NRS 533.3705
Limitation on initial quantity of water approved for application

  • additional studies or evidence may be required
  • action by State Engineer on other applications in same basin.

1.

Upon approval of an application to appropriate water, the State Engineer may limit the initial use of water to a quantity that is less than the total amount approved for the application. The use of an additional amount of water that is not more than the total amount approved for the application may be authorized by the State Engineer at a later date if additional evidence demonstrates to the satisfaction of the State Engineer that the additional amount of water is available and may be appropriated in accordance with this chapter and chapter 534 of NRS. In making that determination, the State Engineer may establish a period during which additional studies may be conducted or additional evidence provided to support the application.

2.

In any basin in which an application to appropriate water is approved pursuant to subsection 1, the State Engineer may act upon any other pending application to appropriate water in that basin that the State Engineer concludes constitutes the use of a minimal amount of water.

Source: Section 533.3705 — Limitation on initial quantity of water approved for application; additional studies or evidence may be required; action by State Engineer on other applications in same basin., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-533.­html#NRS533Sec3705 (accessed May 26, 2025).

533.324
“Water already appropriated” defined. 533.325
Application to State Engineer for permit. 533.330
Application limited to water of one source for one purpose 533.335
Application for permit to appropriate water: Contents. 533.340
Additional requirements for contents of applications to appropriate water for certain specific uses. 533.345
Application for permit to change place of diversion, manner of use or place of use: Contents 533.350
Applications to be accompanied by maps, drawings and other data. 533.353
Application to appropriate water for beneficial use: Participation of county in development and implementation of monitoring, management and mitigation plan. 533.355
Receipt of application 533.357
Priority among applications to appropriate underground water for irrigation purposes from same basin. 533.360
Notice of application: Contents 533.363
State Engineer to notify county commissioners of application to use water in county other than that in which it is appropriated or currently diverted or used. 533.364
Certain interbasin transfers of groundwater 533.365
Procedure concerning verified protest filed by interested person against granting of application. 533.367
Requirement to ensure access of wildlife to water it customarily uses 533.368
Hydrological, environmental or other study: State Engineer to determine need for study 533.369
Special Account for Studies Concerning Water: Deposits 533.370
Approval or rejection of application by State Engineer: Conditions 533.371
Rejection of application for permit for specified period. 533.372
Approval or rejection of application to use water to generate energy for export. 533.375
State Engineer may require additional information before approval or rejection of application. 533.380
Time for completion of work and application of water to beneficial use 533.382
Form, acknowledgment and recording of conveyance. 533.383
Effect of recording or failing to record deed of conveyance. 533.384
Filings required by person to whom conveyance is made. 533.386
Duties of State Engineer concerning conveyances 533.387
Inapplicability of certain provisions to conveyance of shares of stock in ditch company. 533.390
Statement of work actually constructed 533.395
State Engineer may require proof of good faith and reasonable diligence 533.400
Verified statement to be filed with State Engineer by holder of permit within time set in endorsement on permit: Contents of statement 533.405
State Engineer may require map 533.410
Cancellation of permit for failure to file proof of application of water to beneficial use and accompanying map 533.415
State Engineer may refuse to file maps not conforming to statutory provisions or regulations. 533.420
Surveyor or engineer may be barred from practice before State Engineer for swearing falsely. 533.425
Issuance and contents of certificate of appropriation 533.430
Permits and certificates of appropriation subject to existing rights. 533.435
Fees of State Engineer 533.3703
Consideration of consumptive use of water right and proposed beneficial use of water. 533.3705
Limitation on initial quantity of water approved for application

May 26, 2025

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