Statutes > New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 72 - Water Law. > Article 4 - Surveys, Investigations and Adjudication of Rights, 72-4-1 through 72-4-20. > Section 72-4-3 - Authority to establish county water supply system; purpose.

Section 72-4-3 - Authority to establish county water supply system; purpose.

72-4-3. [Authority to establish county water supply system; purpose.]

The board of county commissioners of any county may under the provisions of this 1959 act [72-4-2 to 72-4-12 NMSA 1978], establish a county water supply system, which shall be located within this state and within the county, for the purpose of supplying water to the inhabitants of unincorporated communities of the county for domestic and sanitary purposes.