New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE › Chapter 27 - UNDERGROUND WATER › Part 31 - FORT SUMNER BASIN › Section 19.27.31.8 - FORT SUMNER BASIN

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. The lands
				included within the Fort Sumner Basin are as follows:
TOWNSHIP RANGE SECTIONS DATE DECLARED
7 N. 22 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
7 N. 23 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
7 N. 24 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
7 N. 25 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
7 N. 26 E. 3 thru 10, 15 thru
22, 27 thru 34 Oct. 21, 1970
6 N. 22 E. 1 thru 3, 11 thru
14 Oct. 21, 1970
6 N. 23 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
6 N. 24 E All Oct. 21, 1970
6 N. 25 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
6 N. 26 E. 3 thru 36 Oct. 21, 1970
6 N. 27 E. 19, 20, 29 thru 34 Oct. 21, 1970
5 N. 23 E. 1 thru 5, 10 thru
13, 24 Oct. 21, 1970
5 N. 24 E. 1 thru 30, 32 thru
36 Oct. 21, 1970
5 N. 25 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
5 N. 26 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
5 N. 27 E. 2 thru 11, 14 thru
23, 26 thru 35 Oct. 21, 1970
4 N. 24 E. 1 thru 3, 9 thru
12, 14 thru 16, 21
thru 28, 33 thru 36 May 7, 1964
4 N. 24 E. 13 Oct. 21, 1970
4 N. 25 E. 19 thru 22, 25, 27
thru 36 May 7, 1964
4 N. 25 E. 1 thru 18, 23, 24,
26 Oct. 21, 1970
4 N. 26 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
4 N. 27 E. 1 thru 12, 14 thru
22, 27 thru 34 Oct. 21, 1970
4 N. 28 E. 6 Oct. 21, 1970
3 N. 25 E. 1 thru 4, 10 thru
14, 23 thru 25, 36 May 7, 1964
3 N. 26 E. 7, 17 thru 22, 25
thru 36 May 7, 1964
3 N. 26 E. 1 thru 6, 8 thru
16, 23, 24 Oct. 21, 1970
3 N. 27 E. 3 thru 10, 13 thru
36 Oct. 21, 1970
3 N. 28 E. 13 thru 36 Oct. 21, 1970
3 N. 29 E. 13 thru 36 Oct. 21, 1970
2 N. 25 E. 1, 12, 13, 24, 25,
36 May 7, 1964
2 N. 26 E. All May 7, 1964
2 N. 27 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
2 N. 28 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
2 N. 29 E. All Oct. 21, 1970
1 N. 25 E. 1, 12, 13, 24, 25,
36 May 7, 1964
1 N. 26 E. 1 thru 23, 26 thru
35 May 7, 1964
1 N. 27 E. 1 thru 12 Oct. 21, 1970
1 N. 28 E. 1 thru 12 Oct. 21, 1970
1 N. 29 E. 1 thru 12 Oct. 21, 1970
1 S. 25 E. 1, 12, 13, 23 thru
27, 33 thru 36 May 7, 1964
1 S. 26 E. 3 thru 10, 17 thru
20, 30 May 7, 1964
2 S. 25 E. 2 thru 4, 9 thru
11, 14, 15, 20 thru
23, 27 thru 29, 32
thru 34 May 7, 1964
3 S. 25 E. 3 thru 5, 8 thru
10, 15 thru 17, 20
thru 22, 27 thru 29,
32 thru 36 May 7, 1964
4 S. 25 E. 1 thru 4, 11 thru
14, 23 thru 26, 35,
36 May 7, 1964
4 S. 26 E . 19, 30, 31 May 7, 1964
5 S. 25 E. 1, 2, 10 thru 15,
22 thru 27, 34, 35 May 7, 1964
6 S. 26 E. 3 thru 5, 8 thru
10, 15 thru 17, 20,
21, 28, 29, 32, 33
B. The corrected boundaries of the extension
				of the Ft. Sumner Underground Water Basin as originally intended by special
				order No. 148 are as follows: May 7, 1964 (corrections are
underlined):
Beginning at the southeast corner of
				Section 31, Township (T) 6 South (S), Range (R)
26
East (E), New Mexico Principal Meridian (N.M. P.M.) , a point on
				the existing west boundary of the Ft. Sumner Underground Water Basin; thence
				west along township line to the southwest corner of said Section 31; thence
				north along range line to the northwest corner of Section 6, T 6 S, R
26
E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along township line to the
				southwest corner of Section 32, T 5 S, R 23 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along
				section lines to the southeast corner of Section 6, T 5 S, R 23 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence west along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 1, T 5 S, R
				22 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along section line to the northwest corner of said
				Section 1; thence west along
township line
to the
				southwest corner of Section 34, T 4 S, R 22 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along
				section lines to the southeast corner of Section 21, T 3 S, R 22 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence west along section line to the southwest corner of said Section 21;
				thence north along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 8, T 3 S, R
				22 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along section lines to the southwest corner of
				Section 7, T 3 S, R 22 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along range line to the
				southeast corner of Section 13, T 2 S, R 21 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along
				section lines to the southwest corner of Section 14, T 2 S, R 21 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence north along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 15, T 1 S,
				R 21 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along section lines to the southwest corner of
				Section 16, T 1 S, R 21 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along section lines to the
				southeast corner of Section 20, T 1 North (N), R 21 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west
				along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 23, T 1 N, R 20 E,
