Nev. Admin. Code § 534.Sec. 9 - NEW
Current through March 28, 2022
1. If a right to appropriate water has been
dedicated to a subdivision or has been acquired with the intent to serve a
subdivision, a well may be drilled for domestic use if:
(a) At least 2 acre-feet per year of water is
relinquished to the State Engineer for reversion to the source of the water. If
the water right dedicated or acquired to serve the parcel of land is for less
than 2 acre-feet per year, all or a portion of another water right must be
relinquished to the State Engineer for reversion to the source of the water so
that the total amount relinquished for the domestic well is 2
acre-feet.
(b) The State Engineer
determines that:
(1) The water right or
rights, as applicable, is in good standing; and
(2) The drilling of the well for domestic use
is not detrimental to the public interest.
2. Every right to appropriate water that is
relinquished pursuant to subsection 1:
(a)
Remains appurtenant to the parcel of land on which the well for domestic use is
located, as specified on the parcel map; and
(b) Maintains its date of priority
established pursuant to
NRS
534.080.
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