It is unlawful for any owner, person or corporation using the waters from any artesian well to conduct the same through any ditch, channel or conduit such that more than twenty percent of the waters are lost between the point of appropriation and the point of beneficial use.
History: Laws 1935, ch. 43, § 9; 1941 Comp., § 77-1209; 1953 Comp., § 75-12-9; Laws 1971, ch. 47, § 1.
Cross references. — For penalty for violation of this section, see 72-13-12 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 78 Am. Jur. 2d Waters § 148.
94 C.J.S. Waters § 313.
Structure New Mexico Statutes
Section 72-13-1 - Definition of artesian well.
Section 72-13-2 - Supervision of artesian waters.
Section 72-13-3 - Artesian well supervisor.
Section 72-13-4 - Rules and regulations.
Section 72-13-5 - Drilling record.
Section 72-13-6 - Definition of waste.
Section 72-13-7 - Abandoned wells wasting water declared to be a public nuisance.
Section 72-13-8 - Waste of water on surface.
Section 72-13-9 - Conducting water so as to prevent waste.
Section 72-13-10 - Reservoirs.