The application shall identify the extent to which the proposed surface coal mining operations may proximately result in contamination, diminution, or interruption of an underground or surface source of water within the proposed permit or adjacent areas for domestic, agricultural, industrial, or other legitimate use. If contamination, diminution, or interruption may result, then the description shall identify the alternative sources of water supply that could be developed to replace the existing sources.
N.M. Admin. Code § 19.8.8.806