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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.360 - Construction of well: Casing

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, all wells must be :
(a) Cased to:
(1) Within 10 feet from the total depth
			 drilled; or
(2) At least 98 percent
			 of the total depth drilled; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.362 - Construction of well: Thermoplastic casing

Current through June 11, 2024
1. New
			 thermoplastic water well casing made of polyvinyl chloride may be used as
			 casing in a well if the casing:
(a) Is clearly
			 marked as well casing; and
(b)
			 Complies with the standards adopted by ASTM International designated as ASTM
			 F480-14, or the current F480 designation at the time of installation, which are
			 hereby incorporated by reference. A copy of the standards may be obtained by
			 mail from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West
			 Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959, by telephone at (877) 909-2786 or at the
			 Internet address
http://www.astm.org
,
			 at a cost of $75.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.370 - Construction of well: Prevention of contamination; use of additives; securing against unauthorized entry; suspension of drilling

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The well driller shall take the
			 precautions necessary to:
(a) Seal off any
			 known zones of poor quality water which may affect the zones of good quality
			 water in the well.
(b) Prevent
			 contamination or waste of groundwater.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.375 - Measures required before constructing new water well and if contaminant or contaminated water is encountered during construction of water well

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before commencing construction of a new
			 water well, a licensed well driller shall investigate the drilling conditions,
			 the geology of potential aquifers and overlying materials in the area in which
			 the new water well is located by examining Well Driller's Reports in the
			 database maintained on the Division's website for wells located in the area in
			 which the new water well will be located.
2. If a contaminant or contaminated water is
			 encountered during the construction of a water well, the strata which contain
			 the contaminant or contaminated water must be cased or sealed in such a manner
			 that the contaminant or contaminated water does not commingle with or impair
			 other strata or the water contained in other strata. The well driller shall, by
			 grouting or by using special seals or packers, prevent the movement of the
			 contaminant or contaminated water in the borehole.
Added to NAC
				by St. Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by
				R044-14,
				eff. 10/24/2014; A by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020; A
				by
				R068-20CAP,
				eff. 6/23/2021
NRS
				534.020,
				534.060,
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.378 - Construction of well: Measures required if artesian condition is encountered

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If an artesian condition is encountered in
			 a well, the well driller shall, in addition to complying with the provisions of
			 subsections 2 and 3 of
			 NRS
			 534.060, ensure that unperforated casing
			 extends through the confining strata above the artesian zone. The annular space
			 between the casing and the walls of the borehole must be sealed by placing neat
			 cement, cement grout or bentonite chips by tremie pipe in an upward direction
			 from the top of the artesian zone to the level necessary to prevent the leakage
			 of artesian water above or below the surface. If bentonite chips are used, the
			 chips must be placed in accordance with the manufacturer's
			 specifications.
2. Any flow of
			 artesian water must be stopped completely in the manner set forth in subsection
			 3 of
			 NRS
			 534.060 before the drill rig is removed from
			 the drill site.
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by R009-06, 6-1-2006; R039-12, 6-29-2012; A by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020; A
				by
				R068-20CAP,
				eff. 6/23/2021
NRS
				534.020,
				534.060,
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.380 - Construction of well: Seals

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, before the drill rig is removed from the
			 drill site of a well, the annular space between the borehole and the casing
			 must be sealed to a minimum depth of 50 feet below ground level by:
(a) Placing neat cement, cement grout,
			 concrete grout or bentonite chips from the sealing depth to 20 feet from the
			 surface; and
(b) Placing neat
			 cement, cement grout or concrete grout from 20 feet below the surface to the
			 surface.
If sodium bentonite chips are placed in the annular space, the
				chips must be placed in such a manner that a bridge does not occur. If
				bentonite chips are poured in standing water, the bentonite chips must be
				screened to eliminate the fines.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.390 - Construction of well: Location near river, lake, perennial stream, unlined reservoir or unlined canal; compliance with permit or waiver

