Except as otherwise provided herein, if the state engineer has reason to believe that a permittee has violated a provision of the Act, or a condition of their permit, or a rule or regulation, the state engineer may issue a written notice directing that the person or governmental entity appear and show cause, at a hearing held before the state engineer not less than fifteen (15) days after receipt of the notice, why the person or governmental entity should not be ordered to cease and desist from the violation. The notice shall inform the person or governmental entity of the date, time and place of the hearing, and the consequences of the person's or governmental entity's failure to appear at the hearing.
N.M. Admin. Code § 19.25.8.37