N.M. Code R. § 19.2.14.19 – Water Rights

A. Water Pertinent to Irrigated Land. Water used on state trust land and the right to use same upon said land shall never be severed or transferred from the land without the written consent of the commissioner. Because title to lands under purchase contract remains in the state of New Mexico until the land is paid for and a patent is issued, the written permission of the commissioner must be secured in order to transfer or sever water rights from the lands under purchase contract.
B. Permission to Transfer. Any purchase contract holder desiring to apply for permission to change the use of water from state trust lands to other lands, including other state trust lands but not excluding privately owned lands; or to change the method of use of such water; or to change the location of a well; or to change the point of diversion of surface waters from any stream or arroyo shall comply with 19.2.12 NMAC.
[12/31/1999; 19.2.14.19 NMAC - Rn, 19 NMAC 3. SLO 14.19, 9/30/2002]
HISTORY OF 19.2.14 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: The material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives under:
CPL 69-5, Rules and Regulations Concerning the Sale, Lease, and Other Disposition of State Trust Lands, filed 9/02/1969;
CPL 71-2, filed 12/16/1971;
CPL 77-1, filed 1/7/1977;
Rule 14, Pertaining to Land Sales, filed 3/11/1981;
SLO Rule 14, filed 1/20/1984;
SLO Rule 14, Amendment No. 1, filed 6/24/1985;
SLO Rule 14, filed 9/5/1985.
History of Repealed Material: [RESERVED]