Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters

NRS 533.0243 - Temporary conversion of agricultural water for certain purposes: Legislative declaration; requirements; duration. - 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is...

NRS 533.0245 - State Engineer prohibited from carrying out duties in conflict with certain decrees, orders, compacts or agreements. - The State Engineer shall not carry out his or her...

NRS 533.0247 - State Engineer, assistants and agents authorized to enter land to investigate and carry out duties. - The State Engineer or any assistant or authorized agent of...

NRS 533.025 - Water belongs to public. - The water of all sources of water supply within the...

NRS 533.027 - Applicability of chapter to de minimus collection of precipitation. - 1. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to...

NRS 533.028 - Applicability of chapter to retention or detention of developed stormwater flow for certain purposes in county whose population is less than 700,000. - 1. In a county whose population is less than 700,000,...

NRS 533.030 - Appropriation for beneficial use; use for recreational purpose, developed shortage supply or intentionally created surplus declared beneficial; limitations and exceptions. - 1. Subject to existing rights, and except as otherwise provided...

NRS 533.035 - Beneficial use: Basis, measure and limit of right to use. - Beneficial use shall be the basis, the measure and the...

NRS 533.037 - Determination of priority of water right acquired for use in federal reclamation project; no additional water rights granted. - 1. The priority of a water right acquired by a...

NRS 533.040 - Water used for beneficial purposes to remain appurtenant to place of use; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any water...

NRS 533.045 - Right to divert ceases when necessity for use does not exist. - When the necessity for the use of water does not...

NRS 533.050 - Beneficial use of water declared a public use; eminent domain. - The beneficial use of water is hereby declared a public...

NRS 533.055 - Storage of water for beneficial purpose; claiming and diversion of water turned into natural channel or watercourse. - Water may be stored for a beneficial purpose. Water turned...

NRS 533.060 - Right to use limited to amount necessary; loss or abandonment of rights; no acquisition of prescriptive right; reservation of rights by State. - 1. Rights to the use of water must be limited...

NRS 533.065 - Standards of measurement. - 1. A cubic foot of water per second of time...

NRS 533.070 - Quantity of water appropriated limited to amount reasonably required for beneficial use; duties of State Engineer in connection with water diverted or stored for purpose of irrigation. - 1. The quantity of water from either a surface or...

NRS 533.075 - Rotation in use of water. - To bring about a more economical use of the available...

NRS 533.080 - State water right surveyors: Certain projects required to be performed by surveyor; qualifications; appointment; regulations; compensation; State Engineer’s Water License Account. - 1. All maps, surveys and measurements of water required pursuant...

NRS 533.085 - Vested rights to water not impaired. - 1. Nothing contained in this chapter shall impair the vested...

NRS 533.087 - Requirement for claimant of vested water right to submit proof of claim. - 1. A claimant of any vested water right must submit,...

NRS 533.090 - Determination of relative rights of claimants to water of stream or stream system: Petition; order of State Engineer. - 1. Upon a petition to the State Engineer, signed by...

NRS 533.095 - Notice of entry of order and pendency of proceedings: Preparation; contents; publication; service of notice. [Effective through December 31, 2027.] Notice of entry of order and pendency of proceedings: Preparation; contents; publication... - 1. As soon as practicable after the State Engineer enters...

NRS 533.100 - Investigation of flow of stream and ditches by State Engineer; preparation of surveys and maps. - 1. The State Engineer shall begin an investigation of the...

NRS 533.105 - Use of data compiled by United States Geological Survey or other persons. - If satisfactory data are available from the measurements and areas...

NRS 533.115 - Blank forms enclosed with notice; form of proof; preparation of map. [Effective through December 31, 2027.] - 1. The State Engineer shall, in addition, enclose with the...

NRS 533.120 - Statements to be certified under oath; no fee for furnishing blank form. [Effective through December 31, 2027.] - 1. Each claimant shall be required to certify to his...

NRS 533.125 - Commencement of taking of proofs; extension of time; determination of rights if claimant neglects or refuses to make proof; defective proof or map; filing corrected proof of map. [Effective through December 31, 2027.] - 1. The State Engineer shall commence the taking of any...