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a well, other than a monitoring well,
			 is drilled within 1/4 mile of a river, lake, perennial stream, unlined
			 reservoir, ditch or canal:
(a) Perforations in
			 the production casing are prohibited from ground level to a depth of 100
			 feet;
(b) The well must be sealed
			 to a minimum depth of 100 feet; and
(c) A permanent conductor casing may be used
			 to convey the gravel pack to the 100-foot level.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.420 - Plugging of well: General requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in NAC
			 534.422,
			 a well other than a monitoring well must be plugged in the manner prescribed in
			 this section by a well driller licensed by the State Engineer to:
(a) If feasible, restore the controlling
			 hydrological conditions that existed before the well was drilled and
			 constructed;
(b) Eliminate physical
			 hazards;
(c) Prevent contamination
			 of groundwater and the movement of contaminants inside or outside the well
			 casing;
(d) Conserve the yield and
			 hydrostatic head of aquifers; and
(e) Prevent the movement of surface or
			 groundwater into unsaturated zones, another aquifer or between
			 aquifers.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.422 - Plugging of well: Use of exceptional method

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A well driller
			 who wishes to plug a well in a manner that does not comply with the provisions
			 set forth in NAC 534.420 must request a waiver pursuant to NAC
			 534.450.
2. If the Division
			 authorizes the well driller to plug the well in a manner other than the manner
			 set forth in NAC 534.420, the well driller shall comply with the instructions
			 he or she receives from the Division, if any, relating to the manner in which
			 the well must be plugged.
Added to NAC
				by St. Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by R009-06, 6-1-2006; R039-12, 6-29-2012; A
				by
				R044-14,
				eff. 10/24/2014
NRS
				  534.020,
				  534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.424 - Plugging of well: Responsibility for cost

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If a well is
			 located on private land, the owner of the land at the time the well is plugged
			 is responsible for the cost of plugging the well.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 3, if a well is located on public land, the person who last drilled or used the
			 well is responsible for the cost of plugging the well. If the person who last
			 drilled or used the well does not plug the well after receiving notice from the
			 Division by certified mail, return receipt requested, that the well must be
			 plugged, the Division shall notify the person who owns the land on which the
			 well is located that it is his or her responsibility to plug the
			 well.
3. If there is a notarized
			 affidavit on file with the Division acknowledging responsibility for plugging a
			 well that is located on public land, the person who acknowledged responsibility
			 for plugging the well in such affidavit is responsible for the cost of plugging
			 the well. If that person does not plug the well after receiving notice from the
			 Division by certified mail, return receipt requested, that the well must be
			 plugged, the Division shall notify the person who owns the land on which the
			 well is located that it is his or her responsibility to plug the
			 well.
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by R009-06, 6-1-2006; A by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020; A
				by
				R068-20CAP,
				eff. 6/23/2021
NRS
				534.020,
				534.060,
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.426 - Plugging of well: Artesian conditions

Current through June 11, 2024
If an artesian condition is encountered in any well such that
				water is flowing at the surface, the artesian water strata must be contained
				pursuant to
				NRS
				534.060 and NAC
				534.378
				and the well must be sealed by placing concrete grout, cement grout or neat
				cement by tremie pipe in an upward direction from the bottom of the well to the
				surface. The owner and the lessor of the land on which the well is located, the
				operator of the exploration project and the drilling contractor for the project
				shall take the necessary steps to prevent the loss of water above or below the
				surface and to prevent the vertical movement of water in the
				borehole.
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer by R039-12, eff. 6-29-2012; A by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020; A
				by
				R068-20CAP,
				eff. 6/23/2021
NRS
				534.020,
				534.060,
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.427 - Mandatory plugging of certain wells

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If any type of
			 permit, certificate, waiver or application to appropriate water from a water
			 well is cancelled, abrogated, forfeited, withdrawn, expired or denied, the well
			 must be plugged in the manner prescribed in NAC
			 534.420
			 or authorized pursuant to NAC
			 534.422.
2. A well, other than a water well drilled
			 for a domestic purpose, must be plugged in the manner prescribed in NAC
			 534.420
			 or authorized pursuant to NAC
			 534.422
			 if:
(a) The Division has not issued a permit
			 or waiver for the well; or
(b) The
			 well is not located in a designated basin and the owner of the well has not
			 applied for a water right permit or waiver from the Division within 1 year
			 after the date on which the well is completed.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.430 - Means to measure level of water in well required

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
			 Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, each well that is drilled must
			 have:
(a) An access port near the top of the
			 casing or in the casing cover that is not less than 2 inches in
			 diameter;
(b) A commercially
			 manufactured sanitary well cap that may be easily removed to determine the
			 level of water in the well; or
(c)
			 A reliable electronic means to measure the level of water in the
			 well.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.432 - Mandatory plugging of well as result of noncompliance with requirements for well drilling

