NAC349.500. Application: Required items and information; waiver of requirements.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, the application must include the following items and information:

     (a) A preliminary engineering report for the construction, operation and maintenance of the proposed improvement, including:

          (1) The expected costs and benefits of the project;

          (2) Plans for the development of the facilities of the applicant; and

          (3) The economic justification for and expected feasibility of the project,

Ê as prepared by a person licensed as a professional engineer pursuant to chapter 625 of NRS.

     (b) A complete and legible legal description of the entire area of service for the proposed improvement, including a map showing the layout of the proposed improvement and the location and number of persons served by the proposed improvement in relation to maps of the United States Public Lands Survey, assessor’s maps, or aerial or other similar maps showing sections and townships.

     (c) A complete and legible copy of the legal description of the property that will be occupied by the proposed improvement, including the assessor’s plot maps on which the proposed improvement is identified.

     (d) Proof of ownership, rights-of-way, easements or agreements, showing that the applicant holds or is able to acquire all lands, other than public lands, interests therein and water rights necessary for the construction of the proposed improvement. Copies of deeds to lands to be occupied, records of surveys, easements, agreements or permits to appropriate water may be used as evidence of ownership.

     (e) A report concerning the amount of water required to satisfy the needs of the proposed improvement, including:

          (1) The source and amounts of supply;

          (2) The rights to the water;

          (3) The quality of the water going into the proposed improvement;

          (4) The quality of treated water flowing out of the proposed improvement; and

          (5) A schedule indicating the volume of water required each month from the proposed improvement to meet the needs of the customers of the community water system or nontransient water system.

     (f) A report concerning the implementation of the plan of water conservation adopted by the applicant pursuant to NRS 540.131, including:

          (1) A copy of the plan;

          (2) The most recent schedule established by the applicant for carrying out the plan; and

          (3) An analysis of the effectiveness of the plan.

     (g) A complete and itemized list of the total estimated cost of the proposed improvement, including an estimate for construction costs, contingencies, engineering fees, administrative fees, legal fees and financing fees.

     (h) An estimate of the capital costs required for the installation of water meters on all service connections to the community water system or nontransient water system, including an analysis of the feasibility of installing the water meters.

     (i) Information which demonstrates that the proposed improvement complies with applicable local regulations governing the use of land and water and any other applicable regulations and ordinances.

     (j) A list of the permits required to carry out the proposed improvement, with the anticipated dates and conditions for approval of those permits.

     (k) The estimated cost of operation and maintenance for the proposed improvement.

     (l) The amount of money available for the proposed improvement other than the money to be derived from the program, including terms of repayment if short-term or long-term financing is contemplated as a source of funding.

     (m) A plan for the construction of any related improvements during the next 5 years.

     (n) Copies of the current documents prepared by or on behalf of the applicant pursuant to NRS 350.013, which depict the effect of the proposed improvement on the financial capacity of the applicant.

     (o) Data and information deemed necessary by the Division of Environmental Protection of the Department or by the financial advisers or other consultants of the Division.

     2. The Board may waive any of the requirements of subsection 1 upon written request of the applicant.

     3. An applicant is not required to include an item and information required by subsection 1 if the item or information is not applicable to the type of improvement proposed in the application.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. for Financing Water Projects, eff. 12-24-91; A by R113-96, 1-23-98; R104-04, 9-18-2006)