Environmental
In New Mexico, the federal Clean Water Act regulates activities affecting:
AAir quality in urban areas
BWaters of the United States, including activities that could discharge pollutants into them✓ Correct
CWater rights allocation
DResidential well permitting only
Explanation
The Clean Water Act regulates discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States and requires permits for activities that may affect wetlands or waterways—relevant for New Mexico development near rivers and arroyos.
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Zoning
Local government regulations that control land use by dividing areas into zones specifying permitted uses, building sizes, and densities.
VarianceOfficial permission to use land in a way that does not conform to the applicable zoning ordinance, granted by a zoning board when strict enforcement would cause undue hardship.
Eminent DomainThe power of government to take private property for public use, with the requirement to pay the owner just compensation.
Adverse PossessionA doctrine by which a person can gain legal title to another's land by openly, continuously, and adversely occupying it for a statutory period.
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