Regulation of water use

NMSA 1978, § 3-53-2 — under Article 53.

NMSA 1978, § 3-53-2

In order to prevent waste and to conserve the supply of water, a municipality which owns and operates a water utility, or has granted a franchise for the operation of a public water system, may by ordinance regulate and restrict the use of water. History: 1953 Comp., § 14-54-2, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 300.