Stennis v. City of Santa Fe

OPINION

KENNEDY, Judge.

{1} In Stennis v. City of Santa Fe, 2008-NMSC-008, ¶ 4, 143 N.M. 320, 176 P.3d 309, the Supreme Court held that a municipality has valid authority to regulate domestic wells and remanded this case to the district court for additional findings of fact. Specifically, the district court was ordered to determine whether the actions of Defendant City of Santa Fe (City) conformed with NMSA 1978, Section 3-53-l.l(D) (2001), which requires municipalities to file ordinances restricting the drilling of domestic water wells with the Office of the State Engineer (OSE). The district…