A. A municipality, within and without the municipal boundary, may: (1) acquire water facilities that may include but are not limited to: (a) wells, cisterns and reservoirs; (b) distribution pipes and ditches; (c) pumps; (d) rights of way; (e) water treatment plants; and (f) their necessary appurtenances; and (2) use and supply water for: (a) […]
A. Subject to the provisions of this section, municipalities within and without the municipal boundary may: (1) acquire, contract for or condemn: (a) springs; (b) wells; (c) water rights; (d) other water supplies; and (e) rights of way or other necessary ownership for the acquisition of water facilities; (2) acquire, maintain, contract for or condemn […]
A. For the purpose of acquiring, maintaining, contracting for, condemning or protecting its water facilities and water from pollution, the jurisdiction of the municipality extends within and without its boundary to: (1) all territory occupied by the water facilities; (2) all reservoirs, streams and other sources supplying the reservoirs and streams; and (3) five miles […]
A. A municipality owning and operating a water utility may, for the purpose of maintaining, enlarging, extending, constructing and repairing water facilities and for paying the interest and principal on revenue bonds issued for the acquisition, condemnation or construction of water facilities, levy by general ordinance a just and reasonable service charge upon a front-foot, […]
A. For the purpose of obtaining, securing or supplementing its water supply and providing for the storage, treatment, distribution and transportation of water, a municipality may by ordinance: (1) contract over a period of years with: (a) the United States government or any of its agencies; (b) the state of New Mexico or any of […]
In their discretion, municipalities through their respective governing bodies, may file a petition at any time in the district court in and for the county in which such municipality is located, praying a judicial examination, approval and confirmation of contracts authorized by Section 3-27-5 NMSA 1978. The petition shall set forth the facts whereon the […]
At the hearing the court shall have power and jurisdiction to examine into and determine all matters and things affecting the question submitted, and shall make findings with reference thereto, and render judgment and decree thereon as the case warrants. Costs may be divided or apportioned among any contesting parties in the discretion of the […]
A. Any municipality owning or operating a municipal water utility may furnish or sell, and may contract to furnish or sell, water to any person, association or legal entity, including governmental agencies and political subdivisions, situate without the corporate limits of the municipality. B. Contracts for the sale of municipal water may be for a […]
The “emergency water supply fund” is created in the state treasury. Expenditures from this fund shall be made upon order of the state board of finance when the board determines that an emergency exists requiring the expenditure in order to provide an adequate and safe drinking water supply for residents of any community of less […]
