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NV Rev Stat § 533.384 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.384 - Filings required by person to whom conveyance is made.

  1. A person to whom is conveyed an application or permit to appropriate any of the public waters, a certificate of appropriation, an adjudicated or unadjudicated water right or an application or permit to change the place of diversion, manner of use or place of use of water, shall:  (a) File with the State Engineer, together with the prescribed fee, a report of conveyance which includes the following information on a form to be provided by the State Engineer:  (1) An abstract of title;  (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a copy of any deed, written agreement or other document pertaining to the conveyance; and  (3) Any other information requested by the State Engineer.  (b) If the place of use of the water is wholly or partly within the boundaries of an irrigation district, file with the irrigation district:  (1) An abstract of title; and  (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a copy of any deed, written agreement or other document pertaining to the conveyance.  2. The governing body of any local government of this State and any public utility which is a purveyor of water within the State may submit an affidavit or other document upon oath in lieu of the documents otherwise required by subparagraph (2) of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1, if the State Engineer finds that:  (a) The affidavit clearly indicates that rights for diverting or appropriating water described in the affidavit are owned or controlled by the governing body or utility; and  (b) The affiant is qualified to sign the affidavit.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 434)
NV Rev Stat § 533.387 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.387 - Inapplicability of certain provisions to conveyance of shares of stock in ditch company.

The provisions of NRS 533.382 to 533.386, inclusive, do not apply to the conveyance of shares of stock in a ditch company which owns:  1. An application or permit to appropriate any of the public waters;  2. A certificate of appropriation;  3. An adjudicated or unadjudicated water right; or  4. An application or permit to change the place of diversion, manner of use or place of use of water.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 436)
NV Rev Stat § 533.390 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.390 - Statement of work actually constructed; verification; penalty for failure to file proof of completion of work.

  1. Any person holding a permit from the State Engineer shall, on or before the date set for the completion of the work, file in detail a description of the work as actually constructed. This statement must be verified by the affidavit of the applicant or the applicant’s agent or attorney.  2. Should any person holding a permit from the State Engineer fail to file with the State Engineer the proof of completion of work, as provided in this chapter, the State Engineer shall advise the holder of the permit, by registered or certified mail, that it is held for cancellation, and should the holder, within 30 days after the mailing of such advice, fail to file the required affidavit, the State Engineer shall cancel the permit. For good cause shown, upon application made prior to the expiration of the 30-day period, the State Engineer may, in his or her discretion, grant an extension of time in which to file the instruments.  [67:140:1913; A 1951, 132] — (NRS A 1967, 194; 1981, 113)
NV Rev Stat § 533.400 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.400 - Verified statement to be filed with State Engineer by holder of permit within time set in endorsement on permit: Contents of statement; proof of beneficial use.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, on or before the date set in the endorsement of a permit for the application of water to beneficial use, or on the date set by the State Engineer under a proper application for extension therefor, any person holding a permit from the State Engineer to appropriate the public waters of the State of Nevada, to change the place of diversion or the manner or place of use, shall file with the State Engineer a statement under oath, on a form prescribed by the State Engineer. The statement must include:  (a) The name and post office address of the person making the proof.  (b) The number and date of the permit for which proof is made.  (c) The source of the water supply.  (d) The name of the canal or other works by which the water is conducted to the place of use.  (e) The name of the original person to whom the permit was issued.  (f) The purpose for which the water is used.  (g) If for irrigation, the actual number of acres of land upon which the water granted in the permit has been beneficially used, giving the same by 40-acre legal subdivisions when possible.  (h) An actual measurement taken by a licensed state water right surveyor or an official or employee of the Office of the State Engineer of the water diverted for beneficial use.  (i) The capacity of the works of diversion.  (j) If for power, the dimensions and capacity of the flume, pipe, ditch or other conduit.  (k) The average grade and difference in elevation between the termini of any conduit.  (l) The number of months, naming them, in which water has been beneficially used.  (m) The amount of water beneficially used, taken from actual measurements, together with such other data as the State Engineer may require to become acquainted with the amount of the appropriation for which the proof is filed.  2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to a person holding an environmental permit or a temporary permit issued pursuant to NRS 533.436 or 533.504.  [Part 69:140:1913; A 1951, 132] — (NRS A 1967, 991; 1991, 760; 2011, 1569; 2013, 503, 3679)
NV Rev Stat § 533.405 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.405 - State Engineer may require map; contents.