				N.M.P.M.; thence north along section line to the northwest corner of said
				section 23; thence west along section lines to the southwest corner of Section
				16, T 1 N, R 20 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along section line to the northwest
				corner of said Section 16; thence west along section lines to the southwest
				corner of Section 7, T 1 N, R 20 E, N.M.P.M., a point on the De Baca-Lincoln
				county line; thence north along range line and said county line to the
				northwest corner of said Section 7; thence west along section line to the
				southwest corner of Section 1, T 1 N, R 19 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along
				section lines to the southeast corner of Section 23, T 2 N, R 19 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence west along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 22, T 2 N, R
				19 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along section lines to the southeast corner of
				Section 16, T 3 N, R 19 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along section lines to the
				southwest corner of Section 15, T 3 N, R 18 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along
				section lines to the southeast corner of Section 33, T 4 N, R 18 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence west along township line to the southwest corner of Section 31, T 4 N, R
				17 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along range line to the northwest corner of said
				Section 31; thence west along section lines to the southwest corner of Section
				28, T 4 N, R 16 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along section lines to the southeast
				corner of Section 5, T 3 N, R 16 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along section lines
				to the northeast corner of Section 7, T 3 N, R 15 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south
				along section line to the southeast corner of said Section 7; thence west along
				section lines to the southwest corner of Section 10, T 3 N, R 14 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence north along section line to the northwest corner of said Section 10;
				thence west along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 6, T 3 N, R
				14 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along range line to the northwest corner of said
				Section 6; thence west along township line to the southwest corner of Section
				31, T 4 N, R 13 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along range line to the northwest
				corner of said Section 31; thence west along section lines to the southwest
				corner of Section 28, T 4 N, R 12 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along section lines
				to the northwest corner of Section 17, T 5 N, R 12 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east
				along section lines to the northeast corner of Section 16, T 5 N, R 12 E,
				N.M.P.M.; thence north along section lines to the northwest corner of Section
				3, T 5 N, R 12 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along township line to the northeast
				corner of Section 3, T 5 N, R 13 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along section lines
				to the southeast corner of Section 10, T 5 N, R 13 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east
				along section lines to the southwest corner of Section 7, T 5 N, R 15 E,
				N.M.P.M.; thence north along section line to the northwest corner of said
				Section 7; thence east along section line to the northeast corner of said
				Section 7; thence north along section line to the northwest corner of Section
				5, T 5 N, R 15 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along township line to the northeast
				corner of said Section 5; thence north along section line to the northwest
				corner of Section 33, T 6 N, R 15 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along section line
				to the northeast corner of said Section 33; thence north along section line to
				the northwest corner of Section 27, T 6 N, R 15 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along
				section line to the northeast corner of said Section 27; thence north along
				section line to the northwest corner of Section 23, T 6 N, R 15 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence east along section line to the northeast corner of said Section 23;
				thence north along section line to the northwest corner of Section 13, T 6 N, R
				15 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along section lines to the northeast corner of
				Section 13, T 6 N, R 21 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along range line to the
				northwest corner of Section 6, T 6 N, R 22 E, N.M.P.M., a point on the existing
				Ft. Sumner Underground Water Basin boundary; thence north along range line to
				the northeast corner of Section
1
, T 7 N, R 21 E,
				N.M.P.M., a point of intersection of the boundaries of the existing Ft. Sumner
				and Upper Pecos Underground Water Basins; thence east along said existing Ft.
