New Mexico § 73-1-27 - Carriage loss allowance established

Full text of New Mexico New Mexico Statutes Annotated § 73-1-27 — Carriage loss allowance established, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 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.

Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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