NMCA: Underground water rights may be partially forfeited
A landowner contended that he owned 394.85 acre-feet of underground water rights in the now-abandoned town of Cutter, New Mexico. The evidence at trial showed that a railroad had previously used the water, but that for 34 years the water … Continue reading
Posted in New Mexico Court of Appeals, Opinions and Analysis
Tagged Judge Julie Vargas, State of N.M. ex rel. Office of the State Engineer v. Romero, Statutory Construction, Water Law, Water Rights
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