Title 48

NRS 539.748 Petition to district court by aggrieved persons. Any holder of title or of evidence of title to land in the district, or holder of any bond or contract or certificate of indebtedness constituting a lien against the land sought to be excluded, who is aggrieved by the o…

NRS 539.750 Petition for dissolution of district: Filing with clerk of district court; order of district judge. Upon the filing of a petition with the clerk of the district court of the county where the district was organized, setting forth that an irrigation district should be f…

NRS 539.753 Contents of petition. The petition shall recite only: 1. That such district was organized. 2. The date of organization and that it now exists. 3. That the petitioners desire that an election be called to determine the question of dissolution by a vote of the electors.…

NRS 539.755 Determination of sufficiency of percentages required on petition: What governs clerk of district court. In determining the sufficiency of the percentages required on the petition, the clerk of the district court with whom such petition is filed shall be governed by th…

NRS 539.757 Ballots: Form. At such election the ballot shall contain the words “Dissolution of the District—Yes”; and “Dissolution of the District—No.” [Part 47:64:1919; A 1933, 261; 1931 NCL § 8063]

NRS 539.760 Conduct of election; canvass of votes. 1. The provisions of this chapter relating to general elections for directors shall govern in respect to such dissolution election ordered by the court. 2. The canvass of the vote at such election shall be conducted in the manner…

NRS 539.763 Certification of election results to district court; examination of returns by court; order of dissolution; filing of financial statement. 1. The secretary of the district shall at the time and in the manner provided in this chapter for certifying election returns cer…

NRS 539.765 Court governed by NRS 539.287 where contract with United States exists. If the district has in force and effect a contract with the United States under the provisions of this chapter, the court shall be governed by NRS 539.287. [Part 47:64:1919; A 1933, 261; 1931 NCL …

NRS 539.767 Order of dissolution not to be entered until bonded indebtedness liquidated or consent of bondholders filed. If the district has an outstanding bonded indebtedness or has issued bonds of the district under the provisions of this chapter, which are unpaid, the district…

NRS 539.770 Payment of other indebtedness to be provided for; duties of county officers in closing affairs of district. 1. In case there is other or current indebtedness of the district outstanding not represented by a contract with the United States pursuant to the terms of this…

NRS 539.773 Liquidation of indebtedness; levy of assessments; collection of taxes; sale of district property by county commissioners; disposition of proceeds. 1. The proper county officers shall proceed to levy and assess upon the lands embraced within such district proper assess…

NRS 539.775 Contract with United States or bonded indebtedness not bar to dissolution if provision made for payment. The outstanding indebtedness, except in cases mentioned in NRS 539.765 and 539.767 where there is an outstanding lawful bond issue, or where the district has enter…

NRS 539.777 Entry of order dissolving district; further indebtedness prohibited. Upon the entry of the order of the court dissolving the district, the same shall be deemed dissolved and no further indebtedness of any kind shall be contracted by the board of directors of the distr…

NRS 539.780 Unlawful interference with officer, agent or employee of district; criminal and civil penalties. 1. Any person who wrongfully and maliciously interferes with any officer, agent or employee of the district in the proper discharge of his or her duties, is guilty of a pu…

NRS 539.783 Liability of water user negligently or wrongfully impairing system of works; notice to repair. Any water user, or his or her agent or lessee, of an irrigation district who shall negligently or wrongfully impair the usefulness of any reservoir, canal, ditch, lateral, d…

NRS 540.011 Legislative declaration. 1. The Legislature determines that it is the policy of the State of Nevada to continue to recognize the critical nature of the State’s limited water resources. It is acknowledged that many of the State’s surface water resources are committed t…

NRS 540.021 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. “Chief” means the Chief of the Section. 2. “Department” means the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. 3. “Division” means the Division of Water Resources of the Department. 4. “Section” means the Water Plann…

NRS 540.031 Creation. The Water Planning Section of the Division is hereby created. (Added to NRS by 1977, 1170; A 1989, 1238; 2005, 2566)

NRS 540.036 Composition; appointment and classification of Chief. 1. The Section consists of the Chief and any other necessary personnel. 2. The Chief is appointed by the State Engineer and is in the unclassified service of the State. (Added to NRS by 2005, 2566)

NRS 540.041 Chief: Qualifications; duties; employment of staff. 1. The Chief: (a) Must be selected with special reference to his or her training, experience, capability and interest in the field of water resource planning. (b) Shall coordinate the activities of the Section. 2. Th…

NRS 540.051 Duties. The Section shall: 1. Include in its planning: (a) Recognition and protection of existing water rights consistent with chapters 533 and 534 of NRS; and (b) Consideration of the factors relating to the quality of water in this State and the importance of consid…

NRS 540.061 Statement of legislative intent relating to reporting of projects to Chief. It is the intent of the Legislature, in accordance with the state policy set forth in NRS 540.011, to provide for the reporting of all projects to the Chief to ensure effective coordination by…

NRS 540.071 “Project” defined. As used in NRS 540.061 to 540.091, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “project” means any development, including new construction and expansion or modification of existing development, that requires the use of 5 acre-feet or more of w…

