BENEFICIAL USE, PREFERANTIAL RIGHTS, PROBLEMS IN TRANSFER OF WATER RIGHTS, AND OTHER PROBLEMS UNDER NEW MEXICO STATUTES

2nd ANNUAL NEW MEXICO WATER CONFERENCE

资源环境科学

PID  :  14046

来源: CEUR

【 摘 要 】

Any discussion of the New Mexico water law involves two key phrases—beneficial use and impairment of rights. These are the legislative guide posts and the standards by which the State Engineer administers water rights. In a larger sense, a discussion of these terms involves some discussion of the basic philosophy of water law which, in turn, involves a discussion of the entire philosophy of property law. [First Paragraph]