Current through June 11, 2024
If a well was:
1.
			 Constructed by a person who, at the time the well was constructed, was not the
			 holder of a well-drilling license issued pursuant to
			 NRS
			 534.140; or
2. Not constructed or completed in compliance
			 with the provisions of this chapter as determined by the State Engineer, the
			 well must be plugged in the manner prescribed in NAC 534.420 at the expense of
			 the person who constructed the well.
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by R009-06, 6-1-2006; R039-12,
				6-29-2012
NRS
				  534.020,
				  534.110,
				  534.140,
				  534.160
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4351 - Monitoring wells: Restrictions on construction

Current through June 11, 2024
A monitoring well must be:
1. Drilled only by a well driller who is
			 licensed by the State Engineer; and
2. Constructed in accordance with the
			 provisions of this chapter, except for any provision that is waived by the
			 State Engineer.
Added to NAC
				by St. Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by R009-06, 6-1-2006; A by
				R044-14,
				eff. 10/24/2014
NRS
				  534.020,
				  534.110,
				  534.140,
				  534.170
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4353 - Monitoring wells: Responsibilities of owner; permits; affidavit of responsibility for plugging

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The owner of a
			 monitoring well shall ensure that the well:
(a) Is constructed in accordance with the
			 provisions of this chapter or a waiver and does not allow contamination of
			 groundwater during its use; and
(b)
			 Is plugged upon abandonment in accordance with NAC
			 534.4365
			 when the well is no longer monitored or when otherwise
			 required.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4355 - Monitoring wells: Casing; prevention of contamination

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A well driller shall install casing in a
			 monitoring well. If polyvinyl chloride casing is used, it must comply with the
			 standards adopted by reference pursuant to subsection 1 of NAC
			 534.362.
2. The well driller shall take the
			 precautions necessary to prevent contamination of groundwater. The equipment
			 used to construct a monitoring well must be decontaminated before the
			 construction of the well is commenced.
3. The diameter of the casing must not exceed
			 4 inches in nominal size.
4. The
			 connections of the casing must comply with the provisions of NAC
			 534.360
			 or
			 534.362.
			 The connections must be made watertight by:
(a) Wrapping them with teflon tape;
(b) Placing a ring or gasket between them;
			 or
(c) By any other method which
			 will not introduce contaminants into the well except gluing.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4357 - Monitoring wells: Placement of gravel and seals in annular space

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the water or vapors which are being
			 monitored in a monitoring well are not encountered within 5 feet below the
			 surface of the ground, the well driller shall place in the annular space of the
			 well:
(a) From the bottom of the well to a
			 maximum of 2 feet above the uppermost perforation in the casing, a gravel pack
			 which consists of quartz sand, silica or other materials which will not
			 contaminate the groundwater or the geologic formation;
(b) From the gravel pack placed pursuant to
			 paragraph (a) to a minimum of 2 feet above that gravel pack or to within 20
			 feet below the surface of the ground, a seal consisting of bentonite chips;
			 and
(c) From the seal placed
			 pursuant to paragraph (b) to the surface, a seal, with a minimum thickness of
			 20 feet below the surface, consisting of cement grout, neat cement or concrete
			 grout.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4359 - Monitoring wells: Measures required if contaminant or contaminated water is encountered

Current through June 11, 2024
If a contaminant or contaminated water is encountered during
				the construction of a monitoring well, the strata which contain the contaminant
				or contaminated water must be cased and sealed in such a manner that the
				contaminant or contaminated water does not commingle with or impair other
				strata or the water contained in other strata. The well driller shall seal the
				strata by grouting or by using special seals or packers, if necessary, to
				prevent the movement of the contaminants or contaminated water in the
				borehole.
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020; A
				by
				R068-20CAP,
				eff. 6/23/2021
NRS
				534.020,
				534.060,
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4361 - Monitoring wells: Surface pad; prevention of unauthorized use; additional protective measures

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Unless the area
			 surrounding a monitoring well is paved with concrete or asphalt, a surface pad
			 must be installed around the casing at the surface. The surface pad must:
(a) Extend at least 1 foot laterally in all
			 directions from the outside of the well casing; and
(b) Be free of cracks, voids and other
			 significant defects likely to prevent water tightness. Contacts between the
			 base of the surface pad and the annular seal and the base and the well casing
			 must be watertight and must not cause the failure of the well casing or annular
			 seal.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4363 - Monitoring wells: Artesian conditions

