Nevada § 539.783 - Liability of water user negligently or wrongfully impairing system of works; notice to repair
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 539.783 — Liability of water user negligently or wrongfully impairing system of works; notice to repair, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 539.783. Liability of water user negligently or wrongfully impairing system of works; notice to repair
Any water user, or his or her agent or lessee, of an irrigation district who shall
negligently or wrongfully impair the usefulness of any reservoir, canal, ditch, lateral,
drain, headgate, structure, or any part of the irrigation district system of works
and fails to repair the same within 10 days after notice from the district so to do,
or who fails within such time to file with the board of directors good and sufficient
reasons for so failing to do, shall become liable for the payment thereof as provided
in this chapter, or the irrigation district may make such repairs and add and collect
the same as an operation and maintenance charge against the lands of the water user
for the next succeeding irrigation season.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 539.783 ("Liability of water user negligently or wrongfully impairing system of works; notice to repair") 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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