A media release said the public is invited to the Open House from 3:30-6 p.m. Thursday to welcome new District Manager Lloyd Valentine, visit the new office location and ask questions of the staff.
The new office is at 321 West Spruce in Deming – the former Luna County Annex building – on the corner of Spruce and Zinc, one block west of the post office.
The Office of the State Engineer is charged with administering the state’s water resources. The State Engineer has power over the supervision, measurement, appropriation, and distribution of all surface and groundwater in New Mexico, including streams and rivers that cross state boundaries.
The Water Rights Division's District 3 office in Deming administers water rights for Animas, Cloverdale, Gila-San Francisco, Hachita, Lordsburg, Mimbres, Playas and other area underground water basins and basin surface rights.