  1. The State Engineer may, in his or her discretion, request that the statement required by NRS 533.400 be accompanied by a map on tracing linen on a scale of not less than 1,000 feet to the inch, which shall show with substantial accuracy the following:  (a) The point of diversion by legal subdivisions or by metes and bounds from some corner, when possible, from the source of supply.  (b) The traverse of the ditch or other conduit, together with cross sections of the same.  (c) The legal subdivisions of the land embraced in the application for the permit and the outline by metes and bounds of the irrigated area, with the amount thereof.  (d) The average grade and the difference in elevation of the termini of the conduit, and the carrying capacity of the same.  (e) The actual quantity of water flowing in the canal or conduit during the time the survey was being made.  2. The map must bear the affidavit of the surveyor or engineer making such survey and map. If the survey and map are made by different persons the affidavit of each must be on the map, showing that the map as compiled agrees with the survey.  3. The map shall conform with such rules and regulations as the State Engineer shall make, which rules shall not be in conflict herewith.  [Part 69:140:1913; A 1951, 132]
NV Rev Stat § 533.410 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.410 - Cancellation of permit for failure to file proof of application of water to beneficial use and accompanying map; notice to holder of permit; extensions of time.

If any holder of a permit from the State Engineer fails, before the date set for filing in the permit or the date set by any extension granted by the State Engineer, to file with the State Engineer proof of application of water to beneficial use, and the accompanying map, if a map is required, the State Engineer shall advise the holder of the permit, by registered or certified mail, that the permit is held for cancellation. If the holder, within 30 days after the mailing of this notice, fails to file with the State Engineer the required affidavit and map, if a map is required, or an application for an extension of time to file the instruments, the State Engineer shall cancel the permit. For good cause shown, upon application made before the expiration of the 30-day period, the State Engineer may grant an extension of time in which to file the instruments.  [Part 69:140:1913; A 1951, 132] — (NRS A 1967, 194; 1981, 114, 1838)
NV Rev Stat § 533.415 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.415 - State Engineer may refuse to file maps not conforming to statutory provisions or regulations.

The State Engineer may, in his or her discretion, refuse to accept for filing any map not conforming with the provisions of NRS 533.405 and such rules and regulations as the State Engineer may make. The State Engineer may, in his or her discretion, require additional data to be placed thereon, and may make proper provision therefor.  [70:140:1913; 1919 RL p. 3243; NCL § 7955]
NV Rev Stat § 533.420 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.420 - Surveyor or engineer may be barred from practice before State Engineer for swearing falsely.

Should it be found upon inspection of the premises by the State Engineer that the surveyor or engineer had sworn falsely to the map and survey, the surveyor or engineer may, in the discretion of the State Engineer, be barred from the further practice of engineering in any matters before the State Engineer, in addition to suffering the penalties prescribed by law for swearing falsely to any affidavit.  [71:140:1913; 1919 RL p. 3243; NCL § 7956]
NV Rev Stat § 533.425 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.425 - Issuance and contents of certificate of appropriation; notice of provisions governing forfeiture and abandonment of rights to underground water.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.503, as soon as practicable after satisfactory proof has been made to the State Engineer that any application to appropriate water or any application for permission to change the place of diversion, manner or place of use of water already appropriated has been perfected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the State Engineer shall issue to the holder or holders of the permit a certificate setting forth:  (a) The name of each holder of the permit.  (b) The date, source, purpose and amount of appropriation.  (c) If for irrigation, a description of the irrigated lands by legal subdivisions, when possible, to which the water is appurtenant.  (d) The number of the permit under which the certificate is issued.  2. If the water is appropriated from an underground source, the State Engineer shall issue with the certificate a notice of the provisions governing the forfeiture and abandonment of such water rights. The notice must set forth the provisions of NRS 534.090.  [72:140:1913; A 1931, 211; 1937, 84; 1931 NCL § 7957] — (NRS A 1967, 280; 1975, 713; 1995, 436, 1016, 1018, 2524; 2017, 3501)
NV Rev Stat § 533.430 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.430 - Permits and certificates of appropriation subject to existing rights.

