Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter534A Geothermal Resources |
REGULATIONS OF COMMISSION ON MINERAL RESOURCES |
General Provisions |
NAC534A.170. Types of wells.
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- A geothermal well is considered by the Division as:
1. A domestic well if it is used solely:
(a) For domestic purposes by one or more single family dwellings on a single parcel of land under the same ownership and not more than an annual average of 1,800 gallons of water a day is drawn from the well; or
(b) By a commercial user who does not produce geothermal heat for sale or the generation of power.
2. A commercial well if it primarily is used to provide geothermal resources on a commercial basis for purposes other than the generation of power.
3. An industrial well if it primarily is used to generate power.
(Added to NAC by Comm’n on Mineral Resources, eff. 11-12-85)