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T.S. Last wrote the July 18 Journal North article “Caught in the Middle” about Mora County rancher Richard Fresquez and the neighboring Acequia de los Vallecitos Association, run by three locals, Carla Gomez, Rey Villa and Wendy Capek. They diverted the water from Richard’s land in Encinal Canyon, stopping the water both to Richard and to families down-canyon who have relied on this water flowing continuously for countless generations, without interference.
Last tells us that a Mora County record filed in 1938 establishes the legality of the acequia water rights on Richard’s land. Last also states that, for over a century, this acequia has been used for irrigation by families below Richard’s property, as well. The document further shows his senior water rights.