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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The State Engineer shall prescribe and furnish guidelines for an application for a permit for a project. The application must include:
1. A fee for application of $2,500;
2. The name and mailing address of the applicant;
3. The name of the area of active management, groundwater basin or groundwater sub-basin, as applicable, in which the applicant proposes to operate the project;
4. The name and mailing address of the owner of the land on which the applicant proposes to operate the project;
5. The legal description of the location of the proposed project;
6. Such evidence of financial and technical capability as the State Engineer requires;
7. The source, quality and annual quantity of water proposed to be recharged, and the quality of the receiving water;
8. The legal basis for acquiring and using the water proposed to be recharged;
9. A description of the proposed project including its capacity and plan of operation;
10. A copy of a study that demonstrates:
(a) The area of hydrologic effect of the project;
(b) That the project is hydrologically feasible;
(c) That the project will not cause harm to users of land and water within the area of hydrologic effect; and
(d) The percentage of recoverable water;
11. The proposed duration of the permit; and
12. Any other information which the State Engineer requires.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 48. Water § 534.260. Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Contents of application for permit - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-48-water/nv-rev-st-534-260/
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