range 10 East; thence south
				along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 33, Township 19 North,
				Range 10 East; thence west along section line to the northeast corner of
				Section 5, Township 18 North, Range 10 East; thence south along section lines
				to the intersection with the north boundary of the Juan De Gabaldon Grant;
				thence south to a point being the intersection of the east section line of
				Section 5, Township 17 North, Range 10 East and the south boundary of the Juan
				De Gabaldon Grant; thence south along section lines to the northeast corner of
				the City of Santa Fe Grant; thence south along the east boundary of the City of
				Santa Fe Grant to the southeast corner of said Grant; thence west along the
				south boundary of the City of Santa Fe Grant to its intersection with the west
				boundary of Sebastian De Vargas Grant; thence south along the west boundary of
				the Sebastian De Vargas Grant to its intersection with the south boundary of
				Township 16 North, Range 9 East; thence west along township line to the
				southeast corner of Section 32, Township 16 North, Range 9 East; thence south
				along section lines to the southeast corner of section 32, Township 15 North,
				Range 9 East; thence west along township line to the northeast corner of
				Section 4, Township 14 North, Range 6 East; thence south along section lines to
				the southeast corner of Section 16, Township 14 North, Range 6 East; thence
				west along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 18, Township 14
				North, Range 6 East; thence south along range line to the southeast corner of
				Section 12, Township 13 North, Range 5 East; thence west along section line to
				its intersection with the north boundary of the Town of Tejon Grant; thence
				west along the north boundary of the Town of Tejon Grant to the northwest
				corner of said Grant; thence south along the west boundary of the Town of Tejon
				Grant to its intersection with the north boundary of the San Antonio De Las
				Huertas Grant; thence west along the north boundary of the San Antonio De Las
				Huertas Grant to the northwest corner of said Grant; thence south along the
				west boundary of the San Antonio De Las Huertas Grant to its intersection with
				the south boundary of Township 13 North, Range 5 East; thence west along
				township line to the northeast corner of Section 1, Township 12 North, Range 4
				East; thence south along range line to the southeast corner of section 36,
				Township 12 North, Range 4 East; thence west along township line to the
				northeast corner of Section 2, Township 11 North, Range 4 East; thence south
				along section lines to the intersection with the north boundary of the Elena
				Gallegos Grant; thence east along the north boundary of the Elena Gallegos
				Grant to the northeast corner of said Grant; thence south along the east
				boundary of the Elena Gallegos Grant to the southeast corner of said Grant;
				thence west along the south boundary of the Elena Gallegos Grant to its
				intersection with the east boundary of Township 11 North, Range 4 East; thence
				south along range line to its intersection with the boundary of Valencia and
				Torrance Counties; thence south along the boundary between Valencia and
				Torrance Counties to its intersection with the south boundary of the Lo De
				Padilla Grant; thence west along the south boundary of the Lo De Padilla Grant
				to the northeast corner of Section 29, Township 7 North, Range 4 East; thence
				south along section lines to the intersection with the northern boundary of the
				Tome Claim; thence west along the northern boundary of the Tome Claim to its
				intersection with Longitude 106 degrees 35' West; thence south along Longitude
				106 degrees 35' West to its intersection with the south boundary of the Tome
				Claim; thence west along the south boundary of the Tome Claim to its
				intersection with Longitude 106 degrees 37' West; thence south along Longitude
				106 degrees 37' West to its intersection with Latitude 34 degrees 20' North;
				thence west along Latitude 34 degrees 20' North to its intersection with
				Longitude 106 degrees 45' West; thence south along Longitude 106 degrees 45'
				West to its intersection with the south boundary of Township 1 South, Range 2
				East; thence west along township line to the northeast corner of Section 1,
				Township 2 South, Range I East; thence south along range line to its
				intersection with the north boundary of the Bosque Del Apache Migratory
				Waterfowl Refuge; thence east along the north boundary of the Bosque Del Apache
				Migratory Waterfowl Refuge to the northeast corner of said Refuge; thence
				southwest along the east and south boundary of the Bosque Del Apache Migratory
				Waterfowl Refuge to the intersection with the east boundary of the Pedro
				Armendariz Grant No. 33; thence southeast along the east boundary of the Pedro
				Armendariz Grant No. 33 to its intersection with Latitude 33 degrees 40' North;
				thence west along Latitude 33 degrees 40' North to its intersection with
				Longitude 106 degrees 56' West; thence south along Longitude 106 degrees 56'
				West to its intersection with Latitude 33 degrees 35' North; thence west along
				Latitude 33 degrees 35' North to its intersection with Longitude 107 degrees
				00' West; thence south along Longitude 107 degrees 00' West to its intersection
				with the boundary of Socorro and Sierra Counties; thence west along the
				boundary between Socorro and Sierra Counties to the west bank of the Rio
				Grande; thence south along the west bank of the Rio Grande to its intersection
				with the east section line of Section 34, Township 13 South, Range 4 West;
				thence north along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 22,
				Township 13 South, Range 4 West; thence west along section lines to the
				southwest corner of Section 19, Township 13 South, Range 4 West; thence north
				along range line to the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 11 South, Range
