{"data":{"id":"us-nm/3-53-1","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"3-53-1","heading":"Regulation of watercourses, ponds, wells and cisterns.","body":"A municipality may:\nA. deepen, widen, dock-cover, wall, alter or change the channel of watercourses;\nB. cleanse and purify waters, watercourses and canals;\nC. drain or fill ponds on private property to prevent or abate nuisances;\nD. construct, repair and regulate the use of vaults, cisterns, hydrants, pumps, bridges, viaducts, tunnels and wells; and\nE. regulate and authorize the construction of any ditch carrying water on, through or across any street.","path":["Chapter 3 - Municipalities","ARTICLE 53 Waters; Regulation of Use"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18504/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"39af27af021203f688993c019a96138bcec78e03ab7dbfdee5dba342f0913046","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/3-52-16","next":"us-nm/3-53-1.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}