New Mexico Statutes

§ 72-17-6 — Boundaries of authority

New Mexico § 72-17-6
JurisdictionNew Mexico
Ch. 72Water Law
Art. 17Las Cruces Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 72-17-6 (2026).

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The boundaries of the authority are: A combination of watersheds generally described as the combined watersheds of the four unnamed arroyos south of the Dona Ana arroyo and north of the Sand Hill arroyo, the Sand Hill arroyo, Alameda arroyo, Las Cruces arroyo and the Tortugas arroyo, all located in Dona Ana county, and being those arroyos that drain into the most northerly, central and southerly portions of the city of Las Cruces and adjacent areas from the east side of the Rio Grande river on the west, northwesterly to the headwaters of these arroyos on the east and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the NE corner section 15, T22S, R2E, NMPM as established by department of the interior, general land office survey, then by courses and distances in accordance with the surv

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Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 75-38-6, enacted by Laws 1967, ch. 156, § 6; 1990, ch. 44, § 1.

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