Applications, Permits and Certificates

NRS 533.324. “Water already appropriated” defined.

NRS 533.325. Application to State Engineer for permit.

NRS 533.330. Application limited to water of one source for one purpose; individual domestic use may be included.

NRS 533.335. Application for permit to appropriate water: Contents.

NRS 533.340. Additional requirements for contents of applications to appropriate water for certain specific uses.

NRS 533.345. Application for permit to change place of diversion, manner of use or place of use: Contents; approval of or hearing on temporary change; period of temporary change.

NRS 533.350. Applications to be accompanied by maps, drawings and other data.

NRS 533.353. Application to appropriate water for beneficial use: Participation of county in development and implementation of monitoring, management and mitigation plan.

NRS 533.355. Receipt of application; return for correction or completion; priority of returned application; rejection; recording.

NRS 533.357. Priority among applications to appropriate underground water for irrigation purposes from same basin.

NRS 533.360. Notice of application: Contents; publication; mailing required under certain circumstances.

NRS 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.

NRS 533.364. Certain interbasin transfers of groundwater; inventory required under certain circumstances; limitations; fee; time for completion of inventory.

NRS 533.365. Procedure concerning verified protest filed by interested person against granting of application.

NRS 533.367. Requirement to ensure access of wildlife to water it customarily uses; waiver.

NRS 533.368. Hydrological, environmental or other study: State Engineer to determine need for study; cost of study paid by applicant; regulations.

NRS 533.369. Special Account for Studies Concerning Water: Deposits; interest and income; limitation on use of money; refund of money to applicant; balance does not revert to State General Fund.

NRS 533.370. Approval or rejection of application by State Engineer: Conditions; exceptions; considerations; procedure.

NRS 533.3703. Consideration of consumptive use of water right and proposed beneficial use of water.

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.

NRS 533.371. Rejection of application for permit for specified period.

NRS 533.372. Approval or rejection of application to use water to generate energy for export.

NRS 533.375. State Engineer may require additional information before approval or rejection of application.

NRS 533.380. Time for completion of work and application of water to beneficial use; limitations and extensions.

NRS 533.382. Form, acknowledgment and recording of conveyance.

NRS 533.383. Effect of recording or failing to record deed of conveyance.

NRS 533.384. Filings required by person to whom conveyance is made.

NRS 533.386. Duties of State Engineer concerning conveyances; administrative action required upon entry of final judgment of court.

NRS 533.387. Inapplicability of certain provisions to conveyance of shares of stock in ditch company.

NRS 533.390. Statement of work actually constructed; verification; penalty for failure to file proof of completion of work.

NRS 533.395. State Engineer may require proof of good faith and reasonable diligence; cancellation of permit; review of cancellation; considerations when reviewing extension of time.

NRS 533.400. Verified statement to be filed with State Engineer by holder of permit within time set in endorsement on permit: Contents of statement; proof of beneficial use.

NRS 533.405. State Engineer may require map; contents.

NRS 533.410. Cancellation of permit for failure to file proof of application of water to beneficial use and accompanying map; notice to holder of permit; extensions of time.

NRS 533.415. State Engineer may refuse to file maps not conforming to statutory provisions or regulations.

NRS 533.420. Surveyor or engineer may be barred from practice before State Engineer for swearing falsely.

NRS 533.425. Issuance and contents of certificate of appropriation; notice of provisions governing forfeiture and abandonment of rights to underground water.

NRS 533.430. Permits and certificates of appropriation subject to existing rights.

NRS 533.435. Fees of State Engineer; disposition.

Temporary Permit to Establish Vegetative Cover to Prevent or Reduce Wildfire

NRS 533.436. Application; approval; duration.

Environmental Permits

NRS 533.437. “Environmental permit” defined.

NRS 533.4373. Application for environmental permit: Contents; fee.

NRS 533.4375. Approval of application by State Engineer: Conditions.

NRS 533.4377. Limitation on period for which permit may be issued; change of use for which permit is issued prohibited.

Transfer of Water From County of Origin to Another County

NRS 533.438. Imposition of fee on certain transfers of water by county of origin; review by State Engineer; limitation on use of money collected from fee.

NRS 533.4385. Plan to mitigate adverse economic effects caused by transfer of water; contents of plan; modification of plan by State Engineer.