Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 534 - Underground Water and Wells
NRS 534.025 - Removal of underground waters to alleviate hazards caused by secondary recharge is beneficial use.

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 534 - Underground Water and Wells

NRS 534.010 - Definitions.

NRS 534.0105 - "Aquifer" defined.

NRS 534.011 - "Area of active management" defined.

NRS 534.0115 - "Area of hydrologic effect" defined.

NRS 534.012 - "Artesian well" defined.

NRS 534.0125 - "Augmentation" defined.

NRS 534.013 - "Domestic use" and "domestic purposes" defined.

NRS 534.0135 - "Percolating waters" defined.

NRS 534.014 - "Person" defined.

NRS 534.0145 - "Project" defined.

NRS 534.015 - "Recharged water" defined.

NRS 534.0155 - "Storage account" defined.

NRS 534.016 - "Stored water" defined.

NRS 534.0165 - "Waste" defined.

NRS 534.017 - "Well driller" defined.

NRS 534.0175 - "Well drilling" and "drilling a well" defined.

NRS 534.020 - Underground waters belong to public and are subject to appropriation for beneficial use; declaration of legislative intent.

NRS 534.025 - Removal of underground waters to alleviate hazards caused by secondary recharge is beneficial use.

NRS 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 governing bodies of water districts and water...

NRS 534.035 - Groundwater boards: Establishment; number, appointment, terms and expenses of members; officers; meetings and quorum; duties; dissolution.

NRS 534.037 - Groundwater management plan for basin designated as critical management area: Petition; hearing; approval or disapproval; judicial review; amendment.

NRS 534.040 - Employment and compensation of well supervisor and assistants; levy, collection and distribution of special assessment; exception.

NRS 534.050 - Permit to appropriate water required before sinking well in designated groundwater basin; requirements in undesignated areas; waivers; penalties.

NRS 534.060 - Conditions for sinking wells; casings and appliances; repair of defective wells; liens; sealing of wells; use of abandoned wells to monitor groundwater.

NRS 534.065 - Replacement well: Application to change place of diversion not required in certain circumstances; notice.

NRS 534.070 - Waste of water from artesian well unlawful.

NRS 534.080 - Appropriation 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.

NRS 534.090 - Forfeiture and abandonment of rights.

NRS 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.

NRS 534.110 - Rules and regulations of State Engineer; statements and pumping tests; conditions of appropriation; designation of critical management areas; restrictions; limit to restrictions on domestic wells.

NRS 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; revocation of temporary permits; restrictions placed...

NRS 534.125 - State Engineer to file notice related to temporary permit.

NRS 534.130 - State Engineer, assistants and Artesian Well Supervisor authorized to enter premises to investigate and carry out duties.

NRS 534.140 - Well drillers: Annual licenses; fees; continuing education; regulations for well drilling; licensing by State Contractors’ Board.

NRS 534.1405 - Well drillers: Petition for review of criminal history to obtain license; requirements; fee; report.

NRS 534.141 - Application for renewal of license must include certain information regarding state business license; grounds for denial of renewal.

NRS 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 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish...

NRS 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 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish...

NRS 534.146 - Application for license to include social security number of applicant. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting...

NRS 534.150 - Well Drillers’ Advisory Board: Appointment; terms of members; vacancies; compensation; duties.

NRS 534.160 - License required to drill well; revocation of or refusal to reissue license; order to plug well; penalty for allowing unlicensed person to drill.

NRS 534.170 - Well driller to keep log and records; contents; information to be furnished to State Engineer; report of test.

NRS 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.

NRS 534.185 - Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions.

NRS 534.190 - Penalties.

NRS 534.193 - Additional penalties.

NRS 534.195 - Injunctive and other relief.

NRS 534.250 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Permit required; issuance, contents, modification and assignment of permit; monitoring requirements.

NRS 534.260 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Contents of application for permit.

NRS 534.270 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Review of application for permit; notice of application; protests; hearing; determination; judicial review.

NRS 534.280 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Annual report to State Engineer.

NRS 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 recovered water.

NRS 534.300 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Storage account to be established; limit on amount of water recovered.

NRS 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.

NRS 534.320 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Revocation or suspension of permit; orders to cease and desist; injunction.

NRS 534.330 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Penalties.

NRS 534.340 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Designation of areas of active management.

NRS 534.350 - Requirements for certain public water system to receive credits for addition of new customers to system.

NRS 534.360 - Water Rights Technical Support Account: Creation; administration; uses.