{"data":{"id":"us-nm/72-13-9","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"72-13-9","heading":"Conducting water so as to prevent waste.","body":"It is unlawful for any owner, person or corporation using the waters from any artesian well to conduct the same through any ditch, channel or conduit such that more than twenty percent of the waters are lost between the point of appropriation and the point of beneficial use.","path":["Chapter 72 - Water Law","ARTICLE 13 Artesian Wells"],"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":"99340941ebaa9007c20798d060501cd8d8e4e94f0ea3cd576f003e8039a53d6f","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/72-13-8","next":"us-nm/72-13-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}