NRS 533.024
Legislative declaration.

The Legislature declares that:

1.

It is the policy of this State:

(a)

To encourage and promote the use of effluent, where that use is not contrary to the public health, safety or welfare, and where that use does not interfere with federal obligations to deliver water of the Colorado River.

(b)

To recognize the importance of domestic wells as appurtenances to private homes, to create a protectable interest in such wells and to protect their supply of water from unreasonable adverse effects which are caused by municipal, quasi-municipal or industrial uses and which cannot reasonably be mitigated.

(c)

To encourage the State Engineer to consider the best available science in rendering decisions concerning the available surface and underground sources of water in Nevada.

(d)

To encourage and promote the use of water to prevent or reduce the spread of wildfire or to rehabilitate areas burned by wildfire, including, without limitation, through the establishment of vegetative cover that is resistant to fire.

(e)

To manage conjunctively the appropriation, use and administration of all waters of this State, regardless of the source of the water.

2.

The procedures in this chapter for changing the place of diversion, manner of use or place of use of water, and for confirming a report of conveyance, are not intended to have the effect of quieting title to or changing ownership of a water right and that only a court of competent jurisdiction has the power to determine conflicting claims to ownership of a water right.

Source: Section 533.024 — Legislative declaration., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-533.­html#NRS533Sec024.

533.005
Definitions. 533.007
“Interbasin transfer of groundwater” defined. 533.010
“Person” defined. 533.015
“State Engineer” defined. 533.020
“Stream system” defined. 533.023
“Wildlife purposes” defined. 533.024
Legislative declaration. 533.025
Water belongs to public. 533.027
Applicability of chapter to de minimus collection of precipitation. 533.030
Appropriation for beneficial use 533.035
Beneficial use: Basis, measure and limit of right to use. 533.037
Determination of priority of water right acquired for use in federal reclamation project 533.040
Water used for beneficial purposes to remain appurtenant to place of use 533.045
Right to divert ceases when necessity for use does not exist. 533.050
Beneficial use of water declared a public use 533.055
Storage of water for beneficial purpose 533.060
Right to use limited to amount necessary 533.065
Standards of measurement. 533.070
Quantity of water appropriated limited to amount reasonably required for beneficial use 533.075
Rotation in use of water. 533.080
State water right surveyors: Certain projects required to be performed by surveyor 533.085
Vested rights to water not impaired. 533.0241
Duty of State Engineer to reserve certain amount of groundwater. 533.0243
Temporary conversion of agricultural water for certain purposes: Legislative declaration 533.0245
State Engineer prohibited from carrying out duties in conflict with certain decrees, orders, compacts or agreements. 533.0247
State Engineer, assistants and agents authorized to enter land to investigate and carry out duties.
Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

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