Partial Final Judgment and Decree on the Water Rights of Taos Pueblo

Alternative Title

Taos Pueblo Water Rights Decree

Authors

USDC, DCNM

Tribes

Pueblo of Tesuque

Settlement

Taos Pueblo Water Rights Settlement

Reservation

Taos Indian Reservation

State

NM

Watershed

Rio Grande Basin

HUC Refined

Rio Pueblo de Taos; Rio Hondo

Litigation

State of New Mexico et al. v. Abetya et al. and Arellano et al.

Document Type

Post-settlement court orders/ decree

Publisher

USDC, DCNM

Publication Date

2-11-2016

Abstract

Court Decree: Partial Final Judgment and Decree on the Water Rights of Taos Pueblo: Parties: Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, USA, Town of Taos, Taos Valley Acequia Association, El Prado Water and Sanitation District, 12 Mutual Domestic Water Consumer Associations. Recitals; Approval of Settlement Agreement; Contract Rights to Water from San Juan - Chama Project; Historic and Existing Use Water Rights; Historically Irrigated Acreage; Municipal, Domestic, and Industrial Use; Livestock Use; Groundwater Rights; Disclaimers; Records of Water Use; Change of Use; Rights Held in Trust; Conclusions; Entry and Modification of Decree. 38 Exhibits: 5973-1 Taos Pueblo Settlement Agreement; 5973-2, Att. 1 Buffalo Pasture (Map); 5973-3, Att. 2 Taos Pueblo Lands (Map); 5973-4, Att. 3 Groundwater Model Part 1; 5973-5, Att. 3 Groundwater Model Part 2; 5973-6, Att. 4 Adjudication Map; 5973-7, Att. 5 Proposed Partial Final Judgment and Decree; 5973-8, Att. 6 Acequias and Springs (table); 5973-9, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey; 5973-10, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey Supplement; 5973-11, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS1; 5973-12, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS2; 5973-13, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS3; 5973-14, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS4; 5973-15, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS5; 5973-16, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS6; 5973-17, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS7; 5973-18, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS8; 5973-19, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS9; 5973-20, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS10; 5973-21, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS11; 5973-22, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS12; 5973-23, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS13; 5973-24, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS14a; 5973-25, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS14b; 5973-26, Att. 7 Taos Pueblo Water Use Survey MS15; 5973-27, Att. 8 Town of Taos Permitted Water Rights (Table); 5973-28, Att. 9 Letter Re Town's Proposed Bataan Well; 5973-29, Att. 10 Taos Pueblo Map North Half; 5973-30, Att. 10 Taos Pueblo Map South Half; 5973-31, Att. 11 El Prado Letter; 5973-32, Att. 12 Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District Letter; 5973-33, Att. 13 Taos Pueblo Access Permit; 5973-34, Att. 14 On-Pueblo Points of Diversion for the Acequia Del Medio Del Prado (Map); 5973-35, Att. 15 Karavas Tract (Map); 5973-36, Att. 16 Waiver and Release of Claims by Taos Pueblo and the United States; 5973-37, Att. 17 Waiver and Release of Claims by Taos Pueblo Against the United States [Source: http://www.ose.state.nm.us/Legal/Adjudication/Tao/2016/Taos_filings_2016_02.php]

Comments

Decree = 11 pages. Exhibits listed as additional related documents

Recommended Citation

Partial Final Judgement and Decree on the Water Rights of Taos Pueblo (5546), State of New Mexico ex rel., State Engineer, et al., v. Eduardo Abeyta et al., and Celso Arellano, et al., 69cv07896 and 69cv07939, USDC, DCNM (Feb. 11, 2016)