NRS540.131. Plan of water conservation: Procedure for adoption and updating of plan; review of plan by Section; joint plans permitted by certain suppliers; duties of local governing body.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, each supplier of water which supplies water for municipal, industrial or domestic purposes shall, on or before July 1, 1992, adopt a plan of water conservation based on the climate and the living conditions of its service area in accordance with the provisions of NRS 540.141, and shall update the plan pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 4. The provisions of the plan must apply only to the supplier’s property and its customers. The supplier of water shall submit the plan to the Section for review by the Section pursuant to subsection 3.

      2.  As part of the procedure of adopting a plan, the supplier of water shall provide an opportunity for any interested person, including, but not limited to, any private or public entity that supplies water for municipal, industrial or domestic purposes, to submit written views and recommendations on the plan.

      3.  The plan must be reviewed by the Section within 30 days after its submission and approved for compliance with this section and NRS 540.141 before it is adopted by the supplier of water.

      4.  The plan:

      (a) Must be available for inspection by members of the public during office hours at the offices of the supplier of water;

      (b) May be revised from time to time to reflect the changing needs and conditions of the service area. Each such revision must be made available for inspection by members of the public; and

      (c) Must be updated every 5 years and comply with the requirements of this section and NRS 540.141.

      5.  Suppliers of water:

      (a) Who are required to adopt a plan of water conservation pursuant to this section; and

      (b) Whose service areas are located in a common geographical area,

Ê may adopt joint plans of water conservation based on the climate and living conditions of that common geographical area. Such a plan must comply with the requirements of this section and NRS 540.141.

      6.  The board of county commissioners of a county, the governing body of a city and the town board or board of county commissioners having jurisdiction of the affairs of a town shall:

      (a) Adopt any ordinances necessary to carry out a plan of conservation adopted pursuant to this section which applies to property within its jurisdiction;

      (b) Establish a schedule of fines for the violation of any ordinances adopted pursuant to this subsection; and

      (c) Hire such employees as it deems necessary to enforce the provisions of any ordinances it adopts pursuant to this subsection.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 520; A 2005, 2570; 2007, 1253)