Read the following excerpt from a US court opinion:
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from the Office of the State Engineer, and the hearing examiner denied their application in 2001. Applicants appealed to the district court, as provided for by NMSA 1978, § 72-7-1 (1971). The district court denied the application, and Applicants appeal from this order. Additional facts appear below as they pertain to the decision. DISCUSSION ISSUE ONE: The district court correctly interpreted and applied the Templeton doctrine. {4} Applicants argue that the district court incorrectly interpreted New Mexi co law governing ground water wells that are used to compensate for a surface water shortage. We review the question of whether the district court properly interpreted the applicable law de novo. See Gallegos v. N.M. Bd. of Educ., 1997-NMCA-040, ¶ 11, 123 N.M. 362, 940 P.2d 468 . {5} New Mexico law recognizes that an
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What is the most suitable continuation to the opinion? Your options are:
A. recognizing that the standard of review for issues of statutory interpretation and construction is de novo
B. holding that the proper review for the trial courts application of the law is de novo
C. recognizing de novo standard of review
D. holding that we review legal conclusions of the court of federal claims de novo
E. holding that this court is not bound by the conclusions of law reached by the trial court and the applicable standard of review for such issues is de novo
Reply with [A, B, C, D, E] only.