				Sumner and Upper Pecos Underground Water Basin boundary to the southwest corner
				of Section 34, T 8 N, R 22 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along section lines to the
				northwest corner of Section 3, T 9 N, R 22 E, N.M.P.M .; thence east along
				township line to the northeast corner of said Section 3; thence north along
				projected section lines to the northwest corner of projected Section 23, T 10
				N, R 22 E, within the Preston Beck Grant; thence east along projected section
				lines to the northeast corner of projected Section 24, T 10 N, R 22 E, within
				the Preston Beck Grant; thence south along projected section lines to the
				southeast corner of projected Section 36, T 10 N, R 22 E, within the Preston
				Beck Grant; thence east along township line to the northeast corner of Section
				2, T 9 N, R 23 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along section line to the northwest
				corner of Section 24, T 9 N, R 23 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along section line
				to the northeast corner of said Section 24; thence south along
range
line to the northwest corner of Section 31, T 9
				N, R 24 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along section line to the northeast corner of
				said Section 31; thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of
				Section 6, T 8 N, R 24 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along section lines to the
				southwest corner of Section 2, T 8 N, R 24 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along
				section line to the northwest corner of said Section 2; thence east along
				township line to the southwest corner of Section 35, T 9 N, R 24 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence north along section line to the northwest corner of said Section 35;
				thence east along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 35, T 9 N, R
				26 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along section lines to the northwest corner of
				Section 23, T 9 N, R 26 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along section lines to the
				northeast corner of Section 21, T 9 N, R 27 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along
				section line to the southeast corner of said Section 21; thence east along
				section line to the northeast corner of Section 27, T 9 N, R 27 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 34, T 9 N,
				R 27 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along township line to the northeast corner of
				Section 3, T 8 N, R 27 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along section lines to the
				northeast corner of Section 27, T 8 N, R 27 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along
				section lines to the northeast corner of Section 29, T 8 N, R 28 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 32, T 8 N,
				R 28 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along township line to the northeast corner of
				Section 2, T 7 N, R 28 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along section lines to the
				northwest corner of Section 13, T 7 N, R 28 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along
				section lines to the northeast corner of Section 18, T 7 N, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence south along section line to the southeast corner of Section 19, T 7 N, R
				30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along section line to the northeast corner of
				Section 29, T 7 N, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along section lines to the
				southeast corner of Section 32, T 7 N, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east
				along
township
line to the northeast corner of Section
				3, T 6 N, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along section lines to the southeast
				corner of Section 10, T 6 N, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along section lines
				to the northeast corner of Section 13, T 6 N, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south
				along range line to the southeast corner of said Section 13; thence east along
				section lines to the northeast corner of Section 20, T 6 N, R 31 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence south along section line to the southeast corner of said Section 20;
				thence east along section line to the northeast corner of Section 28, T 6 N, R
				31 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along section line to the southeast corner of said
				Section 28; thence east along section line to the northeast corner of Section
				34, T 6 N, R 31 E, N.M.P.M.; thence South along section line to the southeast
				corner of said Section 34, a point on the Quay-Curry county line and the
				existing boundary of the Curry County Underground Water Basin; thence
west
along township line and said Curry County
