This Chapter of the Nevada Revised Statutes concerns underground water and wells. Specifically, it provides for removal of underground waters to alleviate hazards caused by secondary recharge is beneficial use; administration by State Engineer: Petition by appropriators in basin; hearing in absence of petition and certain artesian water, underground aquifers and percolating water; advisory services of governing bodies of water districts and water conservation boards; establishment of groundwater boards, and the number, appointment, terms and expenses of their members, officers; the board meetings and quorum, duties, and dissolution; groundwater management plan for basin designated as critical management area: petition; hearing; approval or disapproval; judicial review; amendment; employment and compensation of well supervisor and assistants; levy, collection and distribution of special assessment; permit to appropriate water required before sinking well in designated groundwater basin; requirements in undesignated areas; waivers; penalties; conditions for sinking wells; casings and appliances; repair of defective wells; liens; sealing of wells; use of abandoned wells to monitor groundwater; waste of water from artesian well unlawful; appropriation of underground water for beneficial use from artesian, definable aquifer or percolating water; forfeiture and abandonment of rights; recognition of existing water rights; classification of water in definable aquifer or percolating water by State Engineer; adjudication of vested underground water rights; rules and regulations of State Engineer; statements and pumping tests; conditions of appropriation; designation of critical management areas; restrictions; the State Engineer authorized to make rules, regulations and orders when groundwater is being depleted in designated area; preferred uses of water; temporary permits to appropriate water; revocation of temporary permits; restrictions placed on certain wells; the State Engineer to file notice related to temporary permit; the State Engineer, assistants and Artesian Well Supervisor authorized to enter premises to investigate and carry out duties; well drillers: annual licenses; fees; continuing education; regulations for well drilling; licensing by State Contractors’ Board; application for renewal of license must include certain information regarding state business license; grounds for denial of renewal; suspension of license for failure to pay child support or comply with certain subpoenas or warrants; reinstatement of license; application for license to include social security number of applicant; the Well Drillers’ Advisory Board: appointment; terms of members; vacancies; compensation; duties; the license required to drill well; revocation of or refusal to reissue license; order to plug well; penalty for allowing unlicensed person to drill; well driller to keep log and records; contents; information to be furnished to State Engineer; report of test; applicability of chapter to wells used for domestic purposes; registration and plugging of wells used for domestic purposes; wells for accessory dwelling unit of single family dwelling; waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: permit required; issuance, contents, modification and assignment of permit; monitoring requirements; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: contents of application for permit; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: review of application for permit; notice of application; protests; hearing; determination; judicial review; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: annual report to State Engineer; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: permit for recovery well; recovery limited to designated wells; designation of person entitled to recover water; use or exchange of recovered water; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: storage account to be established; limit on amount of water recovered; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Annual fee for permit; disposition of money received by State Engineer; employment of consultants by State Engineer; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: revocation or suspension of permit; orders to cease and desist; injunction; project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: designation of areas of active management; requirements for certain public water system to receive credits for addition of new customers to system; and the Water Rights Technical Support Account: creation, and its administration and uses.
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