Section 72-3-2 - Water masters; appointment; removal; duties. - New Mexico Statutes

72-3-2. Water masters; appointment; removal; duties.

A.     The state engineer shall, upon the written application of a majority of the water rights owners of any district in this state, appoint a water master for such district in the state, who may, for cause, be removed by the state engineer and shall be removed upon a petition of a majority of the water rights owners of the district.  The water master shall have immediate charge of the apportionment of waters in the water master's district under the general supervision of the state engineer, and the water master shall so appropriate, regulate and control the waters of the district as will prevent waste.  The state engineer may, if in the state engineer