Nevada § 535.050 - State Engineer may order removal of dam, diversion works or obstruction; limitation; procedure; payment of costs
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§ 535.050. State Engineer may order removal of dam, diversion works or obstruction; limitation; procedure; payment of costs
1. The State Engineer has the right, power and authority to order the removal of any
dam, diversion works or obstruction that has been placed in any stream channel or
watercourse when the dam, diversion works or obstruction has not been legally established
and recognized through a valid claim of vested right, by decree of court or by a permit
issued by the State of Nevada. 2. Nothing in this section is to be construed as giving the State Engineer any right
or authority to remove any dam or diversion works that has been so legally recognized
and established. 3. If the dam, diversion works or obstruction has not been removed after 30 days'
notice in writing given by the State Engineer and served upon the owner or person
controlling the dam, diversion works or obstruction, or if no appeal has been taken
from the order of the State Engineer as is provided for in NRS 533.450 , then the State Engineer may remove the dam, diversion works or obstruction. 4. The State Engineer shall charge the actual cost of that removal to the water distribution
account and thereafter present an itemized statement of the charge to the board of
county commissioners of the county wherein those expenses were incurred. The board of county commissioners shall thereupon present a bill for the expenses
to the person liable therefor under this section, and if that person neglects for
30 days thereafter to pay it, the bill and costs become a lien upon the lands and
property of the person so liable for the payment of the bill, and must be collected
as delinquent taxes against the lands and property are collected.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 535.050 cover?
Section 535.050 ("State Engineer may order removal of dam, diversion works or obstruction; limitation; procedure; payment of costs") 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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