§ 73-1-27 — Carriage loss allowance established

In addition to the duty of water for irrigation within any artesian conservancy district established under the provisions of Sections 73-1-1 through 73-1-26 NMSA 1978, there shall be, as a matter of right, an additional two acre-inches of water per year per acre- foot of an established water right to compensate for carriage loss between the point of appropriation and the point of beneficial use.

Legislative History

1953 Comp., § 75-13-25, enacted by Laws 1971, ch. 53, § 1.