Current through June 11, 2024
If an artesian condition is encountered in a monitoring well,
				the well driller shall ensure that the well is sealed in the manner prescribed
				in NAC 534.378.
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer, eff. 12-30-97
NRS
				  534.020,
				  534.060,
				  534.110,
				  534.140
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4365 - Monitoring wells: Plugging

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in this section, a monitoring well must be plugged by a
			 licensed well driller within 30 days after monitoring is no longer
			 required.
2. Except as otherwise
			 provided in subsection 5, if an annular cement seal was not installed, the
			 monitoring well must be plugged by breaking the casing free with appropriate
			 equipment so that the casing may be pulled from the well.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
			 5, if the casing in the monitoring well cannot be removed from the borehole,
			 the monitoring well must be plugged by:
(a)
			 Placing neat cement by tremie pipe in an upward direction from the bottom of
			 the well to the surface of the well; or
(b) Pressure grouting.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4367 - Drive point wells (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by R039-12, 6-29-2012; R by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020
NRS
				534.020 and
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4369 - Boreholes: Generally

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A geotechnical
			 soil boring may be drilled or plugged by a person who is not a licensed well
			 driller.
2. A person who constructs
			 or plugs a geotechnical soil boring is not required to file with the Division a
			 notice of intent.
3. A geotechnical
			 soil boring may be drilled without obtaining from the Division a permit to
			 appropriate water or a waiver of the requirement to obtain such a
			 permit.
4. A person who drills or
			 plugs a geotechnical soil boring, the operator of the exploration project or
			 the owner of the land where the geotechnical soil boring is located must
			 maintain a record of the drilling operation which includes:
(a) The dates on which the geotechnical soil
			 boring is constructed and plugged;
(b) The location of the geotechnical soil
			 boring as shown by public land survey;
(c) The depth and diameter of the
			 geotechnical soil boring;
(d) The
			 depth at which groundwater is encountered in the geotechnical soil boring;
			 and
(e) The methods and materials
			 used to plug the geotechnical soil boring.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4371 - Boreholes: Plugging requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A geotechnical
			 soil boring must be plugged within 60 days after the date on which the drilling
			 of the geotechnical soil boring is completed.
2. Except as otherwise provided in
			 subsections 3 and 4, a geotechnical soil boring must be plugged in the manner
			 prescribed for plugging a well in NAC
			 534.420
			 or authorized pursuant to NAC
			 534.422.
3. If there is evidence that water-draining
			 formations (lost circulation), or water-bearing formations of different water
			 quality or hydraulic head were encountered during the original geotechnical
			 soil boring construction and if bentonite chips or bentonite grout is used as
			 the plugging material, the well driller must, in addition to the requirements
			 of this section and NAC
			 534.420
			 or
			 534.422,
			 as applicable, place neat cement across the water-confining formations so that
			 the plugging fluid penetrates the geologic formation to prevent the vertical
			 movement of water. Any drilling casing or pipe that does not break free, and
			 occludes the placement of neat cement across a confining formation, must be
			 perforated so that the plugging fluid penetrates the annular space and the
			 geologic formation in that interval.
4. If the water-bearing formations are
			 unknown and any drilling casing or pipe does not break free, the well driller
			 must plug the geotechnical soil boring in accordance with subsection 5 or 6 of
			 NAC
			 534.420,
			 as applicable, so that the plugging fluid penetrates the annular space and the
			 geologic formation in the perforated intervals.
Added to NAC
				by St. Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by R009-06, 6-1-2006; R039-12, 6-29-2012; A
				by
				R044-14,
				eff. 10/24/2014; A by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020; A
				by
				R068-20CAP,
				eff. 6/23/2021
NRS
				534.020,
				534.060,
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4373 - Boreholes: Responsibility for plugging

Current through June 11, 2024
The owner and lessor of the land on which a geotechnical soil
				boring is located, the operator of the exploration project and the plugging
				contractor for the project are jointly and severally responsible for plugging
				the geotechnical soil boring pursuant to this chapter.
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020; A
				by
				R068-20CAP,
				eff. 6/23/2021
NRS
				534.020,
				534.060,
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4375 - Boreholes, blast holes and seismic shot holes: Artesian conditions