NRS 533.130 - Petition to intervene may be filed by interested person not served; contents. - 1. Any person interested in the water of any stream...

NRS 533.135 - Fees of State Engineer; disposition. - 1. At the time of submission of proofs of appropriation,...

NRS 533.140 - Preparation and printing of abstract of proofs of appropriation; preliminary order of determination; notice of availability of evidence and proofs for inspection; service of notice and preliminary order; State Engineer to be present dur... - 1. As soon as practicable after the expiration of the...

NRS 533.145 - Objections to preliminary order of determination; form and contents of objection. - 1. Any person claiming any interest in the stream system...

NRS 533.150 - Hearings of objections to preliminary order of determination: Contents and service of notice; procedure; witnesses; evidence. - 1. Unless the claimant waives the requirement for a hearing,...

NRS 533.155 - Hearing of objections: Court reporter; transcript; division of fees. - All testimony taken at the hearings must be reported and...

NRS 533.160 - Entry of order of determination after hearing of objections to preliminary order; legal effect of order; certification, printing and service of order. - 1. As soon as practicable after the hearing of objections...

NRS 533.165 - Certified copy of order of determination to be filed with county clerk of county where stream system located; procedure when stream system in two or more judicial districts; order setting time for hearing; service and publication of ord... - 1. As soon as practicable thereafter, a certified copy of...

NRS 533.170 - Exceptions to order of determination: Filing and service; pleadings; findings of fact, judgment and decree; service of findings of fact and cost bill. - 1. At least 5 days prior to the date set...

NRS 533.175 - Employment of experts by court. - For further information on any subject in controversy the court...

NRS 533.180 - Court may refer case to State Engineer for further evidence. - The court may, if necessary, refer the case or any...

NRS 533.185 - Entry of judicial decree; revised map; delivery and filing of final judgment. - 1. After the hearing the court shall enter a decree...

NRS 533.190 - Costs: Assessment by court; entry of charges on assessment roll; collection and disposition of money. - 1. At any time in the course of the hearings,...

NRS 533.195 - Powers of successor judge; inapplicability of NRS 3.180. - 1. Whenever a judge before whom a proceeding for the...

NRS 533.200 - Appeal from decree to appellate court: Procedure; service of notice of appeal. - Appeals from such decree may be taken to the appellate...

NRS 533.205 - Motion for new trial: Service of notice of intention to move for new trial. - Notice of intention to move for a new trial shall...

NRS 533.210 - Finality of decree; application for modification within 3 years after entry; limitations on modification; notice of application. - 1. The decree entered by the court, as provided by...

NRS 533.215 - Waiver of notices by claimants or appropriators. - Whenever there are 10 or less appropriators or claimants upon...

NRS 533.220 - Distribution of water; enforcement of order or decision of State Engineer; appeal. - 1. From and after the filing of the order of...

NRS 533.225 - County clerk to transmit certified copy of decree to State Engineer; effectiveness of decree. - Immediately upon the entry of any decree by the court,...

NRS 533.230 - Division of water by State Engineer during time order of determination is pending in district court. - From and after the filing of the order of determination,...

NRS 533.235 - Operation of order of determination may be stayed by filing bond with court; conditions of bond; duties of State Engineer. - 1. At any time after the order of determination, evidence...

NRS 533.240 - All claimants to be made parties in any suit brought to determine rights; State Engineer to prepare hydrographic survey of stream system; costs; transfer of suit to State Engineer for determination. - 1. In any suit brought in the district court for...

NRS 533.250 - Admissibility of maps, plats, surveys and evidence on file in office of State Engineer; notice by State Engineer of intention to consider evidence and submission of findings to court. - 1. Any and all maps, plats, surveys and evidence on...

NRS 533.255 - Submission of findings made before March 25, 1915. - In all cases where the State Engineer has issued findings...

NRS 533.260 - Regulations of State Engineer requiring blueprints from claimants to be attached to proofs. - The State Engineer shall have power to make and enforce...

NRS 533.265 - State Engineer to issue certificates upon final determination of relative rights; contents of certificates; exceptions. - 1. Upon the final determination of the relative rights in...

