Nevada § 534.185 - Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 534.185 — Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 534.185 ("Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions") 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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