Nevada § 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
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§ 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
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if water for which a permit is requested
is to be used in a county other than that county in which it is to be appropriated,
or is to be diverted from or used in a different county than that in which it is currently
being diverted or used, then the State Engineer shall give notice of the receipt of
the request for the permit to: (a) The board of county commissioners of the county in which the water for which the
permit is requested will be appropriated or is currently being diverted or used;
and (b) The board of county commissioners of the county in which the water will be diverted
or used. 2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply: (a) To an environmental permit or a temporary permit issued pursuant to NRS 533.436 or 533.504 . (b) If: (1) The water is to be appropriated and used; or (2) Both the current and requested place of diversion or use of the water are, within a single, contiguous parcel of real property. 3. A person who requests a permit to which the provisions of subsection 1 apply shall
submit to each appropriate board of county commissioners a copy of the application
and any information relevant to the request. 4. Each board of county commissioners which is notified of a request for a permit
pursuant to this section shall consider the request at the next regular or special
meeting of the board held not earlier than 3 weeks after the notice is received. The board shall provide public notice of the meeting for 3 consecutive weeks in
a newspaper of general circulation in its county. The notice must state the time, place and purpose of the meeting. At the conclusion of the meeting the board may recommend a course of action to the
State Engineer, but the recommendation is not binding on the State Engineer.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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