NRS 533.504
Temporary permit regarding appropriation to water livestock: Application

  • approval
  • duration.

1.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.495 and 533.503, a person may apply for a temporary permit to appropriate groundwater to water livestock if the point of diversion is located within a county under a declaration of drought, or within a county contiguous to a county under such a declaration, by the:

(a)

Governor;

(b)

United States Secretary of Agriculture; or

(c)

President of the United States.

2.

In addition to the information required by NRS 533.335 and 533.340, an applicant for a temporary permit to appropriate groundwater pursuant to this section shall submit to the State Engineer:

(a)

An affidavit stating that, if the temporary permit is for a well, the holder of the temporary permit will plug and seal the well pursuant to chapter 534 of NRS upon the expiration of the temporary permit; and

(b)

Any other information required by the State Engineer to determine the necessity of the temporary appropriation.

3.

The State Engineer shall approve an application for a temporary permit to appropriate groundwater pursuant to this section if:

(a)

The application is accompanied by the fee prescribed by this chapter;

(b)

The temporary appropriation is in the public interest; and

(c)

The temporary appropriation does not impair water rights held by other persons.

4.

A temporary permit to appropriate groundwater issued pursuant to this section must not exceed 1 year in duration.

Source: Section 533.504 — Temporary permit regarding appropriation to water livestock: Application; approval; duration., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-533.­html#NRS533Sec504.

Last Updated

Feb. 5, 2021

§ 533.504’s source at nv​.us