A. The lands declared within the Hot Springs Artesian Basin on April 15, 1935, are as follows:

TOWNSHIP RANGE SECTIONS

13 S. 4 W. 27 thru 34

13 S. 5 W. 25 thru 28, 33 thru 36

14 S. 4 W. Portions of 4, 5, 6,

7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 29,

30, 31 and 32 North

and West of Rio Grande

14 S. 5 W. 1 thru 5, NE 1/4 of 6,

E 1/2 and NW 1/4 of 8, 9

thru 15, N 1/2 of 16,

NE 1/4 of 22, 23 thru 25,

NE 1/4 of 26, NE 1/4 of 36

B. The lands included by the extension of September 17, 1982, are as follows:

Beginning at the intersection of the southern surface drainage boundary of Palomas Creek with the east line of the northwest quarter of Section 22, T-14-S, R-5-W, N.M.P.M., a point on the existing boundary of the Hot Springs Underground Water Basin; thence westerly along the southern surface drainage boundary of Palomas Creek, passing through the Salado Mountains near the northwest corner of Township-14-South, Range-6-West, and the northeast corner of Township-14-South, Range-7-West, through South Salado Peak in Sections 6 and 7, T-14-S, R-7-W, Indian Peak in Section 4, T-14-S, R-8-W, Lake Mountain in Section 34, T-13-S, R-9-W and along Spud Patch Ridge in projected* Township 13 South, Range 9 West to its intersection with the surface drainage boundary between the Rio Grande and the Mimbres River, a point approximately one mile south of Reeds Peak on the Grant-Sierra County line and the existing boundary of the Mimbres Underground Water Basin; thence northerly along the existing boundary of the Mimbres Underground Water Basin to its intersection with the existing boundary of the Gila-San Francisco Underground Water Basin at a point approximately one-half mile south of Reeds Peak in projected* Section 26, T-13-S, R-10-W; thence northerly along the existing boundary of the Gila-San Francisco Underground Water Basin to the northwest corner of projected* Section 17, T-12-S, R-9-W, a point on the existing boundary of the Rio Grande Underground Water Basin; thence easterly along the existing boundary of the Rio Grande Underground Water Basin to the southeast corner of Section 24, T-13-S, R-5-W, a point on the existing boundary of the Hot Springs Underground Water Basin; thence west along the existing boundary of the Hot Springs Underground Water Basin to the southwest corner of Section 21, T-13-S, R-5-W, south to the southeast corner of Section 32, T-13-S, R-5-W, west to the south quarter corner of Section 31, T-13-S, R-5-W, and southeasterly along said basin boundary to the point of beginning.

*Projected Sections and townships are based on meridian and parallel projections of surveyed townships.

C. [TOWNSHIP AND RANGE MAP: See 7-10.1 Hot Springs Underground Water Basin, PDF file 19.027.0037.8-HotSprings.]

[SE 66-1, Article 7-10; Recompiled 12/31/01]

HISTORY OF 19.27.37 NMAC:

Pre-NMAC History: The material in this Part was derived from that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives.

SE 66-1, Rules and Regulations Governing Drilling of Wells and Appropriation and Use of Ground Water in New Mexico 1966, originally filed with the Supreme Court Law Library 11/1/66. Filed with the State Records Center 6/27/91.

SE 66-1, Amendment No. 16, (Rule No. 2, Amendment No. 21), 7/29/83.

History of Repealed Material: [RESERVED]