NRS 533.270 - Water commissioners: Appointment; duties and salaries; exemption from state personnel system; district supervisors. - 1. The State Engineer shall appoint, subject to confirmation by...

NRS 533.275 - Engineer for supervision of distribution: Appointment; salary and expenses; additional work. - 1. The State Engineer may appoint an engineer, who is...

NRS 533.280 - Annual budget for stream system or water district: Preparation; contents; limitation on assessment. - 1. The State Engineer shall, between the first Monday of...

NRS 533.285 - Entry on assessment roll of charges in budget; collection of special assessment. - 1. Upon receipt of such budget by the board of...

NRS 533.290 - Water District Account: Creation; deposit and use of money; accounting. - 1. The assessments and charges provided for in NRS 533.285,...

NRS 533.295 - Limitation on use of Water District Account; "expenses" defined. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 534.040, money in...

NRS 533.300 - State to be divided into water districts; appointment of advisory boards by State Engineer; meetings. - 1. The State Engineer shall divide the State into water...

NRS 533.305 - Division of water among ditches and reservoirs; regulation of distribution among users; notice of regulation by water commissioner; duties of district attorney. - 1. The State Engineer shall divide or cause to be...

NRS 533.310 - Administration of distribution by State Engineer if rights determined in manner other than provided in NRS 533.090 to 533.265, inclusive: Petition to district court; notice; hearing; order; appeal. - 1. On any stream in this state on which the...

NRS 533.315 - Payment of certain costs in proceeding under NRS 533.310. - The cost of the hydrographic survey of the stream system...

NRS 533.320 - Payment of cost of administration of final decree and distribution of water; approval of budget; submission to board of county commissioners; provisions applicable. - The estimated cost of the administration of the final decree...

NRS 533.324 - "Water already appropriated" defined. - As used in NRS 533.325, 533.345 and 533.425, "water already...

NRS 533.325 - Application to State Engineer for permit. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.027, 533.028 and 534.065,...

NRS 533.330 - Application limited to water of one source for one purpose; individual domestic use may be included. - No application shall be for the water of more than...

NRS 533.335 - Application for permit to appropriate water: Contents. - Each application for a permit to appropriate water shall contain...

NRS 533.340 - Additional requirements for contents of applications to appropriate water for certain specific uses. - In addition to the requirements of NRS 533.335, the application...

NRS 533.345 - Application for permit to change place of diversion, manner of use or place of use: Contents; approval of temporary change; notice of and protest to temporary change; period of temporary change. - 1. Every application for a permit to change the place...

NRS 533.350 - Applications to be accompanied by maps, drawings and other data. - All applications for permits shall be accompanied or followed by...

NRS 533.353 - Application to appropriate water for beneficial use: Participation of county in development and implementation of monitoring, management and mitigation plan. - 1. For each new application to appropriate water for a...

NRS 533.355 - Receipt of application; return for correction or completion; priority of returned application; rejection; recording. - 1. Upon receipt of an application, the State Engineer shall...

NRS 533.357 - Priority among applications to appropriate underground water for irrigation purposes from same basin. - When two or more applications are made to appropriate underground...

NRS 533.360 - Notice of application: Contents; publication; mailing required under certain circumstances. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, NRS 533.345...

NRS 533.363 - State Engineer to notify county commissioners of application to use water in county other than that in which it is appropriated or currently diverted or used. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if water...

NRS 533.364 - Certain interbasin transfers of groundwater; inventory required under certain circumstances; limitations; fee; time for completion of inventory. - 1. In addition to the requirements of NRS 533.370, before...

NRS 533.365 - Procedure concerning verified protest filed by interested person against granting of application. - 1. Any person interested may, within 30 days after the...

NRS 533.367 - Requirement to ensure access of wildlife to water it customarily uses; waiver. - Before a person may obtain a right to the use...

NRS 533.368 - Hydrological, environmental or other study: State Engineer to determine need for study; cost of study paid by applicant; regulations. - 1. If the State Engineer determines that a hydrological study,...

NRS 533.369 - Special Account for Studies Concerning Water: Deposits; interest and income; limitation on use of money; refund of money to applicant; balance does not revert to State General Fund. - 1. All money collected pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS...

