N.M. Stat. § 3-53-1

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 3-53-1 - Regulation of watercourses, ponds, wells and cisterns

A municipality may:

A. deepen, widen, dock-cover, wall, alter or change the channel of watercourses;

B. cleanse and purify waters, watercourses and canals;

C. drain or fill ponds on private property to prevent or abate nuisances;

D. construct, repair and regulate the use of vaults, cisterns, hydrants, pumps, bridges, viaducts, tunnels and wells; and

E. regulate and authorize the construction of any ditch carrying water on, through or across any street.

NMS § 3-53-1

1953 Comp., § 14-54-1, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.