Legal Opinion
Chaleunphonh v. Parks & Recreation Division
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1996No. 16293PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARTZ, Judge.
1. Elephant Butte Reservoir (the Reservoir) was created early this century by federal construction of Elephant Butte Dam on the Rio Grande. The Reservoir stores water for use by the Elephant Butte Irrigation District and the El Paso Irrigation District and for delivery to Mexico pursuant to treaty obligations.1 In 1973 the federal Bureau of Reclamation leased to New Mexico for recreational purposes the water areas of the Reservoir and certain nearby lands and improvements. The Bureau of Reclamation retains control of the water level and dam operation. The New Mexico…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Blackburn v. StateNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
- Holguin v. Elephant Butte Irrigation DistrictNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1977
- O'Brien v. Middle Rio Grande Conservancy DistrictNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1980
- Elephant Butte Irrigation District v. GatlinNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1956
- State v. RamzyNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1993
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3Cited by1 opinion
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