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Underground Water and Wells (Nevada Revised Statutes: Title 48 Water; Chapter 534)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
Nevada
Document type
Legislation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Groundwater Well sinking/boreholes Expropriation Local government Institution Governance Procedural matters Freshwater resources management Basin/catchment/watershed Court/tribunal Authorization/permit Royalties/fees Special fund Inland waters
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This Chapter of the Nevada Revised Statutes concerns underground water and wells. Specifically, it provides for removal of underground waters to alleviate hazards caused by secondary recharge is beneficial use; administration by State Engineer: Petition by appropriators in basin; hearing in absence of petition and certain artesian water, underground aquifers and percolating water; advisory services of governing bodies of water districts and water conservation boards; establishment of groundwater boards, and the number, appointment, terms and expenses of their members, officers; the board meetings and quorum, duties, and dissolution; groundwater management plan for basin designated as critical management area: petition; hearing; approval or disapproval; judicial review; amendment; employment and compensation of well supervisor and assistants; levy, collection and distribution of special assessment; permit to appropriate water required before sinking well in designated groundwater basin; requirements in undesignated areas; waivers; penalties; conditions for sinking wells; casings and appliances; repair of defective wells; liens; sealing of wells; use of abandoned wells to monitor groundwater; waste of water from artesian well unlawful; appropriation of underground water for beneficial use from artesian, definable aquifer or percolating water; forfeiture and abandonment of rights; recognition of existing water rights; classification of water in definable aquifer or percolating water by State Engineer; adjudication of vested underground water rights; rules and regulations of State Engineer; statements and pumping tests; conditions of appropriation; designation of critical management areas; restrictions; the 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; revocation of temporary permits; restrictions placed on certain wells; the State Engineer to file notice related to temporary permit; the State Engineer, assistants and Artesian Well Supervisor authorized to enter premises to investigate and carry out duties; well drillers: annual licenses; fees; continuing education; regulations for well drilling; licensing by State Contractors’ Board; application for renewal of license must include certain information regarding state business license; grounds for denial of renewal; suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license; application for license to include social security number of applicant; the Well Drillers’ Advisory Board: appointment; terms of members; vacancies; compensation; duties; the license required to drill well; revocation of or refusal to reissue license; order to plug well; penalty for allowing unlicensed person to drill; well driller to keep log and records; contents; information to be furnished to State Engineer; report of test; 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; waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: permit required; issuance, contents, modification and assignment of permit; monitoring requirements; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: contents of application for permit; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: review of application for permit; notice of application; protests; hearing; determination; judicial review; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: annual report to State Engineer; 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 recovered water; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: storage account to be established; limit on amount of water recovered; 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; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: revocation or suspension of permit; orders to cease and desist; injunction; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: designation of areas of active management; requirements for certain public water system to receive credits for addition of new customers to system; and the Water Rights Technical Support Account: creation, and its administration and uses.

Full text
English
Website
www.leg.state.nv.us