				underground water Basin boundary to the northeast corner of Section 1, T 5 N, R
30
E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along range line and said
				Curry County Underground Water Basin boundary to the southeast corner of
				Section 36, T 5 N, R
30
E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along
				township line to the northeast corner of Section 1, T 4 N, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence south along range line to the southeast corner of Section 12, T 3 N, R
				30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along section line to the southwest corner of said
				section 12; thence south along section line to the southeast corner of Section
				14, T 3 N, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along section line to the southwest
				corner of said Section 14; thence south along section lines to the southeast
				corner of Section 34, T 2 N, R 30 E, N.M. P.M. , a point on the existing
				Portales Underground Water Basin boundary; thence west along township line and
				said Portales Underground Water Basin boundary to the southwest corner of
				Section 31, T 2 N, R 30 E, N.M.P.M., said point being at the intersection of
				the boundaries of the existing Portales and Ft. Sumner Underground Water
				Basins; thence south along said existing Portales and Ft. Sumner Underground
				Water Basin boundaries to the northeast corner of Section 13, T 1 N, R 29 E,
				N.M.P.M.; thence south along range line, and said existing boundary of the
				Portales underground water Basin to the southeast corner of Section 36, T 1 N,
				R 29 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along township line to the northeast corner of
				Section 1, T 1 S, R 29 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along range line to the
				northwest corner of Section 18, T 1 S, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along
				section line to the northeast corner of said Section 18; thence south along
				section lines to the northwest corner of Section 5, T 2 S, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence east along section line to the northeast corner of said Section 5;
				thence south along section lines to the northwest corner of Section 16, T 2 S,
				R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along section line to the northeast corner of
				said Section 16; thence south along section lines to southeast corner of
				Section 28, T 2 S, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along section line to the
				southwest corner of said Section 28; thence south along section lines to the
				northwest corner of Section 16, T 3 S, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence east along
				section line to the northeast corner of said Section 16; thence south along
				section line to the northwest corner of Section 22, T 3 S, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.;
				thence east along section lines to the northeast corner of said Section 22;
				thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of Section 10, T 4 S,
				R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along section line to the southwest corner of
				said Section 10; thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of
				Section 21, T 4 S, R 30 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along section lines to the
				southwest corner of Section 19, T 4 S, R 30 E, N.M.P.M., a point on the
				Roosevelt-Chaves county line; thence south along range line and said county
				line to the southeast corner of Section 36, T 4 S, R 29 E, N.M.P.M.; thence
				west along township line to the southwest corner of Section 34, T 4 S, R 28 E,
				N.M.P.M.; thence north along section lines to the southwest corner of Section
				22, T 4 S, R 28 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west along section lines to the southwest
				corner of Section 20, T 4 S, R 27 E, N.M.P.M.; thence south along section lines
				to the southeast corner of Section 31, T 5 S, R 27 E, N.M.P.M.; thence west
				along township line to the northeast corner of Section 3, T 6 S, R 27 E,
				N.M.P.M.; thence south along section lines to the southeast corner of Section
				3, T 7 S, R 27 E, N.M. P.M. ; thence west along section lines to the southwest
				corner of Section 4, T 7 S, R 27 E, N.M.P.M.; thence north along section line
				to the northwest corner of said Section 4; thence west along township line to
				the southwest corner of Section 34, T 6 S, R 26 E, N.M.P.M., and point of
				intersection of the boundaries of the existing Ft. Sumner and Roswell
				Underground Water Basins; thence west along the existing Ft. Sumner and Roswell
				Underground Water Basin boundary to the point of beginning.
C. [TOWNSHIP AND RANGE MAP: See 7-7.1 Fort
				Sumner Basin,
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				File No. 19.027.31.8-Ft Sumner.]