Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 540A - Regional Planning and Management
NRS 540A.250 - Creation of district for remediation; recovery of expenses.


1. The board shall create a district for remediation of the quality of water if the county or district health officer or the Administrator of the Division certifies in writing to the board that a condition exists in an area of the region which is affecting or will affect the quality of water that is available for municipal, industrial or domestic use within the region.
2. Upon receipt of the certificate, the board shall proceed, in cooperation with the health officer and the Division, to verify the existence and extent of the condition and establish the appropriate boundaries of the district. Money expended by the board for this purpose may be recovered, after the district is established, from the proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to NRS 540A.267 or from a fee or tax imposed pursuant to NRS 540A.265.
3. The district created pursuant to this section must include:
(a) The area where the condition which requires remediation is determined by the board to be present or for which remediation is determined by the board to be necessary, including any area to which the condition is expected to migrate unless remediation is carried out; and
(b) If the board determines that the condition which requires remediation affects the quantity or quality of drinking water within the region, the wholesale and retail service area of any provider of water that has used or uses for any portion of its supply wells located in the area described in paragraph (a).
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2657; A 1997, 656, 1335)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 540A - Regional Planning and Management

NRS 540A.010 - Definitions.

NRS 540A.020 - Applicability of chapter.

NRS 540A.030 - Boundaries of region.

NRS 540A.040 - Super majority required for actions governed by this chapter.

NRS 540A.050 - Grants; contracts; employees; disposition of property.

NRS 540A.240 - Acquisition and use of water rights and other sources of water in accordance with plan; imposition of charge by board.

NRS 540A.250 - Creation of district for remediation; recovery of expenses.

NRS 540A.260 - Preparation and approval of plan for remediation; duty of board to determine costs of developing and carrying out plan; liability of owner or lessee of property.

NRS 540A.262 - Prerequisites to determining, expanding or amending boundaries of district for remediation: Hearing; publication of notice of hearing; adoption of ordinance; certain bonds or financial obligations paid in full; territory not required t...

NRS 540A.265 - Determination of annual fee for properties within district for remediation; collection and enforcement of fee; duty of persons who sell water to provide board with list of clients; power of board to impose ad valorem tax on property wi...

NRS 540A.267 - Power of board to issue bonds or otherwise become obligated to pay costs of developing and carrying out plan for remediation; bonds or other obligations secured by certain fees or taxes.

NRS 540A.269 - Applicability of chapters 332 and 338 of NRS to contract for plan for remediation; county ownership of property on which remediation equipment or improvements are located not required if certain conditions met.

NRS 540A.270 - Reimbursement of expenses to identify, study and remedy condition if costs and expenses in conformity with plan; establishment of criteria for reimbursement; reimbursement subject to availability of proceeds from certain bonds, fees or...

NRS 540A.280 - State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to recover costs of remediation from person who caused or contributed to condition requiring remediation; priority of distribution of money recovered from responsible pe...

NRS 540A.285 - Determination by board conclusive and incontestable in absence of fraud or gross abuse of discretion; review of determination by district court.