				4 West; thence east along township line to the southwest corner of Section 34,
				Township 10 South, Range 4 West; thence north along section lines to the
				northwest corner of Section 3, Township 9 South, Range 4 West; thence east
				along township line to the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 8 South,
				Range 3 West; thence north along range line to the northwest corner of Section
				19, Township 8 South, Range 3 West; thence east along section lines to the
				northwest corner of Section 22, Township 8 South, Range 3 West; thence north
				along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 3, Township 8 South,
				Range 3 West; thence east along township line to the southwest corner of
				section 36, Township 7 South, Range 3 west; thence north along section lines to
				the intersection with Latitude 33 degrees 45' North; thence east along Latitude
				33 degrees 45' North to its intersection with Longitude 107 degrees 00' West;
				thence north along Longitude 107 degrees 00' West to its intersection with the
				north boundary of the Pedro Armendariz Grant No. 34; thence east along the
				north boundary of the Pedro Armendariz Grant No. 34 to its intersection with
				the west boundary of Township 5 South, Range 1 West; thence north along range
				line to its intersection with the south boundary of the Sevilleta Grant; thence
				west along the south boundary of the Sevilleta Grant to its intersection with
				Longitude 107 degrees 00' West; thence north along Longitude 107 degrees 00'
				West to the north boundary of the Sevilleta Grant; thence east along the north
				boundary of the Sevilleta Grant to the west boundary of Township 2 North, Range
				1 West; thence north along range line to the southeast corner of Section 36,
				Township 6 North, Range 2 West; thence west along township line to the
				southwest corner of Section 34, Township 6 North, Range 2 West; thence north
				along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 34, Township 7 North,
				Range 2 West; thence west along township line to the southwest corner of
				Section 35, Township 7 North, Range 3 West; thence north along section line to
				its intersection with the boundary of the Antonio Sedillo Grant; thence north
				along the west boundary of the Antonio Sedillo Grant to the northwest corner of
				said Grant; thence east along the north boundary of the Antonio Sedillo Grant
				to its intersection with the west boundary of Township 9 North, Range 1 West;
				thence north along range line to its intersection with the south boundary of
				the Bernabe M. Montano Grant; thence east along the south boundary of the
				Bernabe M. Montano Grant to the southeast corner of said Grant; thence north
				along the east boundary of the Bernabe M. Montano Grant to its intersection
				with the north boundary of Township 11 North, Range 1 West; thence east along
				township line to the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 12 North, Range 1
				East; thence north along range line to the northwest corner of Section 6,
				Township 12 North, Range 1 East; thence east along township line to its
				intersection with the west boundary of the Town of Alameda Grant; thence north
				along the west boundary of the Town of Alameda Grant to the northwest corner of
				said Grant; thence east along the north boundary of the Town of Alameda Grant
				to its intersection with the west boundary of Township 13 North, Range 2 East;
				thence north along range line to the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 13
				North, Range 2 East; thence east along township line to the southwest corner of
				Section 31, Township 14 North, Range 3 East; thence north along range line to
				the northwest corner of Section 6, Township 14 North, Range 3 East; thence east
				along township line to the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 15 North,
				Range 5 East; thence north along range line to the northwest corner of Section
				19, Township 16 North, Range 5 East; thence east along section lines to the
				intersection with the west boundary of the Pueblo Cochiti Grant; thence north
				along the west boundary of the Pueblo Cochiti Grant to the northwest corner of
				said Grant; thence east along the north boundary of the Pueblo Cochiti Grant to
				its intersection with the west boundary of Township 17 North, Range 6 East;
				thence north to the southwest corner of the Bandelier National Monument; thence
				north along the Santa Fe National Forest Boundary to its intersection with the
				west boundary of Township 19 North, Range 6 East; thence north along range line
				to its intersection with the Santa Fe National Forest Boundary; thence
				northeast along the Santa Fe National Forest Boundary to its intersection with
				Longitude 106 degrees 15' West; thence north along Longitude 106 degrees
				15',West to its intersection with Latitude 36 degrees 10' North; thence west
				along Latitude 36 degrees 10' North to its intersection with the west boundary
				of the Juan Jose Lobato Grant; thence north along the west boundary of the Juan
				Jose Lobato Grant to its intersection with Latitude 36 degrees 15' North;
				thence east along Latitude 36 degrees 15' North to its intersection with
				Longitude 106 degrees 15' West; thence north along Longitude 106 degrees 15'
				West to its intersection with the north boundary of the Juan Jose Lobato Grant;
				thence east along the north boundary of the Juan Jose Lobato Grant to the
				northeast corner of said Grant; thence south along the east boundary of the
				Juan Jose Lobato Grant to its intersection with the north boundary of Township
				24 North, Range 7 East; thence east along township line to its intersection
				with the east bank of the Rio Grande; thence north along the east bank of the
				Rio Grande to its intersection with the New Mexico-Colorado State Line; thence
				east along the New Mexico-Colorado State Line to its intersection with
				Longitude 105 degrees 30' West being the point of beginning.
