In the Matter of the Applications by Lea County for Permit to

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BEFORE THE NEW MEXICO STATE ENGINEER
IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATIONS BY
LEA COUNTY FOR PERMIT TO APPROPRIATE
GROUNDWATER IN THE LEA COUNTY
UNDERGROUND WATER BASIN IN THE STATE
OFNEW MEXICO
Hearing No. 14-O82thru J4-J24 Ui;lT
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OSE File Nos. L-f 2652, L-72653,
L-12654, L-12655, L-12656, L-12657,
L-12658, L-12659, L-12660, L-12661,
L-12662, L-12663, L-12664, L-12665,
L-12666, L-12667, L-12668, L-12669,
L-12670, L-12671, L-12672, L-12673,
L-12674, L-12675, L-12676, L-12677,
L-12678, L-12679, L-12680, L-72681,
L-12682, L-12683, L-12684, L-12685,
L-f 2686, L-12687, L-12688, L-12689,
L-12690, L-1 2691, L-12692, L-72693,
L-12694
DOCKETING ORDER
This matter came before Uday V. ]oshi, the State Engineer’s designated Hearing
Examiner, upon the Water Rights Division’s Request to Docket Hearing (Request), filed on
November 25, 2014. Having reviewed the Request, and noting the absence of a [StipulatedJ
Motion to Consolidate Applications, the Hearing Examiner finds that a docketing order should be
issued and hearing fees should be submitted prior to setting a scheduling conference.
The parties are advised that the above-captioned matters have been docketed as
Hearing Unit Nos. 14-082 thru 14-124. Pursuant to NMSA 1978, Section 72-2-6(J) and
19.25.2.10 NMAC, the Applicant must submit a $25.00 hearing fee for each application; and,
each Protestant must submit a $25.00 hearing fee for each application protested.
Protestants who protested the same applications are encouraged to form a group and
obtain legal representation. Pursuant to 19.25.2.11 NMAC, “[a] party that is not an individual
shall be represented by an Attorney.” A review of our records indicates that certain Protestants
may be considered, upon a Motion to Consolidate Protestants, as a single protesting party (see
http://www.ose. state. nm us/ALU/Lea/docket. php). Each protesting party will be required to
submit one heating fee per application protested and will have a single tight of appeal.
.
THEREFORE, the Applicant and each Protestant (or Protesting Party) shall submit
the respective hearing fees by May 8, 2075 or dismissal from the respective matter(s)
shall result. Check or money order should be made payable to the New Mexico State
Engineer and mailed to the Hearing Unit Administrator, Office of the State Engineer, P.O. Box
25102, Santa Fe, NM 87504-5102 or hand-delivered at 495 Old Santa Fe Trail, Suite 201,
Santa Fe, NM.
DONE this Zday of April, 2015.
Uday V. ,1’shi ::7
Hearing Examiner
GROUP A
A preliminary review of our records indicates that the following Protestants protested the same
43 applications and may be eligible to form a group:
Alexander Brothers, Inc.
Charles R. Martin, Inc.
El Rey Salt Co.
Jim & Betty Cooper Trust
Partin & Partin
Dar Angell
R.S. Beer
Lee Boyd
Sarah & Tommy Burrus
Jeff & Jenna Decker
Nancy Etcheverry
Clyde Fort
Perry Dean & Gail Goff
Jewel Greenwood
Wesley Harris
Roy Hilburn
Kenneth Dean & Kirestie Ann Jackson
Janette Jones
Dean Kinsolving
LKM Lowe
Reba Luce/Caprock Cattle
Lynn Medlin
W.D. McWhorter
James L. & Amelda Joyce Odle
Ricky Pearce
Jackie Richardson
Devoe & Sherry Taylor
Dickey Wheeler
Lee Ann Williams
Alexander Farms
City of Carlsbad
Hull Farm
Loco Hills Water Solutions, LLC
Justin Alexander
Kenneth Augustine
Dorothy Bess
Scott & Melissa Boyd
LaJean Burnet
Thurman Duncan
Curtis Fort
Phillip Frier
Gary Good
Barbara Harris
Oscar Heward
Michael & Linda Horton
Carl Johnson
Phillip Jones
Joel Klein
Nathan Lowe
Ray E. Manly
James R. McCrory
Jeff Medlin
Morris Partin
Ben Powell
John Richardson
Danny R. Watson
Rory Wier
Byrum Farms, Inc.