  1. Every permit to appropriate water, and every certificate of appropriation granted under any permit by the State Engineer upon any stream or stream system which shall have been adjudicated under the provisions of NRS 533.087 to 533.235, inclusive, shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, subject to existing rights and to the decree and modifications thereof entered in such adjudication proceedings, and the same shall be subject to regulation and control by the State Engineer and the water commissioners in the same manner and to the same extent as rights which have been adjudicated and decreed under the provisions of this chapter. Every such holder of a certificate or a permit shall in like manner be subject to all of the provisions of NRS 533.270 to 533.305, inclusive, 533.465, 533.475, 533.480, 533.481, 533.482, 535.050, 536.010, 536.020 and 536.030.  2. Upon any stream or stream system that has not been adjudicated and upon which the State Engineer has heretofore granted and may hereafter grant a permit or permits to appropriate water therefrom, any and all such permitted rights to the use of water so granted shall be subject to regulation and control by the State Engineer to the same extent and in the same manner as adjudicated and permitted rights upon streams and stream systems heretofore adjudicated pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.  [72a:140:1913; added 1921, 171; A 1947, 518; 1943 NCL § 7958] — (NRS A 2009, 1860)
NV Rev Stat § 533.436 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.436 - Application; approval; duration.

  1. A person may apply for a temporary permit to appropriate water to establish vegetative cover that is resistant to fire in an area that has been burned by a wildfire or to prevent or reduce the impact of a wildfire in an area.  2. In addition to the information required by NRS 533.335, an applicant for a temporary permit shall submit to the State Engineer:  (a) A plan for establishing vegetative cover that is resistant to fire in the area;  (b) Any other information which is necessary for a full understanding of the necessity of the appropriation; and  (c) For:  (1) Examining and filing the application for the temporary permit, $150.   (2) Issuing and recording the temporary permit, $200.  3. The State Engineer may forward a plan submitted pursuant to subsection 2 to the State Forester Firewarden for his or her review and comments.   4. The State Engineer shall approve an application for a temporary permit if:  (a) The application is accompanied by the prescribed fees;  (b) The appropriation is in the public interest; and  (c) The appropriation does not impair water rights held by other persons.  5. A temporary permit issued pursuant to this section must not exceed 1 year in duration.  (Added to NRS by 2011, 1563)
NV Rev Stat § 533.437 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.437 - "Environmental permit" defined.

As used in NRS 533.437 to 533.4377, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "environmental permit" means a temporary permit to appropriate water to avoid the pollution or contamination of a water source.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 757)
NV Rev Stat § 533.4373 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.4373 - Application for environmental permit: Contents; fee.

In addition to the information required by NRS 533.335, an applicant for an environmental permit shall submit to the State Engineer:  1. A copy of a letter or order issued by the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources requiring the applicant to take steps to protect the environment;  2. Any other information which is necessary for a full understanding of the necessity of the appropriation; and  3. For examining and filing the application for the environmental permit, $180. For issuing and recording the environmental permit, $180 plus $3 per acre-foot approved or fraction thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 757; A 2013, 1238)
NV Rev Stat § 533.4375 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.4375 - Approval of application by State Engineer: Conditions.

The State Engineer may approve an application for an environmental permit if:  1. The application is accompanied by the prescribed fees and a copy of a letter or order issued by the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources requiring the applicant to take steps to protect the environment;  2. The appropriation is in the public interest; and  3. The appropriation does not impair water rights held by other persons.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 757)
NV Rev Stat § 533.4377 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.4377 - Limitation on period for which permit may be issued; change of use for which permit is issued prohibited.

The State Engineer shall not:  1. Issue an environmental permit for a period which is longer than the period set forth in the letter or order issued by the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources requiring the applicant to take steps to protect the environment.  2. Change the use for which the environmental permit is issued.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 757)
NV Rev Stat § 533.4385 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.4385 - Plan to mitigate adverse economic effects caused by transfer of water; contents of plan; modification of plan by State Engineer.

