Acequia de La Puebla
El Agua es Vida
2014 Newsletter
Greetings
Parciantes
The Commissioners and Mayordomo wish to thank all those who volunteered
for this year’s annual cleaning. Again, Art did a great job in getting
the acequia ready for this year’s irrigating season. ● All parciantes must call Art and ask for the water before they irrigate.
● The Commissioners encourage parciantes to become aware of the very important issues regarding water in New Mexico. We strongly recommend that you inform yourselves of the issues we face locally, federally and at the state level. Along with these outside issues, the Acequia de La Puebla has its own challenges.
Register Your Water Rights
All parciantes are required to register
their water rights with the Office of the State Engineer, the Santa
Cruz Irrigation District and the Acequia de La Puebla. If you own
land which has water rights, you own the water rights. If land has
changed ownership through a purchase, acquired through inheritance
or divided, or by any other method, the water rights must go through
a process called Change of Ownership of Water Right at the Office of
the State Engineer. Change of Ownership of Water Right is a separate
process, separate from the deed process, and it involves the Office
of the State Engineer, the Santa Cruz Irrigation District and the
Acequia de La Puebla. If you have questions regarding the change of
ownership process, check the website, acequiadelapuebla.org or
contact the Commission, SCID or the Office of the State Engineer.
Assessments and Dues
The Commissioners are seriously concerned
with past due balances. For a variety of reasons, many parciantes
are carrying past due balances. These balances must be paid. A 10%
penalty will be assessed on past due balances, as per our by-laws
(Article 6, Section 2), as of 45 days after the date on your bill.
If you have questions, or you dispute your current bill, please
contact us and begin to collect all your supporting documentation.