The boundaries of the authority are:

A combination of watersheds generally described as the combined watersheds of the four unnamed arroyos south of the Dona Ana arroyo and north of the Sand Hill arroyo, the Sand Hill arroyo, Alameda arroyo, Las Cruces arroyo and the Tortugas arroyo, all located in Dona Ana county, and being those arroyos that drain into the most northerly, central and southerly portions of the city of Las Cruces and adjacent areas from the east side of the Rio Grande river on the west, northwesterly to the headwaters of these arroyos on the east and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the NE corner section 15, T22S, R2E, NMPM as established by department of the interior, general land office survey, then by courses and distances in accordance with the survey of the department of interior, general land office, thence:

S 89 30' E, 5268.12' to the NE corner Sec. 14, T22S, R2E, thence N 89 40' E, 5244.36' to the NE corner Sec. 13, T22S, R2E, thence S 0 16' E, 2652.52' to the East 1/4 cor. Sec. 13, T22S, R2E, thence S 89 06' E, 5359.53' to the East 1/4 cor. Sec. 18, T22S, R3E, thence S 89 38' E, 5265.48' to the East 1/4 cor. Sec. 17, T22S, R3E, thence S 0 07' E, 2638.68' to the NE cor. Sec. 20, T22S, R3E, thence S 89 42' E, 5311.68' to the NE cor. Sec. 21, T22S, R3E, thence S 0 05' E, 5286.60' to the SE cor. Sec. 21, T22S, R3E, thence S 89 41' E, 5286.60' to the NE cor. Sec. 27, T22S, R3E, thence S 0 04' E, 5281.32' to the SE cor. Sec. 27, T22S, R3E, thence N 89 54' E, 2642.64' to the N 1/4 cor. Sec. 35, T22S, R3E, thence east 2658.48' to the NE cor. Sec. 35, T22S, R3E, thence S 0 01' W, 2646.60' to the E 1/4 cor. Sec. 35, T22S, R3E, thence N 89 51' E, 5266.47' to the E 1/4 cor. Sec. 36, T22S, R3E, thence east 5247.00' to the E 1/4 cor. Sec. 31, T22S, R4E, thence south 2640.00' to the SE cor. Sec. 31, T22S, R4E, thence east 5280.00' to the SE cor. Sec. 32, T22S, R4E, thence south 7939.8' to the E 1/4 cor. Sec. 8, T23S, R4E, thence N 89 55' W, 2637.36' to the center Sec. 8, T23S, R4E, thence south 2640.00' to the S 1/4 cor. Sec. 8, T23S, R4E, thence N 89 54' W, 2635.38' to the SE cor. Sec. 7, T23S, R4E, thence N 89 54' W, 5214.0' to the SW cor. Sec. 7, T23S, R4E, thence S 89 26' W, 5252.28' to the SW cor. Sec. 12, T23S, R3E, thence N 88 42' W, 2678.94' to the N 1/4 cor. Sec. 14, T23S, R3E, thence N 89 08' W, 2641.98' to the NW cor. Sec. 14, T23S, R3E, thence S 0 24' E, 2634.06' to the E 1/4 cor. Sec. 15, T23S, R3E, thence N 89 47' W, 2663.10' to the center Sec. 15, T23S, R3E, thence S 0 08' E, 2647.26' to the S 1/4 cor. Sec. 15, T23S, R3E, thence N 89 53' W, 2676.96' to the SW cor. Sec. 15, T23S, R3E, thence S 89 34' W, 5322.24' to the SW cor. Sec. 16, T23S, R3E, thence S 89 23' W, 5295.84' to the SW cor. Sec. 17, T23S, R3E, thence S 89 41' W, 2690.82' to the N 1/4 cor. Sec. 19, T23S, R3E, thence S 0 12' E, 2648.25' to the center of Sec. 19, T23S, R3E, thence N 89 47' W, 2607.00' to the W 1/4 cor. Sec. 19, T23S, R3E, thence S 0 10' W, 2641.98' to a point, said point being the SW cor. Sec. 19, T23S, R3E NMPM, thence S 52 15' W, approximately 7.33 miles to the eastern boundary of the Rio Grande river, thence northerly along the east bank of the Rio Grande river a distance of approximately 11.4 miles to the southern boundary of wasteway no. 5 of the Elephant Butte irrigation district, thence easterly a distance of approximately 1.16 miles to the intersection of county road D-028 (Dona Ana road) and county road D-041 (Dona Ana school road), thence easterly along county road D-041 (Dona Ana school road) a distance of approximately 2400 feet to the intersection of county road D-041 (Dona Ana school road) and county road C-075 (El Camino Real), thence easterly along county road D-108 (continuation of Dona Ana school road) a distance of approximately 3150 feet to the intersection of county road D-108 (Dona Ana school road) and county road D-23 (Elks drive), thence easterly a distance of approximately 5.27 miles to the NE corner Sec. 15, T22S and R2E to the point of beginning.

History: 1953 Comp., § 75-38-6, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 156, § 6; 1990, ch. 44, § 1.

The 1990 amendment, effective May 16, 1990, in the first sentence, inserted "the four unnamed arroyos south of the Dona Ana arroyo and north of the Sand Hill arroyo, the", substituted "the east side of the Rio Grande river on the west, northwesterly" for "state roads 28 and 292 on the west, northeasterly" and made stylistic changes and substituted the language "7.33 miles to the eastern boundary of the Rio Grande river" for "5.3 miles to a point on the center line of New Mexico state road 28, thence northwesterly along the center line of state road 28 approximately 3.6 miles to the intersection of state road 28 and state road 292, thence northwesterly along the center line of state road 292 approximately 2.8 miles to the intersection of state road 292 and U.S. highway 70-80 (Picacho Ave.), thence north approximately 3 miles to the center line of U.S. highway 85 (old), thence N 61 10' E approximately 6.5 miles to the point of beginning".

Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 52A C.J.S. Levees and Flood Control § 17.