B. The lands included by the extension of May
				4, 1965, are as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the west boundary of
				the Carson National Forest and Latitude 36 degrees 43' North; thence east along
				Latitude 36 degrees 43' North to its intersection with Longitude 105 degrees
				25' 30" West; thence south along Longitude 105 degrees 25' 30" West to its
				intersection with Latitude 36 degrees 42', North; thence west along Latitude 36
				degrees 42' North to its intersection with Longitude 105 degrees 27' West;
				thence south along Longitude 105 degrees 27' West to its intersection with
				Latitude 36 degrees 40' North; thence west along Latitude 36 degrees 40' North
				to its intersection with Longitude 105 degrees 30' West; thence south along
				Longitude 105 degrees 30' West to its intersection with Latitude 36 degrees 38'
				North; thence west along Latitude 36 degrees 38' north to its intersection with
				Longitude 105 degrees 32' West; thence north along Longitude 105 degrees 32'
				West to its intersection with Latitude 36 degrees 40' North; thence west along
				Latitude 36 degrees 40' North to its intersection with the east line of Section
				18, Township 28 North, Range 13 East ( a point on the eastern boundary of the
				presently declared basin ); thence northerly along the eastern boundary of the
				presently described basin to the point of beginning.
C. The lands included by the extension of May
				4, 1966, are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of the presently
				declared basin which is at a point where the New Mexico - Colorado State Line
				intersects Longitude 105 degrees 30' West; thence east along the state line to
				its intersection with the east boundary of the Sangre de Cristo Grant; thence
				south and west along the Sangre de Cristo Grant boundary to its intersection
				with Longitude 105 degrees 25' 30" West; thence south along Longitude 105
				degrees 25' 30" West to its intersection with the boundary of the presently
				declared basin; thence west and north along the eastern boundary of the
				presently described basin to the point of beginning.
D. The lands included by the extension of
				June 8, 1967, are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 24,
				T. 21 N., R. 9 E., on the east boundary of the presently declared basin; thence
				east along section lines to the intersection of the north line of Section 21,
				T. 21 N., R. 10 E., with the topographic boundary of the Santa Cruz River
				drainage; thence southeasterly along said topographic boundary to its
				intersection with the topographic divide between the Rio Grande drainage and
				the Pecos River drainage; thence southwesterly along said divide (passing
				through Truchas Peak, Pecos Baldy Peak and Santa Fe Baldy) to Penitente Peak;
				thence southwesterly along the topographic boundary of the Pojoaque River
				drainage to its intersection with the east boundary of Section 9, T. 17 N., R.
				10 E.; thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 16,
				T. 17 N., R. 10 E.; thence west along section lines to its intersection with
				the east boundary of the presently declared basin; thence northerly along the
				existing basin boundary to the point of beginning.
E. The lands included by the extension of
				June 10, 1968 are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 25,
				Township 7 North, Range 4 East, on the east boundary of the presently declared
				basin; thence southerly along the east boundary line of Valencia County to its
				intersection with the east boundary of the Casa Colorado Grant being on the
				north line of Section 6, Township 3 North, Range 5 East; thence southerly along
				the east boundary of the Casa Colorado Grant to its intersection with the west
				line of Section 30, Township 3 North, Range 5 East; thence south along range
				line to the southeast corner of Section 1, Township 2 North, Range 4 East;
				thence west along section lines to its intersection with the east boundary of
				the Sevilleta Grant; thence south
erly
along the east
				boundary of the Sevilleta Grant to its intersection with the east line of
				Section 36, Township 1 South, Range 2 East; thence south along range line to
				the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 5 South, Range 2 East; thence west
				along township line to its intersection with the east boundary of the Bosque
				del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, also being the east boundary of the
				presently declared basin; thence northerly along the existing basin boundary to
				the point of beginning.
