NAC534.424. Plugging of well: Responsibility for cost.

     1. If a well is located on private land, the owner of the land at the time the well is plugged is responsible for the cost of plugging the well.

     2. If a well is located on public land, the person who last drilled or used the well is responsible for the cost of plugging the well. If the person who last drilled or used the well does not plug the well after receiving notice from the Division by certified mail, return receipt requested, that the well must be plugged, the Division shall notify the person who owns the land on which the well is located that it is his or her responsibility to plug the well.

     (Added to NAC by St. Engineer, eff. 12-30-97; A by R009-06, 6-1-2006)