Section 3-27-1 - Potable; authority to acquire and operate water facilities. - New Mexico Statutes

3-27-1. Potable; authority to acquire and operate water facilities.

A.     A municipality, within and without the municipal boundary, may:

(1)     acquire water facilities that may include but are not limited to:

(a)     wells, cisterns and reservoirs;

(b)     distribution pipes and ditches;

(c)     pumps;

(d)     rights of way;

(e)     water treatment plants; and 

(f)     their necessary appurtenances; and 

(2)     use and supply water for:

(a)     sewer purposes;

(b)     private use; and

(c)     public use.

B.     In acquiring private property pursuant to this section, a municipality may exercise the power of eminent domain pursuant to procedures of the Eminent Domain Code [42A-1-1 NMSA 1978] and subject to any applicable provisions of Section 3-27-2 NMSA 1978.