NRS 533.370 - Approval or rejection of application by State Engineer: Conditions; exceptions; considerations; procedure. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...

NRS 533.3703 - Consideration of consumptive use of water right and proposed beneficial use of water. - 1. The State Engineer may consider the consumptive use of...

NRS 533.3705 - Limitation on initial quantity of water approved for application; additional studies or evidence may be required; action by State Engineer on other applications in same basin. - 1. Upon approval of an application to appropriate water, the...

NRS 533.371 - Rejection of application for permit for specified period. - The State Engineer shall reject the application and refuse to...

NRS 533.372 - Approval or rejection of application to use water to generate energy for export. - Based upon the public interest and the economic welfare of...

NRS 533.375 - State Engineer may require additional information before approval or rejection of application. - Before either approving or rejecting the application, the State Engineer...

NRS 533.380 - Time for completion of work and application of water to beneficial use; limitations and extensions; regulations. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, in an...

NRS 533.382 - Form, acknowledgment and recording of conveyance. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.387, every conveyance of...

NRS 533.383 - Effect of recording or failing to record deed of conveyance. - 1. The recording of a deed pursuant to NRS 533.382...

NRS 533.384 - Filings required by person to whom conveyance is made. - 1. A person to whom is conveyed an application or...

NRS 533.386 - Duties of State Engineer concerning conveyances; administrative action required upon entry of final judgment of court. - 1. The State Engineer shall confirm that the report of...

NRS 533.387 - Inapplicability of certain provisions to conveyance of shares of stock in ditch company. - The provisions of NRS 533.382 to 533.386, inclusive, do not...

NRS 533.390 - Statement of work actually constructed; verification; penalty for failure to file proof of completion of work. - 1. Any person holding a permit from the State Engineer...

NRS 533.395 - State Engineer may require proof of good faith and reasonable diligence; cancellation of permit; review of cancellation; considerations when reviewing extension of time. - 1. If, at any time in the judgment of the...

NRS 533.400 - Verified statement to be filed with State Engineer by holder of permit within time set in endorsement on permit: Contents of statement; proof of beneficial use. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, on or...

NRS 533.405 - State Engineer may require map; contents. - 1. The State Engineer may, in his or her discretion,...

NRS 533.410 - Cancellation of permit for failure to file proof of application of water to beneficial use and accompanying map; notice to holder of permit; extensions of time. - If any holder of a permit from the State Engineer...

NRS 533.415 - State Engineer may refuse to file maps not conforming to statutory provisions or regulations. - The State Engineer may, in his or her discretion, refuse...

NRS 533.420 - Surveyor or engineer may be barred from practice before State Engineer for swearing falsely. - Should it be found upon inspection of the premises by...

NRS 533.425 - Issuance and contents of certificate of appropriation; notice of provisions governing forfeiture and abandonment of rights to underground water. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.503, as soon...

NRS 533.430 - Permits and certificates of appropriation subject to existing rights. - 1. Every permit to appropriate water, and every certificate of...

NRS 533.435 - Fees of State Engineer; disposition. - 1. The State Engineer shall collect the following fees: For...

NRS 533.436 - Application; approval; duration. - 1. A person may apply for a temporary permit to...

NRS 533.437 - "Environmental permit" defined. - As used in NRS 533.437 to 533.4377, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 533.4373 - Application for environmental permit: Contents; fee. - In addition to the information required by NRS 533.335, an...

NRS 533.4375 - Approval of application by State Engineer: Conditions. - The State Engineer may approve an application for an environmental...

NRS 533.4377 - Limitation on period for which permit may be issued; change of use for which permit is issued prohibited. - The State Engineer shall not: 1. Issue an environmental permit...

NRS 533.438 - Imposition of fee on certain transfers of water by county of origin; review by State Engineer; limitation on use of money collected from fee. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if an...

NRS 533.4385 - Plan to mitigate adverse economic effects caused by transfer of water; contents of plan; modification of plan by State Engineer. - 1. If a county of origin has not imposed a...

NRS 533.440 - Permits: Primary and secondary; application; issuance of certificates. - 1. All applications for reservoir permits shall be subject to...

