Town of Taos, NM WATERCOURSES

Any obstruction of the flow of water in, on, across, through or over any watercourse, arroyo, tributary, or flood drainage channel is prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to obstruct any channel of the natural flow of water or floodwater within the corporate limits of the town unless constructing a new diversion watercourse engineered and/or approved by the town.

Any violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor. Property owners who have been provided with a notice of violation of this section by the town shall remove the obstruction within thirty (30) calendar days. If the obstruction is not removed by the property owner within this period, the town may contract to have the obstruction removed and charge the costs to the property owner. Failure by the owner to pay the charges within thirty (30) days will result in a lien placed on the property.

The impeding of the flow of water over, through, in, on or across said watercourses, arroyos, tributaries, for flood drainage channels is considered to be a nuisance and subject to injunction as such.

(Ordinance 03-04, sec. 1, adopted 2003)