Current through June 11, 2024
If an artesian condition is encountered in any geotechnical
				soil boring or blast hole, the artesian water strata must be contained pursuant
				to
				NRS
				534.060 and NAC
				534.378,
				and the geotechnical soil boring or blast hole must be sealed by placing
				concrete grout, cement grout, bentonite chips or neat cement by tremie pipe in
				an upward direction from the bottom of the geotechnical soil boring to the
				surface. The owner and lessor of the land on which a geotechnical soil boring
				is located, the operator of the exploration project and the drilling contractor
				for the project shall take the necessary steps to prevent the loss of water
				above or below the surface and to prevent the vertical movement of water in the
				borehole.
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by R039-12, 6-29-2012; A by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020; A
				by
				R068-20CAP,
				eff. 6/23/2021
NRS
				534.020,
				534.060,
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4376 - Instrumentation boreholes

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An
			 instrumentation geotechnical soil boring may be drilled by an unlicensed well
			 driller.
2. The installation of
			 monitoring instruments and simultaneous plugging must be:
(a) Completed by a well driller who is
			 licensed in this State; or
(b)
			 Supervised and documented by the responsible project geologist, hydrologist or
			 engineer.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.43763 - Electrical cathodic protection conductor deemed specific type of instrumentation borehole (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer by R039-12, eff. 6-29-2012; R by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020
NRS
				534.020 and
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.43767 - Core hole deemed specific type of borehole (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer by R039-12, eff. 6-29-2012; R by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020
NRS
				534.020 and
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.4377 - Treatment of certain holes as boreholes (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by R039-12, 6-29-2012; R by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020
NRS
				534.020 and
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION AND PLUGGING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES › Section 534.438 - Prerequisites to using bentonite grout to seal, grout or plug borehole (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by St.
				Engineer by R009-06, eff. 6-1-2006; A by R039-12, 6-29-2012; R by
				R068-20A,
				eff. 12/29/2020
NRS
				534.020 and
				534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › WAIVERS › Section 534.440 - Waiver to drill exploratory well to determine quality or quantity of water in designated basin

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A request for a
			 waiver to drill an exploratory well to determine the quality or quantity of
			 water pursuant to
			 NRS
			 534.050 in a designated basin must be
			 submitted to the State Engineer in writing, accompanied by the filing fee
			 required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 533.435 and include, without limitation:
(a) The location by public land survey and
			 global positioning system coordinates, county assessor's parcel number, map of
			 the vicinity and plat map of the exploratory well anticipated to be
			 drilled;
(b) The name, address and
			 telephone number of the person who:
(1) Is
			 collecting data from the exploratory well; and
(2) Will be available to answer questions
			 concerning the exploratory well;
(c) The reason for requesting a
			 waiver;
(d) The proposed diameter
			 and depth of the exploratory well;
(e) The estimated starting and completion
			 dates of the exploratory well;
(f)
			 The name, address and telephone number of the person who will be responsible
			 for plugging the exploratory well, and the name, address and telephone number
			 of the owner of the land where the exploratory well will be located if the
			 owner is not the person responsible for plugging the well;
(g) If the exploratory well will be located
			 on public land, a notarized affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Division,
			 from the person who will be responsible for plugging the exploratory well upon
			 abandonment acknowledging that responsibility; and
(h) If a waiver is requested for multiple
			 exploratory wells, a list and the required information for all exploratory
			 wells for which a waiver is requested on the "Additional Well Locations"
			 form.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › WAIVERS › Section 534.441 - Waiver to drill monitoring well

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A request for a
			 waiver to drill a monitoring well or to use an existing well as a monitoring
			 well must be submitted to the State Engineer in writing, accompanied by the
			 filing fee required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 533.435 and include, without limitation:
(a) The location of the proposed monitoring
			 well by public land survey and global positioning system coordinates, county
			 assessor's parcel number, map of the vicinity and plat map;
(b) The name, address and telephone number of
			 the owner of the land on which the monitoring well will be located;
(c) A statement of the reason for requesting
			 the waiver;
(d) A proposed
			 construction sketch of the monitoring well;
(e) The name of the monitoring well or, if a
			 waiver is requested for multiple monitoring wells, a list of all monitoring
			 wells for which a waiver is requested on the "Additional Well Locations"
			 form;
(f) If requested or
			 previously required, a current, updated copy of the list setting forth the
			 numbers of the monitoring wells for which waivers have been issued previously
			 and the disposition of those wells;
(g) The name, address and telephone number of
			 the person who:
(1) Will collect data from the
			 monitoring well; and
(2) Will be
			 available to answer questions concerning the monitoring well; and
(h) If a monitoring well is or
			 will be located on public land, a notarized affidavit, on a form prescribed by
			 the Division, from the person who will be responsible for plugging the
			 monitoring well upon abandonment acknowledging that responsibility.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › WAIVERS › Section 534.442 - Waiver to use water to explore for minerals