Eidson Ranch
J. Cooper Enterprises, Inc.
Mosiac Potash
MarIon Alexander
Barbee Beer
David A. Bilbrey
Seth Boyd
Rex Darby
James Ellis
Trucene Fort
Tom Ray Gainer
Adana & Patrick Green
Sarah N. Harris
Paul Herrera
John R. Ingle
Justin Johnson
Ricky Kennedy
Larry Lowe
Jack R. Luce
Billy R. Medlin
Becky McWhorter
John Norris
Fred Pearce
Fred Richardson
ArzeII Sellers
Tanya White
Tim Wier
GROUP B
A preliminary review of our records indicates that the following Protestants protested the same
28 applications and may be eligible to form a group:
Norman & Elwanda Hahn
Dana Hahn Brinkman
Individual Protestants
A preliminary review of our records indicates that the following Protestants may not be eligible
for consolidation:
Dan & Glenda Field
City of Lovington
Jarrod Johnson
Ben & Elizabeth Powell
2
Kelly James
PARTIES ENTITLED TO NOTICE
WATER RIGHTS DIVISION
Pablo A. Seifert
Administrative Litigation Unit
Office of the State Engineer
P.O. Box 25102
Santa Fe, NM 87504-5 102
(505) 827-6123/(505) 476-7408 Fax
Attorney for Water Rights Division
APPLICANT
Stein & Brockmann, P.A.
c/o James Brockrnann
P.O. Box 2067
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2067
Attorneyfor Lea County
PROTESTANTS
Mark F. Sheridan
Adam G. Rankin
Julia Broggi
Post Office Box 2208
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2208
Attorneysfor Loco Hills Water
Solutions
Alexander Brothers Inc.
Attention: Mark
7 Dairy Circle
McDonald, NM 88262
Hennighausen & Olsen, L.L.P.
Alvin F. Jones
A.J. Olsen
P.O. Box 1415
Roswell, NM 88202-14 15
Attorneysfor Dean Kinsolving
W.T. Martin, Jr.
509 W. Pierce St.
P.O. Box 2168
Carlsbad, NM 88221-2168
Attorney for Alexander farms
Modrall Sperling Roehi Harris &
Sisk, P.A.
Maria O’Brien
P.O. Box 2168
Albuquerque, NM 87103-2 168
Attorneys for the City of Carlsbad
Byrum Farms Inc.
Larry Byrum
P.O. Box 1682
Lovington, NM 88260-1682
City of Lovington
James Williams, City Manager
P.O. Box 1269
Lovington, NM 88260
Charles R. Martin Inc.
Attn: Charlene M. Ward,
Vice President
P.O. Box 706
Artesia, NM $8210
Eidson Ranch
P.O. Box 1286
Lovington, NM 88260
El Rey Salt Co.
Nathan Lowe
2313 Broadway
Hull Farm
4011-68th Lane
Fowler, CO 81039
J Cooper Enterprises Inc.
P.O. Box 36
Monument, NM 88265
Lubbock, TX 79401
LKM Lowe FL?
Nathan Lowe
2313 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79401
Mosiac Potash
c/o Odin Nelson
1361 Potash Mines Road
Carlsbad, NM $8220
Justin Alexander
104 Enterprise Rd.
Lovington, NM 88260
Marion Alexander
106 Enterprise Rd.
Lovington, NM 88260
Darr Angeil
P.O. Box 190
Lovington, NM 88260
Keimeth J. Augustine
P.O. Box 176
Tatum, NM 88267
Barbee Beer
32 McWhorter Ln.
Lovington, NM 88260
R. S. Beer
32 McWhorter Ln.
Lovington, NM 28260
Dorthy Bess
Bess Ranch
P.O. Box 143
Tatum, NM 88267
David A. Bilbrey
HC-65, P.O. Box 55
Crossroads, NM 88114
Lee Boyd
11 LeboLn.
Lovington, NM 88260
Scott & Melissa Boyd
40 Scott Rd.
Lovington, NM 88260
Seth Boyd
40 Scott Rd.
Lovington, NM $8260
Dana Hahn Brinkman
111$ Madison Ave.
