Legal Opinion
City of Roswell v. Berry
New Mexico Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 1969No. 8571PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WOOD, Judge, Court of Appeals.
' The appeal is concerned with the regulation' of underground water rights. Two issues pertain to the State Engineer’s jurisdiction. One issue pertains to the findings concerning impairment.
Roswell (City of Roswell) sought to change the location of wells and the place and purpose of use of water from the wells. Its purpose was to establish a new well field as a municipal water supply. The water rights involved are rights to appropriate water from the Roswell Artesian Basin. Carlsbad (Carlsbad Irrigation District) and Berry (Mr. H. C. Berry) protested the…
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