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Chapter 534

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 534

Underground Water and Wells

534.010Definitions 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 534.020Underground waters belong to public and are subject to appropriation for beneficial use; declaration of legislative intent 534.025Removal of underground waters to alleviate hazards caused by secondary recharge is beneficial use 534.030Administration by State Engineer: Petition by appropriators in basin; hearing in absence of petition; certain artesian water, underground aquifers and percolating water; advisory services of governing bodies of water districts and water conservation boards 534.035Groundwater boards: Establishment; number, appointment, terms and expenses of members; officers; meetings and quorum; duties; dissolution 534.037Groundwater management plan for basin designated as critical management area: Petition; hearing; approval or disapproval; judicial review; amendment; certain persons not required to comply; duties of State Engineer if perennial yield modified; review of results 534.039Perennial yield of basin designated as critical management area: Duty of State Engineer to affirm, modify and review 534.040Employment and compensation of well supervisor and assistants; levy, collection and distribution of special assessment; exception 534.050Permit to appropriate water required before sinking well in designated groundwater basin; requirements in undesignated areas; waivers; penalties 534.060Conditions for sinking wells; casings and appliances; repair of defective wells; liens; sealing of wells; use of abandoned wells to monitor groundwater 534.065Replacement well: Application to change place of diversion not required in certain circumstances; notice 534.070Waste of water from artesian well unlawful 534.080Appropriation of underground water for beneficial use from artesian, definable aquifer or percolating water: Acquisition of rights under chapter 533 of NRS; orders to desist; dates of priority 534.090Forfeiture and abandonment of rights 534.100Recognition of existing water rights; classification of water in definable aquifer or percolating water by State Engineer; adjudication of vested underground water rights 534.110Rules and regulations of State Engineer; statements and pumping tests; conditions of appropriation; designation of critical management areas; restrictions; limit to restrictions on domestic wells 534.115Retirement of groundwater rights through the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program 534.120State Engineer authorized to make rules, regulations and orders when groundwater is being depleted in designated area; preferred uses of water; revocable permits to appropriate water; revocation of revocable permits; restrictions placed on appropriations of groundwater and certain domestic wells in area in which revocable permit issued 534.125State Engineer to file notice related to revocable permit 534.130State Engineer, assistants and Artesian Well Supervisor authorized to enter premises to investigate and carry out duties 534.140Well drillers: Annual licenses; fees; continuing education; regulations for well drilling; licensing by State Contractors’ Board 534.1405Well drillers: Petition for review of criminal history to obtain license; requirements; fee; report 534.141Application for renewal of license must include certain information regarding state business license; grounds for denial of renewal 534.142Payment of child support: Statement by applicant for license to drill; grounds for denial of license; duty of State Engineer 534.144Suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license 534.146Application for license to include social security number of applicant 534.150Well Drillers’ Advisory Board: Appointment; terms of members; vacancies; compensation; duties 534.160License required to drill well; revocation of or refusal to reissue license; order to plug well; penalty for allowing unlicensed person to drill 534.170Well driller to keep log and records; contents; information to be furnished to State Engineer; report of test 534.180Applicability 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 534.185Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions 534.190Penalties 534.193Additional penalties 534.195Injunctive and other relief 534.250Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Permit required; issuance, contents, modification and assignment of permit; monitoring requirements 534.260Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Contents of application for permit 534.270Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Review of application for permit; notice of application; protests; hearing; determination; judicial review 534.280Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Annual report to State Engineer 534.290Project 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 recovered water 534.300Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Storage account to be established; limit on amount of water recovered 534.310Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Annual fee for permit; disposition of money received by State Engineer; employment of consultants by State Engineer 534.320Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Revocation or suspension of permit; orders to cease and desist; injunction 534.330Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Penalties 534.340Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Designation of areas of active management 534.350Requirements for certain public water system to receive credits for addition of new customers to system 534.360Water Rights Technical Support Account: Creation; administration; uses