Nevada StatutesTITLE 48 - WATER
- Chapter 532 - State Engineer
- Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters
- Chapter 534 - Underground Water and Wells
- 534.010 - Definitions.
- 534.0105 - “Aquifer” defined.
- 534.011 - “Area of active management” defined.
- 534.0115 - “Area of hydrologic effect” defined.
- 534.012 - “Artesian well” defined.
- 534.0125 - “Augmentation” defined.
- 534.013 - “Domestic use” and “domestic purposes” defined.
- 534.0135 - “Percolating waters” defined.
- 534.014 - “Person” defined.
- 534.0145 - “Project” defined.
- 534.015 - “Recharged water” defined.
- 534.0155 - “Storage account” defined.
- 534.016 - “Stored water” defined.
- 534.0165 - “Waste” defined.
- 534.017 - “Well driller” defined.
- 534.0175 - “Well drilling” and “drilling a well” defined.
- 534.020 - Underground waters belong to public and are subject to appropriation for beneficial use; declaration of legislative intent.
- 534.025 - Removal of underground waters to alleviate hazards caused by secondary recharge is beneficial use.
- 534.030 - Administration by State Engineer: Petition by appropriators in basin; hearing in absence of petition; certain artesian water, underground aquifers and percolating water; advisory services of
- 534.035 - Groundwater boards: Establishment; number, appointment, terms and expenses of members; officers; meetings and quorum; duties; dissolution.
- 534.040 - Employment and compensation of well supervisor and assistants; levy, collection and distribution of special assessment.
- 534.050 - Permit to appropriate water required before sinking well in designated groundwater basin; requirements in undesignated areas; waivers; penalties.
- 534.060 - Conditions for sinking wells; casings and appliances; repair of defective wells; liens; sealing of wells; use of abandoned wells to monitor groundwater.
- 534.070 - Waste of water from artesian well unlawful.
- 534.080 - Appropriation of underground water for beneficial use from artesian, definable aquifer or percolating water: Acquisition of rights under chapter 533
- 534.090 - Forfeiture and abandonment of rights.
- 534.100 - Recognition of existing water rights; classification of water in definable aquifer or percolating water by State Engineer; adjudication of vested underground water rights.
- 534.110 - Rules and regulations of State Engineer; statements and pumping tests; conditions of appropriation; restrictions.
- 534.120 - State Engineer authorized to make rules, regulations and orders when groundwater is being depleted in designated area; preferred uses of water; temporary permits to appropriate water; revoca
- 534.125 - State Engineer to file notice related to temporary permit.
- 534.130 - State Engineer, assistants and Artesian Well Supervisor authorized to enter premises to investigate and carry out duties.
- 534.140 - Well drillers: Annual licenses; fees; continuing education; regulations for well drilling; licensing by State Contractors’ Board.
- 534.142 - Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license to drill; grounds for denial of license; duty of State Engineer. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requi
- 534.144 - Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requ
- 534.146 - Application for license to include social security number of applicant. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholdin
- 534.150 - Well Drillers’ Advisory Board: Appointment; terms of members; vacancies; compensation; duties.
- 534.160 - License required to drill well; revocation of license; order to plug well; penalty for allowing unlicensed person to drill.
- 534.170 - Well driller to keep log and records; contents; information to be furnished to State Engineer; report of test.
- 534.180 - Applicability of chapter to wells used for domestic purposes; registration and plugging of wells used for domestic purposes; wells for accessory dwelling unit of single-family dwelling.
- 534.185 - Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions.
- 534.190 - Penalties.
- 534.193 - Additional penalties.
- 534.195 - Injunctive and other relief.
- 534.250 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Permit required; issuance, contents, modification and assignment of permit; monitoring requirements.
- 534.260 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Contents of application for permit.
- 534.270 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Review of application for permit; notice of application; protests; hearing; determination; judicial review.
- 534.280 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Annual report to State Engineer.
- 534.290 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Permit for recovery well; recovery limited to designated wells; designation of person entitled to recover water; use or exchange of recov
- 534.300 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Storage account to be established; limit on amount of water recovered.
- 534.310 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Annual fee for permit; disposition of money received by State Engineer; employment of consultants by State Engineer.
- 534.320 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Revocation or suspension of permit; orders to cease and desist; injunction.
