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For specific questions about your water rights:

New Mexico Office of the State Engineer 

Edward Bagley, Northern Adjudications Managing Attorney, edward.bagley@state.nm.us
Paul Bossert, Northern Adjudications Attorney, paul.bossert1@state.nm.us
Meghan Thomas, Northern Adjudications Attorney, meghan.thomas@state.nm.us
Christopher Harris, Engineer Manager, Hydrographic Survey Bureau, christopher.harris@state.nm.us

Ralph Vigil, Chair
New Mexico Acequia Commission
HC70 Box 842
Pecos, NM 87552

Website: New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
Phone: 505-603-2879
Email: molinodelaisla@gmail.com


Acequia Education and Outreach Coordinator

Serafina Lombard
New Mexico Acequia Association
Email: serafina@lasacequias.org
Phone: 505-995-9644


The Office of the State Engineer is charged with administering the state’s water resources. The State Engineer has power over the supervision, measurement, appropriation, and distribution of all surface and groundwater in New Mexico, including streams and rivers that cross state boundaries. The State Engineer is also Secretary of the Interstate Stream Commission.

New Mexico Office of the State Engineer Website

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