Section 3-53-1 - Regulation of watercourses, ponds, wells and cisterns. - New Mexico Statutes

3-53-1. Regulation of watercourses, ponds, wells and cisterns.

A municipality may:   

A.     deepen, widen, dock-cover, wall, alter or change the channel of watercourses;   

B.     cleanse and purify waters, watercourses and canals;   

C.     drain or fill ponds on private property to prevent or abate nuisances;   

D.     construct, repair and regulate the use of vaults, cisterns, hydrants, pumps, bridges, viaducts, tunnels and wells; and   

E.     regulate and authorize the construction of any ditch carrying water on, through or across any street.