Nevada Revised Statutes (Last Updated: December 24, 2014) |
TITLE48 WATER |
CHAPTER533. Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters |
GENERAL PROVISIONS |
NRS533.045. Right to divert ceases when necessity for use does not exist.
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- When the necessity for the use of water does not exist, the right to divert it ceases, and no person shall be permitted to divert or use the waters of this State except at such times as the water is required for a beneficial purpose.
[5:140:1913; 1919 RL p. 3226; NCL § 7894]