Existing water rights based upon application to beneficial use are hereby recognized. Nothing herein contained is intended to impair the same or to disturb the priorities thereof.
§ 72-12-4 NMSA 1978
[Existing water rights recognized.]
Laws 1931, ch. 131, § 4; 1941 Comp., § 77-1104; 1953 Comp., § 75-11-4.
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