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 request for a waiver to allow a temporary use of water from an existing well to
			 explore for minerals or to drill a well and to use the water from the well to
			 explore for minerals must be submitted to the State Engineer in writing,
			 accompanied by the filing fee required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 533.435 and include, without limitation:
(a) The amount of water that will be used
			 from the well each day, which must not exceed 5 acre-feet per
			 project;
(b) A brief description of
			 the manner in which the water will be put to a beneficial use;
(c) The location of the water well by public
			 land survey and global positioning system coordinates, county assessor's parcel
			 number, map of the vicinity and plat map;
(d) The name, address and telephone number of
			 the person who will be responsible for plugging the well, and the name, address
			 and telephone number of the owner of the land where the well will be located if
			 the owner is not the person responsible for plugging the well;
(e) If the well is or will be located on
			 public land, a notarized affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Division, from
			 the person who will be responsible for plugging the well upon abandonment
			 acknowledging that responsibility;
(f) The name, address and telephone number of
			 a person who will be available to answer questions concerning the
			 well;
(g) The date the project is
			 scheduled to be completed; and (h) If a waiver is requested for multiple wells,
			 a list and the required information for all wells for which a waiver is
			 requested on the "Additional Well Locations" form.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › WAIVERS › Section 534.444 - Waiver to use water to explore for oil, gas or geothermal resources

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A request for a waiver to allow the
			 temporary use of water from an existing well to explore for oil, gas or
			 geothermal resources, or to drill a well and use the water from the well to
			 explore for oil, gas or geothermal resources, must be submitted to the State
			 Engineer in writing, accompanied by the filing fee required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 533.435 and include, without limitation:
(a) The location of the proposed water well
			 and the oil, gas or geothermal well by public land survey and global
			 positioning system coordinates, county assessor's parcel number, map of the
			 vicinity and plat map;
(b) The oil,
			 gas or geothermal state or federal permit and lease number, name of the well
			 and American Petroleum Institute number, if assigned;
(c) The amount of water that will be used
			 from the well each day, which must not exceed 5 acre-feet per well for the
			 duration of the waiver;
(d) The
			 date the project is scheduled to be completed;
(e) The name, address and telephone number of
			 the person responsible for plugging the well, and the name, address and
			 telephone number of the owner of the land if the owner is not the person who is
			 responsible for plugging the well;
(f) If the well is or will be located on
			 public land, a notarized affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Division, from
			 the person who will be responsible for plugging the well upon abandonment
			 acknowledging that responsibility;
(g) The name, address and telephone number of
			 a person who will be available to answer questions concerning the well;
			 and
(h) If a waiver is requested
			 for multiple wells, a list and the required information for all wells for which
			 a waiver is requested on the "Additional Well Locations" form.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › WAIVERS › Section 534.446 - Waiver to use water for construction of highway

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 request for a waiver to allow the temporary use of water from an existing well
			 for the construction of a highway, or to drill a well and use the water from
			 the well for the construction of a highway, must be submitted to the State
			 Engineer in writing, accompanied by the fee required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 533.435 and include, without limitation:
(a) The location of the proposed water well
			 by public land survey and global positioning system coordinates, county
			 assessor's parcel number, map of the vicinity and plat map;
(b) The project and contract number, if
			 applicable;
(c) The total amount of
			 water that will be used from the well each day;
(d) The name, address and telephone number of
			 the contractor responsible for plugging the well, and the name, address and
			 telephone number of the owner of the land where the well will be located if the
			 owner is not the person responsible for plugging the well in accordance with
			 NAC
			 534.420;
(e) If the well is or will be located on
			 public land, a notarized affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Division, from
			 the person who will be responsible for plugging the well upon abandonment
			 acknowledging that responsibility;
(f) The name, address and telephone number of
			 a person who will be available to answer questions concerning the
			 project;
(g) The date the project
			 is scheduled to be completed; and
(h) If a waiver is requested for multiple
			 wells, a list and the required information for all wells for which a waiver is
			 requested on the "Additional Well Locations" form.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › WAIVERS › Section 534.4465 - Waiver to use water to drill for water well (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC
				by St. Engineer by R039-12, eff. 6-29-2012; R by
				
