Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 534.292 Notice to renew license; notification by well driller of change in mailing address. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140) 1. The Division shall send to each licensed well driller a notice to renew his or her license before the expiration of the license. Failure to receive t…

NAC 534.2923 Renewal of license: Application; required continuing education units. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140) A well driller may renew his or her well-drilling license by submitting a renewal application to the Division so that the Division receives the application not later…

NAC 534.2925 Renewal of license: Processing of and action on application. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140, 534.160) 1. The Division shall process each application submitted for renewal of a well-drilling license pursuant to NAC 534.2923 in the order in which the applications are r…

NAC 534.2927 Continuing education of well drillers; exemptions and deferrals. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140) 1. A credit unit of continuing education is earned for each hour the person attends a workshop, seminar or course or participates in any other type of educational activit…

NAC 534.293 Requirements to reinstate license if prior license has expired or been suspended or revoked. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140) To reinstate a license, a well driller whose license has been: 1. Expired for 1 year or less must: (a) File a renewal application pursuant to N…

NAC 534.294 Scope of authority under license; issuance of limited licenses; request to modify scope of limited license. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140) 1. A well-drilling license authorizes the licensee to drill, plug or rehabilitate the following types of wells: (a) Water wells;…

NAC 534.300 Designated basins; replacement wells. (NRS 534.020, 534.050, 534.110, 534.140) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 534.315, a well driller shall not drill a water well within a groundwater basin designated by the State Engineer until the well driller determines tha…

NAC 534.310 Nondesignated basins; replacement wells. (NRS 534.020, 534.050, 534.110, 534.140) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 534.315: (a) In basins which have not been designated by the State Engineer, a person who drills a well before receiving a permit to appropriate wa…

NAC 534.315 Wells for domestic use; replacement wells. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140, 534.180) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, permits to appropriate groundwater are not required for the drilling of wells for domestic use. 2. A well driller shall take into accou…

NAC 534.316 Wells for domestic use: Requirements for subdivisions. (NRS 534.020, 534.110) 1. If a right to appropriate water has been dedicated to a subdivision or has been acquired with the intent to serve a subdivision, a well may be drilled for domestic use if: (a) At least 2 …

NAC 534.317 Wells for domestic use: Requirements to convert an existing nondomestic well to a well for domestic use. (NRS 534.020, 534.110) 1. An owner of an existing nondomestic well may submit to the State Engineer an application to convert the well to a well for domestic use. …

NAC 534.320 Notice of intent: Submission; approval by Division required; contents; fees; correction; electronic submission; forms. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, before a well driller may set up a well rig or commence drilling, pl…

NAC 534.325 Notice of intent: Lapse; new notice. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140) 1. If the drilling, plugging or rehabilitation of a well described on a notice of intent is not commenced within 60 days after the Division approves the notice of intent or by the date listed on the …

NAC 534.330 Responsibilities of licensed well driller at drilling site; investigation by Division. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140) 1. A well driller licensed by the State Engineer: (a) Shall directly supervise the well-drilling site when the drill rig is in operation and when any…

NAC 534.335 Responsibility to obtain written authorization from owner of land to access project if certain waiver granted. (NRS 534.020, 534.110) A waiver granted by the State Engineer pursuant to NAC 534.440 to 534.444, inclusive, and 534.448 does not extend to the well driller …

NAC 534.340 Well Driller’s Report: Form; contents. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140, 534.170) 1. A Well Driller’s Report must be submitted to the State Engineer within 30 days after the completion of the drilling, plugging or rehabilitation of a well by the well driller pursuant to…

NAC 534.345 Well Driller’s Report: Completion; execution; submission; correction. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140, 534.170) 1. All work performed by the well driller during the drilling operation must be accurately described in the Well Driller’s Report submitted by the well drill…

NAC 534.350 Identification of well rig. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140) The name and address of the contractor drilling the well must be conspicuously displayed in legible letters at least 3 inches high on the drill rig operated or owned by that contractor. [St. Engineer, Drillin…

NAC 534.355 Reporting of improper construction or plugging of well. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140) A licensed well driller who becomes aware of specific information relating to improper construction or improper plugging of a well shall report that information to the Division as …

NAC 534.360 Construction of well: Casing. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 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 (b) Con…

NAC 534.362 Construction of well: Thermoplastic casing. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 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 standa…

NAC 534.370 Construction of well: Prevention of contamination; use of additives; securing against unauthorized entry; suspension of drilling. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 1. The well driller shall take the precautions necessary to: (a) Seal off any known zones of poor…

NAC 534.375 Measures required before constructing new water well and if contaminant or contaminated water is encountered during construction of water well. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 1. Before commencing construction of a new water well, a licensed well driller shal…

NAC 534.378 Construction of well: Measures required if artesian condition is encountered. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 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 …

NAC 534.380 Construction of well: Seals. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 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 dept…

NAC 534.390 Construction of well: Location near river, lake, perennial stream, unlined reservoir, ditch or canal; compliance with permit or waiver. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 1. If a well, other than a monitoring well, is drilled within 1/4 mile of a river, lake, pe…

NAC 534.420 Plugging of well: General requirements. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110) 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…

NAC 534.422 Plugging of well: Use of exceptional method. (NRS 534.020, 534.110) 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 t…

NAC 534.424 Plugging of well: Responsibility for cost. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110) 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,…

NAC 534.426 Plugging of well: Artesian conditions. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110) 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 …

NAC 534.427 Mandatory plugging of certain wells. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110) 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 m…

NAC 534.430 Means to measure level of water in well required. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 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 …

NAC 534.432 Mandatory plugging of well as result of noncompliance with requirements for well drilling. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140, 534.160) 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 issue…

NAC 534.4351 Monitoring wells: Restrictions on construction. (NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.140, 534.170) 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 f…

NAC 534.4353 Monitoring wells: Responsibilities of owner; permits; responsibility for plugging well located on public land; affidavit of responsibility for plugging. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 1. The owner of a monitoring well shall ensure that the well: (a) Is cons…

NAC 534.4355 Monitoring wells: Casing; prevention of contamination. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 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 subse…

NAC 534.4357 Monitoring wells: Placement of gravel and seals in annular space. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 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 sha…

NAC 534.4359 Monitoring wells: Measures required if contaminant or contaminated water is encountered. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) If a contaminant or contaminated water is encountered during the construction of a monitoring well, the strata which contain the contamin…

NAC 534.4361 Monitoring wells: Surface pad; prevention of unauthorized use; additional protective measures. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 1. Unless the area surrounding a monitoring well is paved with concrete or asphalt, a surface pad must be installed around the casi…

NAC 534.4363 Monitoring wells: Artesian conditions. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110, 534.140) 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,…

NAC 534.4365 Monitoring wells: Plugging. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110) 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 subsect…

NAC 534.4369 Geotechnical soil boring: Generally. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110) 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 th…

NAC 534.4371 Geotechnical soil boring: Plugging requirements. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110) 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 subsect…

NAC 534.4373 Geotechnical soil boring: Responsibility for plugging. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110) 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…

NAC 534.4375 Geotechnical soil borings and blast holes: Artesian conditions. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110) 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,…

NAC 534.4376 Instrumentation geotechnical soil borings. (NRS 534.020, 534.060, 534.110) 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…

NAC 534.439 Approval by State Engineer required; terms and conditions; verbal request for waiver. (NRS 534.020, 534.050, 534.110) 1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 534.310, any work related to a waiver requested pursuant to NAC 534.439 to 534.450, inclusive, must not proceed…