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GILA RESOURCES INFO. PROJECT v. NMWQCC

Nos. S-1-SC-35279 S-1-SC-35289 S-1-SC-35290.

417 P.3d 369 (2018)

2018-NMSC-025

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

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Filing Date: March 8, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

New Mexico Environmental Law Center, Douglas Meiklejohn , Jaime Park , Eric D. Jantz , Jonathan Mark Block , R. Bruce Frederick , Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioners Gila Resources Information Project, Amigos Bravos, and Turner Ranch Properties, L.P.

Hector H. Balderas , Attorney General, Tannis L. Fox , Assistant Attorney General, Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner State of New Mexico.

Charles F. Noble , Santa Fe, NM, for Petitioner William C. Olson.

Hinkle Shanor LLP, Thomas Mark Hnasko , Gary W. Larson , Julie Ann Sakura , Santa Fe, NM, for Respondent.

Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., Stuart R. Butzier , Emil John Kiehne , Albuquerque, NM, Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A., Dalva Lon Moellenberg , Anthony J. (T.J.) Trujillo , Albuquerque, NM, Law Office of John J. Kelly, P.A., John Joseph Kelly , Albuquerque, NM, for Intervenors-Respondents Freeport McMoran Chino Mines Company, Freeport-McMoran Tyrone, Inc., Freeport-McMoran Cobre Mining Company.

New Mexico Environment Department, Andrew P. Knight , Albuquerque, NM, Kathryn Suzanne Becker , Santa Fe, NM, for Intervenor-Respondent New Mexico Environment Department.

OPINION

{1} In September 2013, the New Mexico Water Quality Control Commission (the Commission) adopted the Copper Mine Rule, 20.6.7 NMAC (Copper Rule). Petitioners argue that the Copper Rule violates the Water Quality Act (WQA), NMSA 1978, §§ 74-6-1 to -17 (1967, as amended through 2013...

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