NAC534.315. Wells for domestic use.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10, permits to appropriate groundwater are not required for the drilling of wells for domestic use.

     2. A well driller shall take into account the normal annual fluctuations in the demand for water of an area and, if the well is in a developed area, some annual drop in static water level.

     3. Water may not be diverted from more than one well for domestic use in one single-family residence.

     4. A well drilled for domestic use only must have a casing size not larger than 8.625 inches in diameter.

     5. If a well drilled for domestic use cannot be reconditioned, a replacement well may be drilled if the original well is plugged as required by NAC 534.420 before the equipment used for well drilling is moved from the drilling site.

     6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, a well may be drilled for domestic use if not more than 1,800 gallons of water per day are diverted from the well for use by a single-family household, including a residence with a lawn, garden and domestic animals.

     7. If water service is available from an entity, including, without limitation, a public utility, a water district or a municipality presently engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants of the area, a well for domestic use may not be drilled, deepened, reconditioned or replaced unless a waiver from the provisions of this section is first obtained from the Division.

     8. If the State Engineer has pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 534.180 designated a groundwater basin or portion thereof as a basin in which the registration of a well drilled for the development and use of underground water for domestic purposes is required, a well drilled for domestic use in that basin or portion thereof must be plugged as required by NAC 534.420 if:

     (a) The conditions set forth in subsection 3 of NRS 534.180 are satisfied; and

     (b) The State Engineer sends a notice to the owner of the well by certified mail, return receipt requested, indicating that the well must be plugged.

Ê The well must be plugged within 1 year after the owner of the well receives the notice from the State Engineer.

     9. If the State Engineer has not pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 534.180 designated a groundwater basin or portion thereof as a basin in which the registration of a well drilled for the development and use of underground water for domestic purposes is required, a well drilled for domestic use in that basin or portion thereof must be plugged as required by NAC 534.420 if:

     (a) The well must be plugged pursuant to subsection 3 of NAC 534.427; and

     (b) The State Engineer sends a notice to the owner of the well by certified mail, return receipt requested, indicating that the well must be plugged.

Ê The well must be plugged within 1 year after the owner of the well receives the notice from the State Engineer.

     10. A permit must be obtained from the Division if:

     (a) More than 1,800 gallons of water per day are diverted from a water well; or

     (b) Water is used for purposes other than domestic use.

     [St. Engineer, Drilling Wells Reg. § 10.04 + Part 12, eff. 5-19-81]—(NAC A 1-9-90; 12-30-97; R009-06, 6-1-2006)