F. The
				lands included by the extension of January 26, 1970 are as follows:
(1) Beginning at the point of intersection of
				the topographic boundary of the Rio Chama drainage with the west section line
				of Section 6, Township 20 North, Range 6 East, the presently existing boundary
				of the Rio Grande Underground Water Basin; thence westerly along said
				topographic boundary, passing through Tschicoma Mountain in Section 34,
				Township 21 North, Range 5 East; Cerro Pelon in Section 26, Township 21 North,
				Range 3 East; U. S. Geological Survey VABM 9598 "Brown" in Section 19, Township
				21 North, Range 3 East to Cerro Jarocito in Section 10, Township 21 North,
				Range 2 East; thence northwesterly along the topographic boundary of the Rio
				Chama drainage in Township 21 North, Ranges 2 East and 1 East, Township 22
				North, Ranges 1 East and 1 West and Township 23 North, Range 1 West to its
				intersection with the Continental Divide in Section 21, Township 23 North,
				Range 1 West; thence northerly along the Continental Divide to the intersection
				of the topographic boundary of Canoncito de las Yeguas (tributary to Rio
				Gallina) and Stinking Lake (Burford Lake) drainages in Section 5, Township 26
				North, Range 1 West; thence easterly along the topographic boundary of the Rio
				Chama drainage below El Vado Dam to El Vado Dam; thence easterly along the
				topographic boundary of the Rio Chama drainage below El Vado Dam to the
				intersection of the topographic boundary of Rio Nutrias and Rio Vallecitos
				drainages in the Tierra Amarilla Grant (near Section 36, Township 28 North,
				Range 5 East); thence northerly along the topographic boundary of Rio
				Vallecitos drainage to the topographic boundary of Rio Tusas drainage in the
				vicinity of Section 13, Township 29 North, Range 6 East and Jawbone Mountain;
				thence northeasterly along the topographic boundary of Rio Tusas drainage to
				Broke Off mountain in the vicinity of Section 35, Township 30 North, Range 7
				East; thence southeasterly along the topographic boundary of Rio Tusas drainage
				passing along Tusas Ridge in Townships 29 and 28 North, Range 8 East and
				Townships 28 and 27 North, Range 9 East; along Comanche Rim in Township 27
				North, Range 9 East and in Townships 26 and 25 North, Ranges 9 and 10 East;
				through Cerro Mojino in Section 7, Township 25 North, Range 10 East to the
				intersection with the north line of Section 5, Township 24 North, Range 10
				East, being the boundary of the presently declared Rio Grande Underground Water
				Basin; thence southwesterly along the presently existing boundary to the point
				of beginning.
(2) Beginning at the
				point of intersection of the north topographic boundary of Rio de Truchas
				drainage with Longitude 105 degrees 56' West, the presently existing boundary
				of the Rio Grande Underground Water Basin in the vicinity of Township 22 North,
				Range 9 East projected into the Sebastian Martin Grant; thence southeasterly
				along the north topographic boundary of Rio de Truchas drainage to its
				intersection with the existing boundary of the Rio Grande Underground Water
				Basin, being the topographic boundary of the Santa Cruz River drainage in
				Township 20 North, Range 12 East (projected); thence northwesterly along the
				existing basin boundary to the point of beginning.
(3) Beginning at the point of intersection of
				the topographic boundary of the Rio Hondo drainage with the presently declared
				basin boundary in the vicinity of the northeast corner of the Arroyo Hondo
				Grant and Lobo Peak; thence easterly and southeasterly along said topographic
				boundary passing through Bull-of-the-Woods Mountain, Frazer Mountain, Mount
				Walter and Wheeler Peak to its intersection with the topographic boundary of
				Rio Pueblo de Taos drainage; thence southeasterly along the topographic
				boundary of Rio Pueblo de Taos drainage passing through Simpson Peak, Old Mike
				Peak, Red Dome and Taos Cone to its intersection with the Taos County line;
				thence southerly along the Taos County line passing through Apache Peak, Palo
				Flechado Pass on U. S. Highway 64 in Section 10, Township 25 North, Range 15
				East; Osha Pass in Section 3, Township 24 North, Range 15 East; Osha Mountain
				and Cuchillo de Fernando to Cerro Vista; thence southwesterly along the
				topographic boundary of the Rio Grande del Rancho drainage, tributary to Rio
				Pueblo de Taos, passing through Cerro Olla, Cerro del Oso, and Gallegos Peak in
				the vicinity of Section 35, Township 23 North, Range 13 East; thence
				northwesterly along the topographic boundary of the Rio Pueblo de Taos drainage
				to its intersection with the boundary of the presently declared basin in the
				vicinity of Section 29, Township 24 North, Range 12 East; thence northeasterly
				along the existing basin boundary to the point of beginning.