N.M. Stat. § 73-1-27
Current through 2024, ch. 69
In addition to the duty of water for irrigation within any artesian conservancy district established under the provisions of Sections73-1-1 through 73-1-26 NMSA 1978, there shall be, as a matter of right, an additional two acre-inches of water per year per acre-foot of an established water right to compensate for carriage loss between the point of appropriation and the point of beneficial use.
NMS § 73-1-27