Nevada § 532.167 - Duties: Water budget and inventory
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 532.167 — Duties: Water budget and inventory, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 532.167. Duties: Water budget and inventory
For each basin located in whole or in part in the State, the State Engineer shall
prepare a water budget and calculate and maintain an inventory of water which includes,
without limitation: 1. The total amount of groundwater appropriated in the basin in accordance with decreed,
certified and permitted rights regardless of whether the water appropriations are
temporary in nature; 2. An estimate of the amount of groundwater used by domestic wells in the basin;
and 3. An estimate of the amount of all groundwater that is available for appropriation
in the basin.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 532.167 ("Duties: Water budget and inventory") 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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