Box 1

Scope and Contents From the Series: This series consists of materials related to the case of El Paso v. New Mexico, including depositions, transcripts of hearings, and background material related to the case, in which the city of El Paso applied to drill wells in southern New Mexico to provide the city with water. Howe testified on behalf of New Mexico in the case. The applications originally filed in 1980, were finally denied in 1987 by the New Mexico State Engineer. The series is arranged...