STATE STATUTES & CODES

NEVADA STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 534 - Underground Water and Wells

• 534.010 - Definitions.
• 534.0105 - “Aquifer” defined.
• 534.011 - “Area of active management” defined.
• 534.0115 - “Area of hydrologic effect” defined.
• 534.012 - “Artesian well” defined.
• 534.0125 - “Augmentation” defined.
• 534.013 - “Domestic use” and “domestic purposes” defined.
• 534.0135 - “Percolating waters” defined.
• 534.014 - “Person” defined.
• 534.0145 - “Project” defined.
• 534.015 - “Recharged water” defined.
• 534.0155 - “Storage account” defined.
• 534.016 - “Stored water” defined.
• 534.0165 - “Waste” defined.
• 534.017 - “Well driller” defined.
• 534.0175 - “Well drilling” and “drilling a well” defined.
• 534.020 - Underground waters belong to public and are subject to appropriation for beneficial use; declaration of legislative intent.
• 534.025 - Removal of underground waters to alleviate hazards caused by secondary recharge is beneficial use.
• 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
• 534.035 - Groundwater boards: Establishment; number, appointment, terms and expenses of members; officers; meetings and quorum; duties; dissolution.
• 534.040 - Employment and compensation of well supervisor and assistants; levy, collection and distribution of special assessment.
• 534.050 - Permit to appropriate water required before sinking well in designated groundwater basin; requirements in undesignated areas; waivers; penalties.
• 534.060 - Conditions for sinking wells; casings and appliances; repair of defective wells; liens; sealing of wells; use of abandoned wells to monitor groundwater.
• 534.070 - Waste of water from artesian well unlawful.
• 534.080 - Appropriation of underground water for beneficial use from artesian, definable aquifer or percolating water: Acquisition of rights under chapter 533
• 534.090 - Forfeiture and abandonment of rights.
• 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.
• 534.110 - Rules and regulations of State Engineer; statements and pumping tests; conditions of appropriation; restrictions.
• 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; revoca
• 534.125 - State Engineer to file notice related to temporary permit.
• 534.130 - State Engineer, assistants and Artesian Well Supervisor authorized to enter premises to investigate and carry out duties.
• 534.140 - Well drillers: Annual licenses; fees; continuing education; regulations for well drilling; licensing by State Contractors’ Board.
• 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 the federal law requi
• 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 the federal law requ
• 534.146 - Application for license to include social security number of applicant. [Effective until the date of the repeal of the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholdin
• 534.150 - Well Drillers’ Advisory Board: Appointment; terms of members; vacancies; compensation; duties.
• 534.160 - License required to drill well; revocation of license; order to plug well; penalty for allowing unlicensed person to drill.
• 534.170 - Well driller to keep log and records; contents; information to be furnished to State Engineer; report of test.
• 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.
• 534.185 - Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions.
• 534.190 - Penalties.
• 534.193 - Additional penalties.
• 534.195 - Injunctive and other relief.
• 534.250 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Permit required; issuance, contents, modification and assignment of permit; monitoring requirements.
• 534.260 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Contents of application for permit.
• 534.270 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Review of application for permit; notice of application; protests; hearing; determination; judicial review.
• 534.280 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Annual report to State Engineer.
• 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 recov
• 534.300 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Storage account to be established; limit on amount of water recovered.
• 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.
• 534.320 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Revocation or suspension of permit; orders to cease and desist; injunction.
• 534.330 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Penalties.
• 534.340 - Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Designation of areas of active management.
• 534.350 - State Engineer to establish program that allows public water system to receive credits for addition of new customers to system.
• 534.360 - Water Rights Technical Support Fund: Creation; administration; uses.

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