1. The State Engineer shall establish a storage account for each project for which the State Engineer has issued a permit. If the project stores water from more than one source, the State Engineer shall establish subaccounts for each source of water.
2. The holder of a permit for a project may recover only the recoverable amount of water that is stored by the project.
3. For the purposes of this section, "recoverable amount" means the amount of water, as determined by the State Engineer, that has reached the aquifer and remains within the area of active management.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1774)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 534 - Underground Water and Wells
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 534.070 - Waste of water from artesian well unlawful.
NRS 534.090 - Forfeiture and abandonment of rights.
NRS 534.125 - State Engineer to file notice related to temporary permit.
NRS 534.185 - Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions.
NRS 534.193 - Additional penalties.
NRS 534.195 - Injunctive and other relief.
NRS 534.280 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Annual report to State Engineer.
NRS 534.330 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Penalties.
NRS 534.360 - Water Rights Technical Support Account: Creation; administration; uses.