New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 25 - ADMINISTRATION AND USE OF WATER - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Part 8 - GROUND WATER STORAGE AND RECOVERY ACT
Section 19.25.8.9 - PURPOSE OF THE ACT
Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.25.8.9
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 6, March 26, 2024
In 1999, the New Mexico Legislature enacted the Act to allow governmental entities to store surplus supplies of water underground and to withdraw the recoverable amount at a later date for use by the governmental entity. In adopting the Act, the Legislature found that:
A. Conjunctive use and administration of both surface and ground waters are essential to the effective and efficient use of the state's limited water supplies; and
B. Ground water recharge, storage, and recovery have the potential to:
(1) Offer
savings in the cost of capital investment, operation and maintenance, and flood
control, and may improve water and environmental quality.
(2) Reduce the rate at which ground water
levels will decline and may prevent overstressing or dewatering aquifer
systems.
(3) Promote conservation
of water within the state.
(4)
Serve the public welfare of the state.
(5) Lead to more effective use of the state's
water resources.
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