Water Conservation Fee 

Every person who operates a public water supply system must pay a water conservation fee. The fee equals three cents ($0.03) per thousand gallons of water produced. It also applies to water that a public water supply system acquires from a person who is not a public water supply system and who has not reported and paid the fee on that water.

The water conservation fee is due on or before the 25th day of the month following the month in which the water was produced. We deposit the revenue from this fee in the Water Conservation Fund for the administration of a public water supply program.
 

Contact Information

New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department
P.O. Box 25123
Santa Fe, NM 87504-5123
For assistance, call (505) 827-0763
For tax return help, email us at OtherTaxes@state.nm.us  

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Statutory Reference: Look for Section 74-1-13 NMSA 1978 in the New Mexico State Statutes

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. How often must Water Conservation Fee (H20) returns be filed?

Answer:
File a return for each month, quarter or semi-annual period, depending upon your required filing frequency. If no water was produced for a report period, no report is due. File the H20 return on or before the 25th of the month following the close of the report period.

Q. Who is required to file the Water Conservation Fee (H20) return?

Answer:
A person or entity that operates a public water supply system must file.

Q. What is the Water Conservation Fee (H20) rate?

Answer:
Calculate the Water Conservation Fee at three cents ($0.03) per thousand gallons of water produced.

Q. What form is used when paying Water Conservation Fee (H20)?

Answer:

Q. If I overpay, how do I obtain a refund?

Answer:
Complete both a corrected Form RPD-41109, Water Conservation Fee Return and Form RPD-41071, Application for Tax Refund  and send them to the address on the Water Conservation Fee Return.
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