  1. If a county of origin has not imposed a fee on the transfer of water pursuant to NRS 533.438, an applicant and the governing body of the county of origin may execute a plan to mitigate the adverse economic effects caused by the transfer of water from the county of origin to another county. If such a plan is executed, the plan is binding on the county of origin and the applicant or his or her successor.  2. A plan to mitigate the adverse economic effects caused by the transfer of water from the county of origin to another county may include, but is not limited to, provisions concerning:  (a) The reservation of designated water rights to the county of origin; and  (b) Compensation for the foreseeable effects of the transfer.  3. If a plan is executed pursuant to subsection 1, the applicant shall submit the plan to the State Engineer. The State Engineer may modify a plan executed pursuant to subsection 1 if a provision of the plan:  (a) Violates a specific statute; or  (b) Becomes impossible or impracticable to put into effect.  (Added to NRS by 1991, 1368; A 2005, 499)
NV Rev Stat § 533.440 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.440 - Permits: Primary and secondary; application; issuance of certificates.

  1. All applications for reservoir permits shall be subject to the provisions of NRS 533.324 to 533.435, inclusive, except those sections wherein proof of beneficial use is required to be filed. The person or persons proposing to apply to a beneficial use the water stored in any such reservoir shall file an application for a permit, to be known herein as the secondary permit, in compliance with the provisions of NRS 533.324 to 533.435, inclusive, except that no notice of such application shall be published.  2. The application shall refer to the reservoir for a supply of water and shall show by documentary evidence that an agreement has been entered into with the owner of the reservoir for a permanent and sufficient interest in such reservoir to impound enough water for the purpose set forth in the application.  3. Effluent discharged from the point of the final treatment from within a sewage collection and treatment system shall be considered water as referred to in this chapter, and shall be subject to appropriation for beneficial use under the reservoir-secondary permit procedure described in this section. Nothing in this section shall preclude appropriation in accordance with and subject to the provisions of NRS 533.324 to 533.435, inclusive.  4. When beneficial use has been completed and perfected under the secondary permit, and after the holder thereof shall have made proofs of the commencement and completion of his or her work, and of the application of water to beneficial use, as in the case of other permits, as provided in this chapter, a final certificate of appropriation shall issue as other certificates are issued, except that the certificate shall refer to both the works described in the secondary permit and the reservoir described in the primary permit.  [76:140:1913; 1919 RL p. 3245; NCL § 7962] — (NRS A 1971, 1060)
NV Rev Stat § 533.445 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.445 - Use of bed of stream or other watercourse to carry water to consumers; duties and expenses of State Engineer.

  1. Whenever the owner, manager or lessee of a reservoir constructed under the provisions of this chapter shall desire to use the bed of a stream or other watercourse for the purpose of carrying stored or impounded water from the reservoir to the consumer thereof, the owner, manager or lessee shall, in writing, notify the State Engineer and the water commissioner of the district in which the water is to be used, giving the date when it is proposed to discharge water from the reservoir, its volume, and the names of all the persons and ditches entitled to its use. The State Engineer or an assistant thereof shall then regulate such works and headgates of all ditches from the stream or watercourse not entitled to the use of such stored water as will enable those having the right to secure the volume to which they are entitled.  2. The State Engineer shall keep a true and distinct account of the time spent by the State Engineer in the discharge of his or her duties, as defined in this section, and shall present a certified statement thereof to the board of county commissioners of the county wherein the expense is incurred. The board of county commissioners shall present a bill for the expense so incurred to the reservoir owner, manager or lessee, and if such owner, manager or lessee shall neglect for 30 days after the presentation of such bill of costs to pay the same, the costs shall be made a charge upon the reservoir and shall be collected as delinquent taxes until payment of such bill of costs has been made.  [77:140:1913; 1919 RL p. 3246; NCL § 7963]
NV Rev Stat § 533.455 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters|NRS 533.455 - Appeals by State Engineer to appellate court.

  1. Whenever a decree determining and adjudicating the relative rights of the claimants to the use of water of a stream or stream system has been entered in the district court pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and the decree becomes final and the State Engineer has brought in that court any proceeding, either civil or of a criminal nature, concerning the administration of and for the enforcement of the provisions of the decree, and wherein the validity of the decree or any of its provisions is drawn in question by adversary parties and the decision or judgment of the court is that the decree or a part thereof is invalid, the State Engineer shall be deemed a party in interest with the right to take an appeal from such decision or judgment to the appellate court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the rules fixed by the Supreme Court pursuant to Section 4 of Article 6 of the Nevada Constitution.  2. Such appeal may be taken in the same manner as appeals in civil cases.  [75 1/2:140:1913; added 1947, 518; 1943 NCL § 7961.01] — (NRS A 1977, 427; 2013, 1789)