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The State Engineer has authority over the supervision, measurement, appropriation, and distribution of all surface and groundwater in New Mexico, including streams and rivers that cross state boundaries. Learn More
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19 wrz 2023 · The State Engineer has authority 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.
Contact information for the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer, Toll free number is 1-800-WATERSNM (800-928-3766), Water Rights District Offices information on the agency District offices i.e. phone, fax, email, address, etc.
This animation shows the locations of Points of Diversion registered with the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer (OSE) from 1900-2022. This map shows groundwater wells, as points of diversion, with growth from 543 points of diversion declared in 1900-1910 to nearly 175,000 points in 2022.
The New Mexico Office of the State Engineer is a state agency in New Mexico, located in the Concha Ortiz y Pino Building in Santa Fe. The agency is responsible for managing New Mexico water resources, including the supervision, measurement, appropriation, and distribution of surface and groundwater.
As of 2000 collection consists of records of the New Mexico State Engineer, its predecessor the Territorial Engineer, and the Interstate Stream Commission, which is a statutorily separate agency coordinated and directed by the State Engineer (1888-1992).
