Regents of University of California v. New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission

OPINION

CASTILLO, J.

{1} This case requires us to determine whether the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission (Commission) appropriately adopted a sentence in the water quality standards amended in May 2002. The sentence, contained in 20.6.4.10.G NMAC (2002), reads as follows: “The human health standards for persistent toxic pollutants, as identified in Subsection M of Section 20.6.4.900 NMAC, shall also apply to all tributaries of waters with a designated, existing or attainable fishery use.” Subsection M sets forth numeric criteria for persistent toxic pollutants. The Regents of the…