Title 48

NRS 534B.100 Application fee; limitation on use. 1. The Commission on Mineral Resources shall, by regulation, establish a fee to be collected by the Division for examining and filing an application for a permit to drill a dissolved mineral exploration well. The fee must not excee…

NRS 534B.110 Applicability of procedures for appropriation of water. 1. The appropriation procedures of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS do not apply to the reasonable loss of water of not more than 5 acre-feet during the testing and sampling of water pumped within a dissolved mineral…

NRS 534B.120 Regulations. The Commission on Mineral Resources: 1. Shall, in coordination with the Division of Water Resources and the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, adopt regulations to carry out a program for r…

NRS 534B.130 Penalty. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto or an order of the Division issued pursuant to this chapter is subject to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each act or violation and for each day …

NRS 535.005 Chapter does not authorize use of state land without authorization from State Land Registrar. Nothing in this chapter authorizes a person to use any state land administered by the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wi…

NRS 535.010 Construction, reconstruction or alteration of dam: Approval; notice; submission of plans and specifications under certain circumstances; inspection; exemptions; penalty. 1. Any person proposing to construct, reconstruct or alter a dam in this State shall, before begin…

NRS 535.020 Duties of State Engineer concerning decommissioning, construction, alteration or enlargement of dam; installation of fishways; protection and preservation of fish. 1. Whenever an application for decommissioning a dam is filed or a request for approval of plans and spe…

NRS 535.030 Inspection of dams by State Engineer; powers of State Engineer to protect life or property; exception. 1. The State Engineer from time to time shall: (a) Make inspections of dams at state expense for the purpose of determining their safety; and (b) Require owners to p…

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…

NRS 536.010 Construction and maintenance of headgates, measuring devices and flumes. 1. The owner or owners of any ditch or canal shall maintain to the satisfaction of the State Engineer a substantial headgate at or near the point where the water is diverted, which shall be of su…

NRS 536.020 Refusal to construct headgates, flumes or measuring devices: State Engineer may close ditch or open sluice gate or outlet of reservoir. 1. If any owner or owners of irrigation works shall refuse or neglect to construct and put in such headgates, flumes or measuring de…

NRS 536.030 Installation of headgates, measuring devices or flumes by State Engineer; procedure for payment of expenses. If any person neglects or refuses to install the headgate, measuring device or flume, as required by NRS 536.010, the State Engineer may, in the discretion of …

NRS 536.040 Contribution of owners or recipients of water for proportionate share of work. 1. In all cases where a ditch is owned by two or more persons, and one or more of those persons fails or neglects to do a proportionate share of the work necessary for the maintenance and o…

NRS 536.050 Statement of expenses constitutes valid lien against property of defaulting co-owner or recipient of water. Upon the failure of any co-owner or person who receives water through a ditch from an entity specified in NRS 536.040 to pay his or her proportionate share of s…

NRS 536.060 Construction of ditch or flume: Execution and recording of certificate; commencement and completion of work. 1. Any person or persons desiring to construct and maintain a ditch or flume within any one or more of the counties of this state shall make, sign and acknowle…

NRS 536.070 Examination and survey of private land; condemnation; appeal from findings of appraiser. 1. Any person or persons proposing to construct a ditch or flume under the provisions of NRS 536.060 to 536.090, inclusive, shall have the right to enter upon private lands for th…

NRS 536.080 Right of person or entity constructing, operating or maintaining ditch or flume; prior or existing claim or right not interfered with. Each person or entity constructing, operating or maintaining a ditch or flume under the provisions of NRS 536.060 to 536.090, inclusi…

NRS 536.090 Applicability of NRS 536.060 to 536.090, inclusive. NRS 536.060 to 536.090, inclusive, shall apply, and the rights and privileges therein conferred shall inure, to the benefit of all persons or corporations who have, prior to March 3, 1866, constructed, and now mainta…

NRS 536.100 Examination and survey of private land; appropriation of land. 1. Any person or persons who have constructed or who may construct any ditch or flume for the purpose of diverting the water of any river or stream in and on to their lands for the purpose of irrigating an…

NRS 536.105 Chapter does not authorize use of state land without authorization from State Land Registrar. Nothing in this chapter authorizes a person to use any state land administered by the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources wi…

NRS 536.115 Investigation of complaint of unlawful removal, damage or destruction of ditch by State Engineer; reports concerning investigation. 1. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, the State Engineer shall, upon request of the owner of a ditch or a local governme…

NRS 536.120 Penalty. Every person who shall willfully and maliciously remove, damage or destroy a ditch or flume lawfully erected for carrying water or draining land shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. [Part 1911 C&P § 487; RL § 6752; NCL § 10434] ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AND ENFOR…

NRS 536.200 Penalties for violation of chapter, order or regulation. 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 order or decision issued …

NRS 536.210 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 order or decision issued by the State Engineer purs…

NRS 537.010 Colorado River declared navigable; title to lands below high-water mark held by State. All of the Colorado River within the State of Nevada, from the Arizona line on the north to the California line on the south, is hereby declared to be a navigable stream for purpose…

NRS 537.020 Virgin River declared navigable; title to lands below high-water mark held by State. All of the Virgin River, including its sources confluent above St. Thomas, insofar as the waters thereof traverse the State of Nevada, particularly within the counties of Lincoln and …

NRS 537.030 Winnemucca Lake declared navigable; title to bed held by State. Winnemucca Lake, located in Townships 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 North, Ranges 23 and 24 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, is a navigable body of water and title to the bed thereof is held by the State of N…

NRS 538.010 Colorado River Compact: Ratification by Nevada; waiver of provisions of first paragraph of Article XI. 1. The provisions of the first paragraph of Article XI of the Colorado River Compact, making the Compact effective when it shall have been approved by the legislatur…

NRS 538.020 Election of Nevada to receive commutation payments in lieu of other payments under Boulder Canyon Project Act. 1. If the Congress shall enact legislation authorizing payments to be made to the State of Nevada, conforming to the requirements of subsection 2, upon the e…

NRS 538.030 Disposition of receipts paid Nevada under Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act. If and when the Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act becomes effective, and whenever and as often as any payments are made to the State Treasurer of the State of Nevada, the State Treasu…

NRS 538.041 Definitions. As used in NRS 538.041 to 538.251, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Colorado River” means the Colorado River and all of the tributaries of the river. 2. “Commission” means the Colorado River Commission of Nevada. 3. “Commissioner” mea…

NRS 538.051 Creation; number and appointment of members. The Colorado River Commission of Nevada, consisting of seven members, is hereby created. Four members must be appointed by the Governor. Three members must be appointed by the Board of Directors of the Southern Nevada Water…

NRS 538.061 Qualifications of commissioners. 1. The members appointed by the Governor must be residents of this state. The members appointed by the Southern Nevada Water Authority must be persons who serve on the Board of Directors of the Authority. When a person so appointed cea…

NRS 538.081 Removal of commissioner. The appointing authority may at any time remove any commissioner for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. [Part 1:71:1935; 1931 NCL § 1443.01] + [3:71:1935; 1931 NCL § 1443.03]—(NRS A 1977, 1237; 1993, 1108)

NRS 538.101 Compensation of commissioners and employees; industrial insurance. 1. While engaged in official business of the Commission, each commissioner appointed by the Governor is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Commission. 2. While e…