NOTICE is hereby given that on April 28, 2021, Travis Harris, PO Box 184, San Antonio, NM 87832, Agent: WaterBank 610 Gold Avenue SW, Suite 111, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87102 and the Nancy M. Lewis Revocable Trust, 120 Rio Chama SW, Los Lunas, NM 87031, filed Application No SD-08019 with the STATE ENGINEER for Permit to Change the Point of Diversion and Place of Use of Surface Water within the Rio Grande Basin, in the State of New Mexico, under NMAC 19.26.2.11.
Valencia and Socorro Counties are the Counties affected by the diversion and in which the water has been or will be put to beneficial use. This notice is ordered to be published in the Valencia County News Bulletin and the El Defensor Chieftain.
The applicants propose to discontinue the diversion and use of a farm delivery requirement (FDR) of 28.653 acre-feet per annum of surface water, inclusive of a consumptive irrigation requirement (CIR) of 20.0571 acre-feet per annum, from the Private El Cerro Acequia, with a point of diversion on the Rio Grande at the Isleta Diversion Dam (SP-1690-3), on land owned by the Pueblo of Isleta, at a point where X = 346,037 meters & Y = 3,863,880 meters, Zone 13, UTM (NAD83) for the irrigation of 9.551 acres of land. The move-from land is described as Tract 7A1 (2.6246 acres) owned by Dexter D. Huber, Tract 7B1 (2.1625 acres), and Tract 7D1 (2.3888 acres), both owned by Dominic E. Trujillo and Danielle N. Trujillo, and Tract 7C1 (2.3755 acres) owned by Nancy M. Lewis, all on MRGCD Map 78, located within Section 1, Township 6 North, Range 2 East, NMPM. These move-from lands are generally located 0.15 miles northwest of the intersection of Country Rose Ln. and Bloom N Shine Rd, Los Lunas, Valencia County, New Mexico.
The applicants further propose to transfer said water right and commence diversion from the Socorro Main Canal with a point of diversion on the Rio Grande at the San Acacia Diversion Dam (SP-1690-4), on land owned by MRGCD, at a point where X = 326,225 meters & Y = 3,792,219 meters, Zone 13, UTM (NAD83), in addition to supplemental well RG-93232 POD2, located at a point where X = 328,056 meters & Y = 3,752,843 meters, Zone 13, UTM (NAD83), which is a permitted, alternate point of diversion when there is a shortage of surface water, for the irrigation of 9.551 acres of land described as the southeast portion of Tract 6A1 and the middle portion of Tract 60, located on MRGCD Map 175, within Section 5, Township 5 South, Range 1 East, NMPM, owned by Dennis Harris with a lease to Travis Harris. This move-to land is generally located 0.51 mile east of the intersection of State Road 1 and 11th Street, San Antonio, Socorro County, New Mexico.
To view the application and supporting documentation contact the State Engineer District 1 Office to arrange a date and time for an appointment located at 5550 San Antonio Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109.
Any person, firm or corporation or other entity having standing to file objections or protests shall do so in writing (objection must be legible, signed, and include the writer’s complete name, phone number, email address, and mailing address). The objection to the approval of the application must be based on: (1) Detriment; if detriment, you must specifically identify your water rights; and/or (2) Public Welfare/Conservation of Water; if public welfare or conservation of water within the
state of New Mexico, you must show how you will be substantially and specifically affected. The written protest must be filed, in triplicate, with the State Engineer, 5550 San Antonio Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109, on or before July 23, 2021. Facsimiles (faxes) will be accepted as a valid protest if the hard copy is hand-delivered or mailed and postmarked within 24-hours of the facsimile. Mailing postmark will be used to validate the 24-hour period. Protests can be faxed to the Office of the State Engineer, 505-383-4030. If no valid protest or objection is filed, the State Engineer will evaluate the application in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 72 NMSA 1978.

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