{"data":{"id":"us-nm/72-12-2","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"72-12-2","heading":"[Right to use waters.]","body":"Beneficial use is the basis, the measure and the limit to the right to the use of the waters described in this act [72-12-1 to 72-12-10 NMSA 1978].","path":["Chapter 72 - Water Law","ARTICLE 12 Underground Waters"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18575/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:20Z","sha256":"371711f0ebf51b07acc9a441879734ae7a380dc335a00c5cfa4f6bd74830935b","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/72-12-1.3","next":"us-nm/72-12-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}