GROUNDWATER PRIORITY. The Water Rights Owning Parties agree that groundwater rights owned by a Party shall not be subject to priority enforcement through either an administrative, judicial, or other legal proceeding as among the Parties. Nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit the authority of the State Engineer to administer groundwater rights by priority on the Rio Grande, or in the Taos Valley Stream System, for the protection of water rights outside such stream system, for the enforcement of Article 5.1.1.2.2.1.2, or to ensure compliance with the Rio Grande Compact.
