NRS 533.055
Storage of water for beneficial purpose

  • claiming and diversion of water turned into natural channel or watercourse.
Water may be stored for a beneficial purpose. Water turned into any natural channel or watercourse by any person entitled to the use thereof, whether stored in Nevada or in an adjoining state, may be claimed for beneficial use below, and diverted from the channel or watercourse by such person, subject to existing rights, due allowance for losses to be made, as determined by the State Engineer.

Source: Section 533.055 — Storage of water for beneficial purpose; claiming and diversion of water turned into natural channel or watercourse., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-533.­html#NRS533Sec055.

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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