Any artesian well which has been abandoned for more than four years, from which the right to the use of the waters has reverted to the state, and which is found to be wasting the waters from any artesian basin, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and the state engineer, his representatives or the artesian conservancy district in which the well is located, may abate such nuisance in a summary manner, without notice to the owner, by plugging or otherwise controlling the same.
History: Laws 1935, ch. 43, § 7; 1941 Comp., § 77-1207; 1953 Comp., § 75-12-7.
ANNOTATIONSCross references. — For abatement of waste of artesian well waters on surface, see 72-13-8 NMSA 1978.
For public nuisances generally, see 30-8-1 NMSA 1978.
For abatement of same, see 30-8-8 NMSA 1978.
For the state engineer, see 72-2-1 NMSA 1978.
Am. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 78 Am. Jur. 2d Waters § 148.