Board or subcontracting agency not required to furnish water for artificially created lake or stream if restricted or prohibited by ordinances; exceptions.

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  4. Board or subcontracting agency not required to furnish water for artificially created lake or stream if restricted or prohibited by ordinances; exceptions.

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In any county whose population is 700,000 or more:

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, nothing in this chapter requires the board or a subcontracting agency to furnish water for the purpose of filling or maintaining an artificially created lake or stream where that use of water is prohibited or restricted by ordinance of:

(a) The county, if the lake or stream is located within the unincorporated areas of the county; or

(b) A city, if the lake or stream is located within the boundaries of the city.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 and of any ordinance referred to in subsection 1 do not apply to:

(a) Water stored in an artificially created reservoir for use in flood control, in meeting peak water demands or for purposes relating to the treatment of sewage;

(b) Water used in a mining reclamation project; or

(c) A body of water located in a recreational facility that is open to the public and owned or operated by the United States or the State of Nevada.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 1445; A 2011, 1295)


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