NRS 533.445 - Use of bed of stream or other watercourse to carry water to consumers; duties and expenses of State Engineer. - 1. Whenever the owner, manager or lessee of a reservoir...

NRS 533.450 - Orders and decisions of State Engineer subject to judicial review; procedure; motions for stay; appeals; appearance by Attorney General. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.353, any person...

NRS 533.455 - Appeals by State Engineer to appellate court. - 1. Whenever a decree determining and adjudicating the relative rights...

NRS 533.460 - Unauthorized use or willful waste of water; prima facie evidence. - The unauthorized use of water to which another person is...

NRS 533.463 - Unlawful diversion and waste of water during irrigating season; penalty. - 1. It is an unlawful use and waste of water...

NRS 533.465 - Interference with headgate, water box or water; prima facie evidence. - 1. Any person who shall willfully open, close, change or...

NRS 533.470 - Employment of guards to prevent unlawful diversions of water; payment of guards’ salaries. - Whenever, in the pursuance of his or her duties, the...

NRS 533.475 - Power of State Engineer and assistants to make arrests. - The State Engineer and the assistants of the State Engineer...

NRS 533.480 - Penalties. - Any person violating any of the provisions of NRS 533.005...

NRS 533.481 - Additional penalties. - 1. In addition to any other penalty provided by law,...

NRS 533.482 - Injunctive and other relief. - 1. The State Engineer may seek injunctive relief in the...

NRS 533.485 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 533.485 to 533.510, inclusive: 1. "Public...

NRS 533.490 - Watering livestock declared beneficial use. - 1. The use of water for watering livestock is hereby...

NRS 533.492 - Subsisting right to water livestock: Manner of proof; marking of location of right. - 1. A subsisting right to water livestock may be proven...

NRS 533.493 - Recognition of adjudicated rights to water livestock from streams by State Engineer. - Within a stream system or groundwater basin where rights have...

NRS 533.495 - Subsisting rights not to be impaired. - Whenever one or more persons shall have a subsisting right...

NRS 533.500 - Duties of State Engineer concerning approval and rejection of application. - 1. Before approving any application for the right to use...

NRS 533.503 - Restrictions on issuance of permit or certificate regarding appropriation to water livestock. - 1. The State Engineer shall not issue a permit to...

NRS 533.504 - Temporary permit regarding appropriation to water livestock: Application; approval; duration. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.495 and 533.503,...

NRS 533.505 - Unlawful acts; penalties. - 1. Any person who, without the right so to do,...

NRS 533.510 - Prior rights not affected. - NRS 533.485 to 533.510, inclusive, do not affect the validity...

NRS 533.515 - Permit for appropriation of water or application to change point of diversion, manner of use or place of use if point of diversion or portion of works is outside state. - 1. No permit for the appropriation of water or application...

NRS 533.520 - Application for permit to appropriate water for use outside State; change point of diversion for use outside State or change place of use to location outside of State; approval of application by State Engineer; conditions. - 1. Any person who files an application for a permit...

NRS 533.524 - Appropriation from interstate streams: Right of appropriation having point of diversion and place of use in another state. - Upon any stream flowing across the state boundary, a right...

NRS 533.525 - Stored water may be conveyed through streams and reclaimed; conditions. - Any water stored for irrigation or other beneficial purposes may...

NRS 533.535 - Consent to use of Lake Tahoe by United States for reservoir purposes in connection with Truckee-Carson reclamation project. - 1. For the purpose of aiding the Truckee-Carson reclamation project...

NRS 533.540 - Procedure for refund of water district’s money; conditions. - 1. Whenever, in the case of any order of determination...

NRS 533.545 - Hearings before State Engineer: Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas. - 1. Whenever the State Engineer is authorized or required by...

NRS 533.550 - Sale or lease of water right by public body for more than 5-year term; exception. - 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as...

NRS 533.560 - Lease of water right by public body to owner or holder of water right who exceeds entitled amount of water. - 1. A public body may lease a water right owned...

NRS 533.565 - Dedication of right to appropriate water: Requirements; exceptions. - 1. Before a supplier of water may require the dedication...

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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters

Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters