The Water Ombudsman Program at the University of New Mexico Utton Center

The Utton Transboundary Resources Center
UNM School of Law
1117 Stanford NE
MSC11 6070. 1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Website: The Utton Transboundary Resources Center
Phone: 1-866-822-6134 (press 2)
Direct Phone Line: ​Darcy Bushnell, 505-277-0551        

The primary mission of the Ombudsman Program is to educate unrepresented (pro se) parties about: 1) why they would want to actively participate in water rights adjudication, and 2) how to participate in an informed and timely fashion.

Ombudsman acts as a third party neutral advisor and can help pro se claimants understand options available to them for responding to pleadings and offers of judgment or consent orders from the state. The Ombudsman does not offer legal advice.

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