				R044-14, eff. 10/24/2014
NRS
				  534.020,
				  534.050,
				  534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › WAIVERS › Section 534.448 - Waiver to drill well in shallow groundwater system to alleviate certain potential hazards

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A request for a
			 waiver to drill a well in a shallow groundwater system for removing water for
			 the purpose of alleviating potential hazards to persons and property resulting
			 from the rise of groundwater caused by secondary recharge must be submitted to
			 the State Engineer in writing, accompanied by the fee required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 533.435 and include, without limitation:
(a) The location of the proposed well by
			 public land survey, and global positioning system coordinates, county
			 assessor's parcel number, map of the vicinity and plat map;
(b) The project and contract number, if
			 applicable;
(c) The total amount of
			 water that will be used from the well each day;
(d) A proposed construction sketch of the
			 proposed well;
(e) The name of the
			 proposed well;
(f) The name,
			 address and telephone number of the person responsible for plugging the well,
			 and the name, address and telephone number of the owner of the land where the
			 well will be located if the owner is not the person responsible for plugging
			 the well;
(g) If the well will be
			 located on public land, a notarized affidavit, on a form prescribed by the
			 Division, from the person who will be responsible for plugging the well upon
			 abandonment acknowledging that responsibility;
(h) The name, address and telephone number of
			 a person who will be available to answer questions concerning the project;
(i) The date the project is
			 scheduled to be completed; and
(j) 
			 If a waiver is requested for multiple wells, a list and the required
			 information for all wells for which a waiver is requested on the "Additional
			 Well Locations" form.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › WAIVERS › Section 534.449 - Waiver of requirement to plug well

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The owner of a
			 well who wishes to obtain a waiver pursuant to subsection 7 or 8 of
			 NRS
			 534.060 from the requirement that a well be
			 plugged must submit a written request for the waiver to the State Engineer. The
			 State Engineer may, for good cause shown, grant such a waiver.
2. A waiver granted pursuant to this section
			 is valid for up to 1 year after the date on which the waiver is approved. The
			 owner of the well may submit a request to extend the waiver pursuant to section
			 14 of this regulation or apply to make the waiver permanent.
3. A request for a waiver or to make a waiver
			 permanent must:
(a) Be made on a form
			 provided by the State Engineer;
(b)
			 Include the location of the well by public land survey and global positioning
			 system coordinates and the county assessor's parcel number;
(c) Include sufficient information and
			 evidence for the State Engineer to determine that the well is not in any manner
			 defective, including, without limitation, that the conditions set forth in
			 subsection 2 of NAC
			 534.427
			 do not apply to the well;
(d) If
			 the well is located on a public land, include a notarized affidavit, on a form
			 prescribed by the Division, from the person who will be responsible for
			 plugging the well upon abandonment acknowledging that responsibility;
(e) Provide evidence that the well would be
			 useful as a site for monitoring groundwater; and
(f) If a waiver is requested for multiple
			 wells, a list and the required information for all wells for which a waiver is
			 requested on the "Additional Well Locations"
			 form.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS › WAIVERS › Section 534.450 - Waiver of requirement of this chapter

