MONTGOMERY v. LOMOS ALTOS, INC.

No. 29,202.

150 P.3d 971 (2006)

2007-NMSC-002

Lynn MONTGOMERY, Dr. Robert Wessely, and Dr. Catherine Harris, Protestants-Petitioners, v. LOMOS ALTOS, INC. and Garden Path Associates, Applicants-Respondents, and New Mexico State Engineer, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

December 5, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Humphrey & Odé, P.C., Mary E. Humphrey, Connie Odé, El Prado, NM, for Petitioners.

Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., Susan Bisong, Maria O'Brien, Timothy J. De Young, Hunt & Davis, P.C., Catherine F. Davis, Albuquerque, NM, for Respondents.

D.L. Sanders, Hilary Lamberton, Santa Fe, NM, for Real Party in Interest.

Sheehan, Sheehan & Stelzner, P.A., John W. Utton, Albuquerque, NM, for Amicus Curiae County of Santa Fe.

Peter Thomas White, Santa Fe, NM, for Amici Curiae 1000 Friends of New Mexico, New Mexico Acequia Association, and Amigos Bravos.

Stein & Brockmann, P.A., Jay F. Stein, James C. Brockmann, Santa Fe, NM, for Amici Curiae City of Alamogordo, City of Las Cruces and El Prado Water and Sanitation District.


OPINION

SERNA, Justice.

{1} Applicants applied for permits from the State Engineer to change the point of diversion and the place and purpose of use of surface water rights in Valencia County (move-from location) to groundwater rights in Sandoval County (move-to location). Both the move-from location and move-to location are within the Rio Grande Underground Water Basin. Applicants, developers, sought the transfer to provide water to the Overlook Subdivision...

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