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.
§ 72-13-9 NMSA 1978
Conducting water so as to prevent waste
Laws 1935, ch. 43, § 9; 1941 Comp., § 77-1209; 1953 Comp., § 75-12-9; Laws 1971, ch. 47, § 1.
Official source: NMOneSource (New Mexico Compilation Commission). Reproduced from public-domain New Mexico statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.