Current through June 11, 2024
1. the State
			 Engineer may, for good cause shown, waive a requirement of the provisions of
			 this chapter.
2. A request for a
			 waiver of a requirement of this chapter must be made in writing to the State
			 Engineer, accompanied by the fee required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 533.435 and include, without limitation:
(a) A detailed statement of the reason for
			 requesting the waiver and the section of this chapter to be waived;
(b) The location of the well by public land
			 survey and global positioning system coordinates and the county assessor's
			 parcel number;
(c) The name and
			 address of the owner of the well;
(d) The street address of the location of the
			 well or, if there is no street address, a description of the location of the
			 proposed well, including, but not limited to, common landmarks and crossstreets
			 near the location of the well;
(e)
			 A description of the proposed design and a sectional drawing of the well that
			 includes the depths to the aquifers, the locations of the screens and seals and
			 the materials that will be used;
(f) If the well is located on public land, a
			 notarized affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Division, from the person who
			 will be responsible for plugging the well upon abandonment acknowledging that
			 responsibility;
(g) Any available
			 data to categorize the hydraulic heads, water quality and permeability
			 characteristics of the aquifer;
(h)
			 If a waiver is requested for multiple wells, a list and the required
			 information for all wells for which a waiver is requested on the "Additional
			 Well Locations" form; and
(i) Any
			 other information required pursuant to the provisions of this
			 chapter.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.010 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
				the words and terms defined in NAC
				534A.012 to
				534A.085, inclusive, and section
				2 of this regulation have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				sections.
Supplied in codification;
				A by Comm'n on Mineral Resources, 11-12-85; A by
				R032-19A,
				eff. 12/16/2019
NRS
				513.063,
				534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.012 - "Administrator" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Administrator" means the Administrator of the Division.
(Added to NAC by Comm'n
				on Mineral Resources, eff. 11-12-85)-(Substituted in revision for NAC 534A.039
				)
NRS 513.063,
				  534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.015 - "Annular space" and "annulus" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Annular space" or "annulus" means the space between the walls
				of the well as drilled and the casing or between a permanent casing and the
				borehole.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on
				Mineral Resources, eff. 11-12-85
NRS 513.063,
				  534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.020 - "Aquifer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Aquifer" means a geological formation or structure that stores
				or transmits water.
St. Engineer, Exploration
				Drilling Reg. part Art. I, eff. 12-13-77; A by
				R032-19A,
				eff. 12/16/2019
NRS
				513.063,
				534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.030 - "Artesian hole" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
St. Engineer, Exploration
				Drilling Reg. part Art. I + part Art. VII, eff. 12-13-77; R by
				R032-19A,
				eff. 12/16/2019
NRS
				513.063,
				534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.031 - "Blowout" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Blowout" means an uncontrolled escape of fluids and gases from
				a geothermal well.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on
				Mineral Resources, eff. 11-12-85
NRS 513.063,
				  534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.033 - "Casing" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Casing" means the conduit required to prevent waste and
				contamination of the groundwater, the geothermal resource, or both, and to hold
				the formation open during the construction or use of the well.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on
				Mineral Resources, eff. 11-12-85
NRS 513.063,
				  534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.037 - "Division" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Division" means the Division of Minerals of the Commission on
				Mineral Resources.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on
				Mineral Resources, eff. 11-12-85
NRS 513.063,
				  534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.040 - "Geothermal resource" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Geothermal resource" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				NRS
				534A.010.
St. Engineer, Exploration
				Drilling Reg. part Art. I, eff. 12-13-77
NRS
				  532.120,
				  534.020,
				  534.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.045 - "Guide shoe" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Guide shoe" means a short, heavy cylindrical section which is
				rounded at the bottom and placed at the end of a string of casing.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on
				Mineral Resources, eff. 11-12-85
NRS 513.063,
				  534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.050 - "Hole" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
St. Engineer, Exploration
				Drilling Reg. part Art. I, eff. 12-13-77; R by
				R032-19A,
				eff. 12/16/2019
NRS
				513.063,
				534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.060 - "Hole driller" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
St. Engineer, Exploration
				Drilling Reg. part Art. I, eff. 12-13-77; R by
				R032-19A,
				eff. 12/16/2019
NRS
				513.063,
				534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.061 - "Injection well" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Injection well" means any well used to dispose of fluids
				derived from geothermal resources into an underground reservoir.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on
				Mineral Resources, eff. 11-12-85
NRS 513.063,
				  534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.063 - "Observational well" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Observation well" means any well used to observe the level of
				the water and its temperature, pressure and chemistry in a geothermal
				field.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on
				Mineral Resources, eff. 11-12-85; A by
				R032-19A,
				eff. 12/16/2019
NRS
				513.063,
				534A.090
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 534A - GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 534A.064 - "Operator" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Operator" means the person who has the right to drill and
				operate a geothermal well.
Added to NAC by Comm'n on
				Mineral Resources, eff. 11-12-85
NRS 513.063,
				  534A.090