{"data":{"id":"us-nm/72-5a-8","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"72-5A-8","heading":"Stored water not public; stored water not subject to forfeiture; use or exchange of recovered water.","body":"A. Water added to an aquifer or system of aquifers to be stored for subsequent diversion and application to beneficial use pursuant to a project permit is not public water and is not subject to forfeiture pursuant to Section 72-5-28 or 72-12-8 NMSA 1978.\nB. A permittee may use water recovered only for the same purposes for which the water was authorized before it was stored, unless an application for a change in the purpose of use, place of use or point of diversion is filed and approved pursuant to Section 72-5-23, 72-5-24 or 72-12-7 NMSA 1978, as applicable.","path":["Chapter 72 - Water Law","ARTICLE 5A Ground Water Storage and Recovery"],"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":"671a75f7fb50673269ffd24447f166e9d72959352d857b40793ab6f8068aae08","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/72-5a-7","next":"us-nm/72-5a-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}