Monday, May 20, 2019

Pecos River Bureau inquires about local water rights

Pecos River Bureau inquires about local water rights

Roswell Daily Record
Staff

A state water agency bureau chief would like local water district directors to consider selling some water rights.  Members of the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District board of directors have been asked by Pecos River Bureau Chief Hannah Riseley-White of the Interstate Stream Commission to consider selling the bureau up to 850 acres of water rights.  The conversation is in its initial stages, as Risely-White and a colleague acknowledged during a Tuesday PVACD board meeting that many questions remain about whether other people would have a right to bid and whether the New Mexico Legislature or other entities would need to give approval. More here

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