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Corrales water team says state will accept draft 40‑year plan, allows one‑time payback for 36 acre‑feet of over‑diversion
Summary
The village water team told the council the state engineer will accept a draft 40‑year water plan as part of a municipal combine‑and‑co‑mingle permit application and has agreed to a one‑time payback for about 36 acre‑feet of historically over‑diverted water; staff said the arrangement avoids a typical "double payback" penalty and clears the way for consolidated permitting and future rights acquisitions.
At its meeting, Corrales Village council heard that the state engineer is prepared to accept a draft 40‑year water plan to support a municipal "combine and co‑mingle" well permit that would consolidate most village well permits under a single municipal authorization. Mike Hammond, speaking for the village water team, told the council the team has calculated roughly 36 acre‑feet of historic over‑pumping and submitted a payback plan to the state engineer.
Why it matters: consolidating well permits and documenting long‑range use is a prerequisite for municipal permitting under state practice, and the village must demonstrate how long‑term demand will be met. Hammond said…
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