NRS 540.081 Applicability of NRS 540.061 to 540.091, inclusive. NRS 540.061 to 540.091, inclusive, do not apply to: 1. A publicly owned project; 2. A subdivision as defined in NRS 278.320; 3. A parcel map subject to the provisions of NRS 278.461 to 278.469, inclusive; 4. A divisi…

NRS 540.091 Reports of approved projects: Contents; filing; deposit of fees. 1. A local governmental officer or agency that is required to approve a project shall file a report of each project the officer or agency approves on a form provided by the Chief. 2. Each report of an ap…

NRS 540.121 “Supplier of water” defined. 1. As used in NRS 540.121 to 540.151, inclusive, “supplier of water” includes, but is not limited to: (a) Any county, city, town, local improvement district, general improvement district and water conservancy district; (b) Any water distri…

NRS 540.131 Plan of water conservation: Procedure for adoption and updating of plan; review of plan by Section; joint plans permitted by certain suppliers; duties of local governing body. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, each supplier of water which supplies water…

NRS 540.141 Required provisions of plan or joint plan of water conservation; review by Section; posting of plans and joint plans on Internet website. 1. A plan or joint plan of water conservation submitted to the Section for review must include provisions relating to: (a) Methods…

NRS 540.145 Requirements for supplier of water to calculate water loss. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, each supplier of water that is required to adopt or update a plan of water conservation in accordance with the provisions of NRS 540.131 and: (a) Serves 3,300 …

NRS 540.151 Supplier of water required to adopt plan to provide certain incentives; procedure for adoption of plan; adoption of joint plans permitted. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, each supplier of water which supplies water for municipal, industrial or domesti…

NRS 540A.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board” means the board of county commissioners. 2. “Commission” means the Northern Nevada Water Planning Commission created by section 36 of chapter 531, Statutes of Nevada 2007, at page…

NRS 540A.020 Applicability of chapter. This chapter applies only to counties whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000. (Added to NRS by 1995, 2648; A 1997, 656, 1342; 2011, 1295)

NRS 540A.030 Boundaries of region. 1. In each county to which this chapter applies, except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the region within which water is to be managed, and with respect to which plans for its use are to be made, pursuant to this chapter is the ent…

NRS 540A.040 Super majority required for actions governed by this chapter. An affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members elected to the board is required to take action with respect to any matter governed by this chapter. (Added to NRS by 1995, 2649; A 1997, 1342)

NRS 540A.050 Grants; contracts; employees; disposition of property. The board may for the purposes of this chapter: 1. Accept grants of money. 2. Enter into contracts, including interlocal agreements, consistent with its authority under this chapter. 3. Employ and fix the compens…

NRS 540A.240 Acquisition and use of water rights and other sources of water in accordance with plan; imposition of charge by board. The board may acquire water rights or other sources of water, within or outside the region, for future use in accordance with the adopted comprehens…

NRS 540A.250 Creation of district for remediation; recovery of expenses. 1. The board shall create a district for remediation of the quality of water if the county or district health officer or the Administrator of the Division certifies in writing to the board that a condition e…

NRS 540A.260 Preparation and approval of plan for remediation; duty of board to determine costs of developing and carrying out plan; liability of owner or lessee of property. 1. Before creating a district for remediation pursuant to NRS 540A.250, the board shall prepare a plan fo…

NRS 540A.262 Prerequisites to determining, expanding or amending boundaries of district for remediation: Hearing; publication of notice of hearing; adoption of ordinance; certain bonds or financial obligations paid in full; territory not required to be contiguous. 1. Before deter…

NRS 540A.265 Determination of annual fee for properties within district for remediation; collection and enforcement of fee; duty of persons who sell water to provide board with list of clients; power of board to impose ad valorem tax on property within district in lieu of annual …

NRS 540A.267 Power of board to issue bonds or otherwise become obligated to pay costs of developing and carrying out plan for remediation; bonds or other obligations secured by certain fees or taxes. 1. The board may issue bonds and otherwise borrow money in anticipation of the f…

NRS 540A.269 Applicability of chapters 332 and 338 of NRS to contract for plan for remediation; county ownership of property on which remediation equipment or improvements are located not required if certain conditions met. 1. Chapters 332 and 338 of NRS do not apply to a contrac…

NRS 540A.270 Reimbursement of expenses to identify, study and remedy condition if costs and expenses in conformity with plan; establishment of criteria for reimbursement; reimbursement subject to availability of proceeds from certain bonds, fees or taxes. 1. The board may reimbur…

NRS 540A.280 State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized to recover costs of remediation from person who caused or contributed to condition requiring remediation; priority of distribution of money recovered from responsible person; use of money distributed t…

NRS 540A.285 Determination by board conclusive and incontestable in absence of fraud or gross abuse of discretion; review of determination by district court. 1. A determination by the board pursuant to NRS 540A.250 to 540A.285, inclusive, including a determination of the boundari…

NRS 541.010 Short title. This chapter may be known and cited as the Water Conservancy Districts Act. [1:380:1955]