- 534.330 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Penalties.
- 534.340 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Designation of areas of active management.
- 534.350 - State Engineer to establish program that allows public water system to receive credits for addition of new customers to system.
- 534.360 - Water Rights Technical Support Fund: Creation; administration; uses.
- Chapter 534A - Geothermal Resources
- Chapter 535 - Dams and Other Obstructions
- Chapter 536 - Ditches, Canals, Flumes and Other Conduits
- Chapter 537 - Navigable Waters
- Chapter 538 - Interstate Waters, Compacts and Commissions
- Chapter 539 - Irrigation Districts
- Chapter 540 - Planning and Development of Water Resources
- Chapter 540A - Regional Planning and Management
- Chapter 541 - Water Conservancy Districts
- 541.010 - Short title.
- 541.020 - Definitions.
- 541.030 - Legislative declarations.
- 541.040 - District courts vested with jurisdiction to establish water conservancy districts; limitation of powers.
- 541.050 - Establishment of district: Requirements; filing of petitions; contents; effect of defects; amendments and corrections.
- 541.060 - Filing of bond.
- 541.070 - Time and place for hearing; jurisdiction of district court; judge not to be disqualified.
- 541.080 - Protesting petition; requisite signers; filing and objections; decree establishing district; place of business; dismissal of petition or proceedings; finality and conclusiveness of order; ap
- 541.090 - Findings and decree to be filed with Secretary of State, county recorders and county clerks.
- 541.100 - Board of directors: Appointment; qualifications; terms; filling of vacancies; meetings and reports.
- 541.110 - Directors: Oath; officers; seal; record of proceedings of board; compensation.
- 541.120 - Quorum of board.
- 541.130 - Duties of secretary; board may employ chief engineer, attorney and other employees.
- 541.140 - Powers of board.
- 541.145 - Powers of board concerning irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects.
- 541.150 - Subdistricts: Organization; proceedings; board’s consent to furnish water; decree of organization; powers and duties of board of directors.
- 541.160 - Board may levy and collect taxes and special assessments; classification of methods.
- 541.170 - Board to fix rate of levy under class A; maximum rate; certification to county commissioners.
- 541.180 - Board may sell or lease water to municipalities upon petition; levy and collection of special assessments under class B.
- 541.190 - Board may sell or lease water to irrigation districts; levy and collection of special assessments under class C.
- 541.200 - Board may sell or lease water to persons and private corporations on petition; levy and collection of taxes under class D.
- 541.205 - Board may undertake irrigation, flood control, drainage, safety and health projects; levy and collection of special assessments under class E.
- 541.207 - Board or subcontracting agency not required to furnish water for artificially created lake or stream if restricted or prohibited by ordinances; exceptions.
- 541.210 - Board may levy additional assessments to pay deficiencies.
- 541.220 - Board to hear objections to assessments; procedure; appeal to district court.
- 541.230 - Officials charged with duty to collect taxes; taxes levied create equal lien.
- 541.240 - Sale of real property for unpaid taxes and assessments.
- 541.250 - Property exempt from assessments.
- 541.260 - Board may dispose of water under contracts.
- 541.270 - Liens to secure payment of annual installments.
- 541.280 - Board may create sinking fund.
- 541.290 - Powers of board in distribution of water.
- 541.300 - Contracts relating to electrical energy.
- 541.310 - Change of boundaries: Petition for inclusion of other lands; procedure.
- 541.320 - Petition for exclusion of lands in district; procedure; court order.
- 541.330 - Board may enter into contracts relative to payments to be made to United States.
- 541.340 - Acquisition of works: Procedure for creation of indebtedness; elections.
- 541.350 - Publication of resolution for creation of indebtedness.
- 541.360 - Conduct of election; canvass of returns.
- 541.370 - Majority vote required to authorize indebtedness; resubmission of proposition.
- 541.380 - Board may petition court for judicial determination of orders, acts, power, taxes and contracts.
- 541.390 - Notice; jurisdiction of district court not lost for failure to give notice.
- 541.400 - Cases to be heard by court at earliest practicable moment.
- 541.410 - Liberal construction of chapter.
- Chapter 543 - Control of Floods
- Chapter 544 - Modification of Weather