Nevada § 539.230 - Appropriation and distribution; use by irrigation district declared public use; place of use of water
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 539.230 — Appropriation and distribution; use by irrigation district declared public use; place of use of water, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 539.230. Appropriation and distribution; use by irrigation district declared public use; place of use of water
1. The board of directors may appropriate or otherwise acquire water in accordance
with the law, and also construct the necessary dams, reservoirs and works for the
collection, storage, conservation and distribution of water for the district and for
the drainage of the lands thereof. 2. The collection, storage, conveyance, distribution and use of water by or through
the works of irrigation districts organized before, on or after July 1, 1919, together
with the rights-of-way for canals and ditches, sites for reservoirs, electric power
and transmission lines, and all other works and property required to carry out fully
the provisions of this chapter, is hereby declared to be a public use. 3. The place of use of water appropriated or otherwise acquired by an irrigation district
may be within or outside the boundaries of the district, may include all or any part
of the lands within the boundaries of the district and must be described in any application
filed by the district to appropriate or otherwise acquire the water. Water appropriated or acquired by the district is appurtenant to and may be beneficially
used and applied to lands anywhere within the described place of use.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 539.230 ("Appropriation and distribution; use by irrigation district declared public use; place of use of water") 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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