Jayton, TX 7952$
LaJean Bumet
206 N. Henson Rd.
Lovington, NM 88260
Tommy & Sarah K. Bunus
HC 12, P.O. Box 505
Tatum,NM 88267
Rex Darby
2315 SW Ave. B
Serninoie, TX 79360
Jeff& Jenna Decker
221 Doran Road
Lovington, NM $2260
Greg Duggar
P.O. Box 2067
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2067
Thurman Duncan
P.O. Box 1537
Lovington, NM 28260
James H. Ellis
P.O. Box 682
Taturn, NM 88267
Nancy Etcheverry
P.O. Box 1656
Lovington, NM $8260
Dan & Glenda Field
P.O. Box 1105
Lovington, NM 88260
Gary W. Fonay
M&G Land and Cattle
5333 N. Baggett
Hobbs, NM $8242
Clyde Fort
P.O. Box 778
Madill, OK 73446
Curtis Fort
Box 797
Tatum, NM 88267
Trucene fort
Box 998
Lovingtion, NM 88260
Philip Frier
108 Medlin Rd.
Tatum,NM 88267
Tom Ray Gainer
P.O. Box 306
Tatum, NM 88267
Jim & Betty Cooper Trust
P.O. Box 55
Monument, NM $8265
Partin & Partin
88 Rock Rd.
Taturn, NM $8267
Perry & Gail Goff
1-IC 12, P.O. Box 7
Caprock, NM $8213
Gary Good
500 E. 16th Street
Portales, NM 88130-7386
Adana & Patrick Green
P.O. Box 1042
Tatum, NM $8267
Jewel Greenwood
622$ Six Shooter
Lovington, NM 88260
Wesley Harris
HC 12, P.O. Box 510
Tatum, NM 88267
Barbara Harris
178 Murphy Chapel Ln.
Taturn, NM 88267
Sara N. Harris
178 Murphy Chapel Ln.
Tatum, NM $8267
Norman & Elwanda Hahn
1609 N. Main
Jayton, TX 7952$
W.T. Martin, Jr.
509 W. Pierce St.
Carlsbad, NM 88221-2168
Atty for P. Hc’rrera, A. White, & Alexander farns
Oscar Reward
P.O. Box 975
Taturn, NM $8267
Roy Rilburn
P.O. Box 97$
Taturn, NM 88267
Michael & Linda Horton
P.O. Box 415
Tatum, NM 88267
John R. Ingle
P.O. Box 684
Tatum, NM $8267
Kenneth Dean & Kirestie Ann
Jackson
4601 W. Surnruld Rd.
Lovington, NM 28260
Kelly James
427 E. Campbell Rd.
Hobbs, NM $8240
Carl L. Johnson
P.O. Box 917
Thtum, NM $8267
Jarrod Johnson
P.O. Box 427
Tatum, NM $8267
Justin J. Johnson
P.O. Box 367
Tatum, NM $8267
Janette Jones
38 Zeke Ln.
McDonald, NM 88262
Phillip Jones
39 Zeke Ln.
McDonald, NM 88262
Picky Kennedy
P.O. Box 402
Tatum, NM $8267
Joel Klein
381 Nine Ranch Rd.
Tatum, NM $8267
Larry Lowe
2313 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79401
Nathan Lowe
2313 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79401
Reba Luce
Caprock Cattle
HC 12 NBU, Box 334
Tatum, NM $8267
Jack Luce
RC 12, NBU Box 334
Tatum, NM 88267
Ray E. Manly
I-IC 12, P.O. Box 4
Caprock, NM 88213
James R. McCrory
P.O. Box 25764
Albuquerque, NM 87 125-0764
Becky McWhorter
32 McWhorter Lane
Lovington, NM $8260
W.D. McWhorter
32 McWhorter Lane
Lovington, NM 88260
Billy R. Medlin
P.O. Box 50
Maljarnar, NM 88264
Jeff Medlin
W. Rt, P.O. Box 32
Tatum, NM 28267
Lynn Medlin
P.O. Box 36
Tatum, NM $2267
Maijarnar, NM 88264
Tatum, NM $8267
Taturn, NM 88267
John Norris
633 South Prairieview Road
Lovington, NM 88260-9564
James & Arnelda Odle
P.O. Box 336
Tatum, NM $8267
Morris Partin
998 Heidel Rd.
Tatum, NM 88267
Fred Pearce
1717 Jackson
Pecos, TX 79712
Ricky Pearce
West Star Rt., Box 52
Caprock, NM $8213
Ben & Elizabeth Powell
78 Sanders Ln.
McDonald, NM 88262
Fred Richardson
55 E. McDonald
McDonald, NM 88262
Jackie Richardson
55 E. McDonald
McDonald, NM 88262
John Richardson
P.O. Box 65
McDonald, NM 88260
Arzell Sellers
P.O. Box 1286
Lovington, NM $8260
Devoe & Sherry Taylor
P.O. Box 723
Tatum, NM 88267
Danny R. Watson
P.O. Box 682
Tatum, NM $8267
Dickey Wheeler
$74 Dovey Rd.
Lovington, NM 88260
W.T. Martin, Jr.
509 W. Pierce St.
P.O. Box 2168
Carlsbad, NM 88221-2 168
Attorneyfor Tanya L. White
Rory Wier
49 Wier Rd.
Lovington, NM $8260
Tim Wier
47 Tamara Ln.
Lovington, NM 88260
Lee Ann Williams
3409 Sixshooter Rd.
Lovington, NM 88260
I hereby certify that a copy of the forgoing Order was mailed to all parties of
record this Zd day of April, 2015.
Jolene M. Lujan, Administrator