{"data":{"id":"us-nm/72-5a-10","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"72-5A-10","heading":"Annual report to state engineer; penalty for failure to file.","body":"A. Each permittee shall file an annual report with the state engineer that includes:\n(1) the total quantity of stored water and recovered water;\n(2) the water quality of the stored water, the receiving aquifer and the recovered water;\n(3) a sworn affidavit attesting to the truthfulness and accuracy of the report's data; and\n(4) a measurement of the static level of the water table.\nB. The annual report shall be maintained on a calendar year basis and shall be filed with the state engineer no later than March 31 for the preceding year. If a governmental entity required to file an annual report fails to do so when due, the state engineer may assess and impose a penalty of five hundred dollars ($500) for each month or portion of a month that the report is not filed. The total penalty assessed annually pursuant to this subsection shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).\nC. All records and reports required to be maintained and filed pursuant to this section shall be in a form prescribed by the state engineer.","path":["Chapter 72 - Water Law","ARTICLE 5A Ground Water Storage and Recovery"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18575/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"9c82bad450d19cb6b44df55fba6746b6c92a9722b7ebf90e24ac1baf48782bc7","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/72-5a-9","next":"us-nm/72-5a-11"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}