New Mexico § 3-53-1 Regulation of watercourses, ponds, wells and cisterns

New Mexico Statutes

§ 3-53-1 — Regulation of watercourses, ponds, wells and cisterns

New Mexico § 3-53-1

Ch. 3Municipalities

Art. 53Waters; Regulation of Use

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 3-53-1 (2026).

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A municipality may: A. deepen, widen, dock-cover, wall, alter or change the channel of watercourses; B. cleanse and purify waters, watercourses and canals; C. drain or fill ponds on private property to prevent or abate nuisances; D. construct, repair and regulate the use of vaults, cisterns, hydrants, pumps, bridges, viaducts, tunnels and wells; and E. regulate and authorize the construction of any ditch carrying water on, through or across any street.

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A municipality may: A. deepen, widen, dock-cover, wall, alter or change the channel of watercourses; B. cleanse and purify waters, watercourses and canals; C. drain or fill ponds on private property to prevent or abate nuisances; D. construct, repair and regulate the use of vaults, cisterns, hydrants, pumps, bridges, viaducts, tunnels and wells; and E. regulate and authorize the construction of any ditch carrying water on, through or across any street.