New Mexico § 73-2-56 - Change in location, extension or reconstruction of ditch; consent of water users; expense
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§ 73-2-56. Change in location, extension or reconstruction of ditch; consent of water users; expense
The commissioners of any community ditch may alter, change the location of, enlarge,
extend, or reconstruct such ditch for the purpose of providing greater efficiency
in irrigation to the water users of said ditch, or when any part thereof shall have
been destroyed by rain or in any other manner or for the purpose of increasing the
cultivable [cultivatable] area, provided that such alteration, change of location,
enlargement, extension or reconstruction shall be affected [effected] only upon the
consent in writing of a majority of the water users of said community ditch, filed
with such commissioners, such majority to be determined by the same rule as applies
to the election of commissioners of the acequia, and provided that such alteration,
change of location, enlargement or extension shall in no wise impair the rights of
prior water users from said community ditch, and provided further that the expense
incurred in any such alteration, change of location, enlargement or extension shall
be borne pro rata by those beneficially interested in same.
Source: official New Mexico text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 73-2-56 ("Change in location, extension or reconstruction of ditch; consent of water users; expense") is part of the New Mexico Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Mexico. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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