Underground Water and Wells

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Section
534.010

Definitions.

Section
534.011

"Area of active management" defined.

Section
534.012

"Artesian well" defined.

Section
534.013

"Domestic use" and "domestic purposes" defined.

Section
534.014

"Person" defined.

Section
534.015

"Recharged water" defined.

Section
534.016

"Stored water" defined.

Section
534.017

"Well driller" defined.

Section
534.020

Underground waters belong to public and are subject to appropriation for beneficial use; declaration of legislative intent.

Section
534.025

Removal of underground waters to alleviate hazards caused by secondary recharge is beneficial use.

Section
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 governing bodies of water districts and water conservation boards.

Section
534.035

Groundwater boards: Establishment; number, appointment, terms and expenses of members; officers; meetings and quorum; duties; dissolution.

Section
534.037

Groundwater management plan for basin designated as critical management area: Petition; hearing; approval or disapproval; judicial review; amendment.

Section
534.040

Employment and compensation of well supervisor and assistants; levy, collection and distribution of special assessment; exception.

Section
534.050

Permit to appropriate water required before sinking well in designated groundwater basin; requirements in undesignated areas; waivers; penalties.

Section
534.060

Conditions for sinking wells; casings and appliances; repair of defective wells; liens; sealing of wells; use of abandoned wells to monitor groundwater.

Section
534.065

Replacement well: Application to change place of diversion not required in certain circumstances; notice.

Section
534.070

Waste of water from artesian well unlawful.

Section
534.080

Appropriation of underground water for beneficial use from artesian, definable aquifer or percolating water: Acquisition of rights under chapter 533 of NRS; orders to desist; dates of priority.

Section
534.090

Forfeiture and abandonment of rights.

Section
534.0105

"Aquifer" defined.

Section
534.0115

"Area of hydrologic effect" defined.

Section
534.0125

"Augmentation" defined.

Section
534.0135

"Percolating waters" defined.

Section
534.0145

"Project" defined.

Section
534.0155

"Storage account" defined.

Section
534.0165

"Waste" defined.

Section
534.0175

"Well drilling" and "drilling a well" defined.

Section
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.

Section
534.110

Rules and regulations of State Engineer; statements and pumping tests; conditions of appropriation; designation of critical management areas; restrictions; limit to restrictions on domestic wells.

Section
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; revocation of temporary permits; restrictions placed on certain wells.

Section
534.125

State Engineer to file notice related to temporary permit.

Section
534.130

State Engineer, assistants and Artesian Well Supervisor authorized to enter premises to investigate and carry out duties.

Section
534.140

Well drillers: Annual licenses; fees; continuing education; regulations for well drilling; licensing by State Contractors’ Board.

Section
534.141

Application for renewal of license must include certain information regarding state business license; grounds for denial of renewal.

Section
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 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

Section
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 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

Section
534.146

Application for license to include social security number of applicant. [Effective until the date of the repeal of 42 U.S.C. § 666, the federal law requiring each state to establish procedures for withholding, suspending and restricting the professional, occupational and recreational licenses for child support arrearages and for noncompliance with certain processes relating to paternity or child support proceedings.]

Section
534.150

Well Drillers’ Advisory Board: Appointment; terms of members; vacancies; compensation; duties.

Section
534.160

License required to drill well; revocation of or refusal to reissue license; order to plug well; penalty for allowing unlicensed person to drill.

Section
534.170

Well driller to keep log and records; contents; information to be furnished to State Engineer; report of test.

Section
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.

Section
534.185

Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions.

Section
534.190

Penalties.

Section
534.193

Additional penalties.

Section
534.195

Injunctive and other relief.

Section
534.250

Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Permit required; issuance, contents, modification and assignment of permit; monitoring requirements.

Section
534.260

Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Contents of application for permit.

Section
534.270

Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Review of application for permit; notice of application; protests; hearing; determination; judicial review.

Section
534.280

Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Annual report to State Engineer.

Section
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 recovered water.

Section
534.300

Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Storage account to be established; limit on amount of water recovered.

Section
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.

Section
534.320

Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Revocation or suspension of permit; orders to cease and desist; injunction.

Section
534.330

Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Penalties.

Section
534.340

Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Designation of areas of active management.

Section
534.350

Requirements for certain public water system to receive credits for addition of new customers to system.

Section
534.360

Water Rights Technical Support Account: Creation; administration; uses.

Section
534.1405

Well drillers: Petition for review of criminal history to obtain license; requirements; fee; report.