2026 Assessment Amount

The WHLA assessment amount for 2026 is $94.00 per lot.  Payment is due by January 31st, 2026.  The increase reflects the US Social Security cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for 2026 of 2.8%.

Late Fees

• The late fee for not submitting an assessment by the due date is $5.00 per lot per late month.
• The WHLA will fill a lien against any delinquent landowner a year or more in arrears.
• Once a lien is filed, interest on all monies owed accrues at the rate of 10% per year (0.833% per month).
• In order to release a lien, a delinquent landowner must pay all arrears plus fees and related costs.
• The lien filing fee and the lien release fees are currently $25.00 each.

2026 Annual General Meeting

The next annual general meeting will be held on Saturday, May 16th, 2026.

Water Matters … (updated 2024-11-03)

In August 2022, the 2014 commercial water application from Augustin Plains Ranch LLC – to pump 54 thousand acre-feet of water a year from the San Agustin Plains basin – was returned to the District Court for a determination of the Applicant’s appeal on its merits.  The case was placed in the District Court queue in December 2022.

A hearing in this case was held on Friday, April 5th, 2024, at the Catron County Courthouse in Reserve, New Mexico.  At this hearing, the application was denied by Judge Roscoe Woods, Seventh Judicial District Court Judge.   But, on September 23th, 2024, it was appealed, yet again, by Augustin Plains Ranch.

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