Utton Transboundary Resources Center
Lower Rio Grande Adjudication Ombudsman Program
University of New Mexico School of Law

How To Participate in the Adjudication

The adjudication of the Lower Rio Grande basin began in 1997. Adjudications are lengthy legal processes to determine water rights. During the process, all water rights claimants will be asked to complete at least one of 4 forms. To help you particpate in the adjudication, this portion of the web site provides instructions on how and when to file the various forms.

If you need basic information about water rights and the adjudication process, please visit Water Rights Basics and Introduction to Water Rights Adjudication.

In the following pages we will cover:

You may go directly to a topic by clicking on one of the links above, or walk through the entire process by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

If you have not been to this site before, we recommend you start with the first topic. To go to the first topic, click . . .

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