New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 72 - Water Law
Article 4 - Surveys, Investigations and Adjudication of Rights

Section 72-4-1 - County drains; duty of state engineer; preliminary surveys; eminent domain; surveys on private property; damage. - When requested by any of the boards of county commissioners...

Section 72-4-2 - [Authority to acquire water rights for development of county water supply system.] - Each board of county commissioners of any of the several...

Section 72-4-3 - [Authority to establish county water supply system; purpose.] - The board of county commissioners of any county may under...

Section 72-4-4 - Water revenue bonds; limitations; conditions of issuance. - The board of county commissioners in each county within the...

Section 72-4-5 - [Water revenue bonds; security; restrictions and limitations.] - The principal of and interest on any bonds issued under...

Section 72-4-6 - [Determinations and findings prior to supplying water.] - Prior to supplying any water, the board of county commissioners...

Section 72-4-7 - [Sale of water revenue bonds; application of proceeds; cost of acquiring system.] - The proceeds from the sale of any water revenue bonds...

Section 72-4-8 - Water system cost paid from bond proceeds only. - No county that undertakes to acquire or establish a water...

Section 72-4-9 - [Water revenue bonds shall be legal investments.] - Water revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this 1959...

Section 72-4-10 - [Water revenue bonds, income, security instruments, agreements and revenue exempt from taxation.] - The water revenue bonds authorized by this 1959 act [72-4-2...

Section 72-4-11 - [Election by voters prior to issuance of bonds not required.] - This 1959 act [72-4-2 to 72-4-12 NMSA 1978] shall not...

Section 72-4-12 - [Notice, consent or approval by governmental body or public officer not required prior to issuance of bonds.] - No notice, consent or approval by any governmental body or...

Section 72-4-13 - Hydrographic survey of state stream systems; duty of state engineer; dam and reservoir sites; cooperation with United States. - The state engineer shall make hydrographic surveys and investigations of...

Section 72-4-14 - [Cooperation with federal reclamation service; federal projects.] - The state engineer is hereby authorized and empowered to cooperate...

Section 72-4-15 - [Determination of water rights; copies of hydrographic surveys; suits to determine right of appropriation.] - Upon the completion of the hydrographic survey of any stream...

Section 72-4-16 - [Reports of hydrographic surveys; filing with state engineer; copies as evidence.] - All reports of hydrographic surveys of the waters of any...

Section 72-4-17 - Suits for determination of water rights; parties; hydrographic survey; jurisdiction; unknown claimants. - In any suit for the determination of a right to...

Section 72-4-18 - [Suits concerning water rights; submission of facts to jury or referee.] - In any suit concerning water rights, or in any suit...

Section 72-4-19 - [Adjudication of rights; decree filed with state engineer; contents of decree.] - Upon the adjudication of the rights to the use of...

Section 72-4-20 - [Water rights on interstate streams in litigation; duty of state engineer; exception.] - In all cases where the rights of owners of land...