Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Office of the State Engineer v. Lewis
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided November 16, 2006No. 25,522PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, Judge.
{1} The Pecos River, flowing from north (upstream) to south (downstream) in New Mexico and then into Texas, has challenged water experts for well over a hundred years, without meaningful resolution of the issues of rampant usage with attendant shortages.
{2} In significant part, the Pecos River issues have revolved around: (1) the competing claims of downstream, senior surface water users in the Carlsbad, New Mexico area and upstream, junior groundwater users in New Mexico’s Roswell Artesian Basin; and (2) the competing claims of New Mexico users and Texas users. The…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Matter of Adoption of DoeNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1984
- Self v. United Parcel Service, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1998
- Roth v. ThompsonNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- Fernandez v. Farmers Ins. Co. of ArizonaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- In Re Masters Mates & Pilots Pension Plan And Irap LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Tri-State Generation & Transmission Ass'n v. D'AntonioNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 2010
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