NRS 534.185 Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions.
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NRS 534.185 Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions.
1. The State Engineer shall, upon written request and receipt of a written agreement between the affected property owners, waive the requirements of this chapter regarding permits for the use and development of underground water from a well if:
(a)The well existed on July 1, 1983;
(b)It is used solely for domestic purposes by not more than three single-family dwellings; and
(c)Each of those dwellings does not draw more than 2 acre-feet of water per year.
2. The State Engineer may require an owner who has been granted such a waiver to apply for a permit if one or more of the dwellings is drawing more than 2 acre-feet of water per year.
3. This section does not apply to any groundwater basin for which the State Engineer has in effect on July 1, 1983, a procedure of issuing revocable permits.