[Purpose of districts.]

The purpose of this act [73-1-1 to 73-1-13 and 73-1-16 to 73-1-23 NMSA 1978] is to provide for the organization of artesian conservancy districts to conserve, where necessary, the waters in any artesian basin or basins within the state, the boundaries of which have been scientifically determined by investigations, and where such waters have been beneficially appropriated for private, public, domestic, commercial or irrigation purposes, or otherwise.