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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 48. Water § 534.185. Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

1. The State Engineer shall, upon written request and receipt of a written agreement between the affected property owners, waive the requirements of this chapter regarding permits for the use and development of underground water from a well if:

(a) The well existed on July 1, 1983;

(b) It is used solely for domestic purposes by not more than three single-family dwellings; and

(c) Each of those dwellings does not draw more than 2 acre-feet of water per year.

2. The State Engineer may require an owner who has been granted such a waiver to apply for a permit if one or more of the dwellings is drawing more than 2 acre-feet of water per year.

3. This section does not apply to any groundwater basin for which the State Engineer has in effect on July 1, 1983, a procedure of issuing revocable permits.

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