Welcome to the website for the Animas Underground Basin (AUB) Water Rights Adjudication

Animas Adjudication
State of New Mexico ex rel, Office of the State Engineer

v.
Rosette, Inc.,et al.

D-623-CV-2005-00054
Honorable JC Robinson, Presiding Judge

Sixth Judicial District Court,

310 Shakespeare, Lordsburg, New Mexico 88045

Clerk’s Office Phone: 575-542-3411/Fax: 575-542-3481

This water rights adjudication is a legal proceeding to determine the priority, amount of water and other elements of each water right in the Animas Underground Basin.

The Animas Basin is located in the southwest "bootheel" of New Mexico and falls entirely within Hidalgo County.

Persons in the Animas Basin currently shown to own a water right or rights are referred to as “Claimants.”

If you claim a water right:

You are considered a Claimant and have the right to participate in court proceedings regarding:

Your water rights
Other water rights
Matters affecting more than one water right.

UPCOMING HEARINGS:

Date and Time of Hearing	Subject Matter of Hearing	Location of Hearing

UPCOMING DEADLINES:

Date of Deadline	Item(s) Due

**DEADLINE FOR FILING INTER SE OBJECTION and NOTICE OF INTENT:**

Water Right Claimant and AUB Number	"Proposed" Subfile Final Judgment	Deadline for Filing Inter Se Objection and Notice of Intent

JOHN VICTOR and TAMMY VICTOR AUB-013-0007B	"Proposed" Subfile Final Judgment-Unlicensed Water Rights - AUB-013-0007B-John Victor and Tammy Victor	FEBRUARY 20, 2020
JOHN VICTOR and TAMMY VICTOR AUB-013-0007A	"Proposed" Subfile Final Judgment-Licensed Water Rights - AUB-013-0007A-John Victor and Tammy Victor.pdf)	FEBRUARY 20, 2020
HOLLY A. ELLIOTT AUB-012-0016B	"Proposed" Order Granting Subfile Default Judgment - AUB-012-0016B-Holly A. Elliott	FEBRUARY 20, 2020
JAMES WALTER AUB-026-1001	"Proposed" Subfile Final Judgment - Unlicensed Water Rights - AUB-026-1001-James Walter	APRIL 23, 2020
JAMES WALTER and JEANETTE WALTER AUB-027-1001	"Proposed" Subfile Final Judgment - Unlicensed Water Rights - AUB-027-1001-James and Jeanette Walter	APRIL 23, 2020
JAMES WALTER AUB-027-1002	"Proposed" Subfile Final Judgment - Unlicensed Water Rights - AUB-027-1002-James Walter	APRIL 23, 2020

OBJECTIONS to PROPOSED SUBFILE FINAL JUDGMENTS

The following water rights claimants have objected to the adjudication of their water rights in the manner described:

The water rights claimants listed below have objected to the adjudication of their water rights in the manner described in the rejected subfile judgments listed below. The Court will conduct one or more hearings to resolve the claimant’s objections and adjudicate the claimant’s water rights. Any other claimant in the basin who wants to participate in the adjudication of the water right must file an Inter Se Objection to Proposed Subfile Judgment (intent to participate) withthe Court by the date stated below. Any claimant who does not file an Inter Se Objection and Notice by the required date will be bound by any judgment ultimately entered by the Court adjudicating the water right. See Procedural Order Governing Expedited inter se Adjudication of State Law Water Rights , filed 4-22-14 at subparagraph B.1., Rule 1.701.1 NMRA. ?

Water Right Claimant and AUB number	Rejected Judgment	*Inter Se* Objection and Notice of Intent AND date of filing
AMERICULTURE, INC. AUB-007-0003A	"Proposed" Subfile Final Judgment-Unlicensed Water Rights - AUB-007-0003A - AmeriCulture, Inc.	Notice of Inter Se Objection to Proposed Subfile Judgment - AUB-007-0003A - Americulture, Inc.; filed 8-23-19
SEAWRIGHT, LLC AUB-007-0003	"Proposed" Subfile Final Judgment-Unlicensed Water Rights - AUB-007-0003 - Seawright, LLC	Notice of Inter Se Objection to Proposed Subfile Judgment - AUB-007-0003 - Seawright, LLC; filed 8-23-19

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If you require documents not listed herein, please contact the District Court at 575-542-3411

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Animas Underground Basin Adjudication

Adjudicación de aguas subterráneas de la cuenca del río Ánimas