Legal Opinion
Town of Silver City v. Scartaccini
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided December 5, 2005No. 25,159PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTIN, J.
{1} This appeal arises out of objections to the issuance by the State Engineer of a permit to transfer water rights followed by an appeal to the district court by the objecting party that was dismissed for lack of standing.
BACKGROUND
{2} In April 2000 ExxonMobil Corporation (Exxon) and the Town of Silver City, New Mexico (Town) filed a joint application (the Application) with the New Mexico State Engineer for a permit to transfer 574.71 acre feet per year (afy) of groundwater from Exxon’s Pinos Altos mine site to the Town’s Franks wellfield. The joint applicants (Exxon/Town)…
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