Title 48

NRS 535.035 State Engineer, assistants and agents authorized to enter certain land to investigate and carry out duties. In addition to any inspection conducted pursuant to NRS 535.010 or 535.030, the State Engineer or any assistant or authorized agent of the State Engineer may en…

NRS 535.040 Statutes and performance of State Engineer’s duties do not constitute warranty. The provisions of NRS 535.010 to 535.035, inclusive, and the performance by the State Engineer of the duties of the State Engineer under them do not constitute a warranty in favor of anyon…

NRS 535.045 State Engineer or assistant not liable for damages caused by dam or reservoir failure. The State Engineer and any assistant of the State Engineer are not liable for any damages caused by the partial or total failure of a dam or reservoir as a result of any inspection,…

NRS 535.050 State Engineer may order removal of dam, diversion works or obstruction; limitation; procedure; payment of costs. 1. The State Engineer has the right, power and authority to order the removal of any dam, diversion works or obstruction that has not been legally establi…

NRS 535.060 Obstruction of water by beaver’s dam: Procedure for removal of beaver and dams. 1. On any stream system and its tributaries in this state the distribution of the waters of which are vested in the State Engineer by law or the final decree of court, where beaver, by the…

NRS 535.070 Construction of weir in dam situated within 2 miles of incorporated city or town. 1. The term “water of such river,” as used in this section, means the normal and natural flow of water in the river unaffected by flood, storm or other abnormal natural causes. 2. Any pe…

NRS 535.080 Attorney General and County Commissioners of Washoe County authorized to institute actions to maintain flow of Truckee River. The Attorney General and the Board of County Commissioners of Washoe County are authorized and empowered to commence suits or take such other …

NRS 535.090 Unlawful obstruction of appropriator’s water; penalty. 1. Whenever any appropriator of water has the lawful right-of-way for the storage, diversion or carriage of water, it shall be unlawful to place or maintain any obstruction that shall interfere with the use of his…

NRS 535.100 Injury or obstruction of flow of water by sawmill, slaughterhouse, brewery or tannery; civil action. 1. Any person who is the owner of or in possession of any sawmill used for the making of lumber, or any slaughterhouse, brewery or tannery shall not injure or obstruct…

NRS 535.110 Unlawful removal, damage or destruction of piling, dike, dock or lock; unlawful structures. 1. Every person who willfully and maliciously removes, damages or destroys a pile or other material fixed in the ground and used for securing any bank or dam of any river or ot…

NRS 535.200 Additional penalties. 1. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the State Engineer may, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, require a person who violates any provision of this chapter, any approval, order or decision issued by the State Engineer pur…

NRS 535.210 Injunctive and other relief. 1. The State Engineer may seek injunctive relief in the appropriate court to prevent the continuance or occurrence of any act or practice which violates any provision of this chapter, any approval, order or decision issued by the State Eng…