534.185 - Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions.

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.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 1674; A 2007, 847)