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GILA RES. INFO. v. WATER QUALITY CONTROL

Nos. 33,237, 33,238, 33,245.

355 P.3d 36 (2015)

2015-NMCA-076

GILA RESOURCES INFORMATION PROJECT, Amigos Bravos, Turner Ranch Properties, L.P., State of New Mexico, ex rel. Gary King, Attorney General, and William C. Olson, Appellants, v. NEW MEXICO WATER QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION, Appellee, and Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company, Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone, Inc., Freeport-McMoRan Cobre Mining Company, and New Mexico Environment Department, Intervenors-Appellees.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

Certiorari Granted, July 13, 2015, Nos. 35,279, 35,289, and 35,290.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Bruce Frederick , Douglas Meiklejohn , N.M. Environmental Law Center, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant Gila Resources Information Project and Turner Ranch Properties, L.P.

Tracy Hughes , High Desert Energy + Environment Law Partners, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant Amigos Bravos.

Office of the N.M. Attorney General, Hector H. Balderas , Attorney General, Tannis L. Fox , Assistant Attorney General, Water, Environment and Utilities Division, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant State of New Mexico.

Charles F. Noble , High Desert Energy + Environment Law Partners, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellant William C. Olson.

Thomas M. Hnasko , Julie A. Sakura , Hinkle Shanor LLP, Santa Fe, NM, for Appellee N.M. Water Quality Control Commission.

John J. Kelly , Stuart R. Butzier , Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., Emil J. Kiehne , Albuquerque, NM, Dalva L. Moellenberg   Anthony (T.J.) J. Trujillo , Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A., Santa Fe, NM, for Intervenors-Appellees Freeport McMoRan Chino Mines Co., Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone, Inc., and Freeport-McMoRan Cobre Mining Co.

Andrew P. Knight , Assistant General Counsel, Kathryn S. Becker , Assistant General Counsel, N.M. Environment Department Santa Fe, NM for Intervenor-Appellee N.M. Environment Department.

OPINION

{1} The Attorney General (hereafter the State) and, separately, a group of appellants comprised of Gila Resources Information Project (GRIP), Amigos Bravos, Turner Ranch Properties, L.P., and William C. Olson (collectively Gila) appealed the Water Quality Control Commission's (the Commission) order adopting...

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