Nevada § 533.115 - Blank forms enclosed with notice; form of proof; preparation of map

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§ 533.115. Blank forms enclosed with notice; form of proof; preparation of map

1. The State Engineer shall, in addition, enclose with the notice to be mailed as

provided in subsection 4 of NRS 533.095 , blank forms upon which a claimant who has not submitted proof pursuant to NRS 533.087 shall present in writing all particulars necessary for the determination of the claimant's

right in or to the waters of the stream system. The form for a proof of appropriation must include the following: (a) The name and mailing address of the claimant. (b) The nature of the right or use on which the claim for appropriation is based. (c) The time of the initiation of such right, the priority date claimed and a description

of the place of diversion and works of diversion and distribution. (d) The date of beginning of construction. (e) The date when completed. (f) The dates of beginning and completion of enlargements. (g) The dimensions of the ditch as originally constructed and as enlarged. (h) The date when water was first used for irrigation or other beneficial purposes. (i) If the water was used for irrigation, the number of acres irrigated the first

year, the number of acres irrigated in subsequent years, the dates of irrigation,

the area and location of the lands which were irrigated, the character of the soil

and the kind of crops cultivated, the rate of diversion and the number of acre-feet

of water per annum required to irrigate the land. (j) If the water was used for a beneficial purpose other than irrigation, the rate

of diversion and the number of acre-feet of water used annually. (k) If the water was used for watering livestock, the number and type of livestock. (l) Any other facts as will show the extent and nature of the right and compliance

with the law in acquiring the same, as may be required by the State Engineer. 2. A claimant must submit a separate proof of appropriation for each source of water

of the stream system in which or to which the claimant claims a right. 3. The proof of appropriation submitted by the claimant must be accompanied by a map

prepared, except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, in accordance with and depicting

any information required pursuant to the requirements of subsections 3 and 4 of NRS 533.100 . 4. If the map submitted with a proof of appropriation is prepared for water used for

watering livestock, the map must be on a scale of not less than 1:24,000 or a map

prepared by the United States Geological Survey covering a quadrangle of 7 1 / 2 minutes of latitude and longitude, and further identifying the location or extent

of the livestock use by one-sixteenth sections within a numbered section, township

and range.

Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 533.115 cover?

Section 533.115 ("Blank forms enclosed with notice; form of proof; preparation of map") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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