State ex rel. Reynolds v. Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District

OPINION

SOSA, Senior Justice.

The action below is a suit to adjudicate rights to the surface and ground waters of the entire Pecos River stream system in accordance with the provisions of NMSA 1978, Sections 72-4-15 through 72-4-19. On May 7, 1982, the trial court entered an order granting the state’s amended motion for an interim decree on priorities affecting the Carlsbad Irrigation District. This Court granted the appellants’ application for an order allowing an appeal pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 39-3-4. The issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in adopting the…