NAC534.441. Waiver to drill monitoring well.

     1. A request for a waiver to drill a monitoring well which is not required for the purpose of complying with a federal, state or local law must be submitted to the State Engineer in writing and contain:

     (a) The location of the proposed monitoring well by public land survey, county assessor’s parcel number, map of the vicinity and plat map;

     (b) The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the land on which the monitoring well will be located;

     (c) A statement of the reason for requesting the waiver;

     (d) A proposed construction sketch of the monitoring well;

     (e) The name of the monitoring well or, if a waiver is requested for multiple monitoring wells, a list of all monitoring wells for which a waiver is requested on the “Additional Well Locations” form;

     (f) If requested or previously required, a current, updated copy of the MO-Summary Sheet;

     (g) The name, address and telephone number of the person who:

          (1) Will collect data from the monitoring well; and

          (2) Will be available to answer questions concerning the monitoring well;

     (h) A notarized affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Division, which indicates the person who will be responsible for plugging the well upon abandonment and which is signed by:

          (1) For private lands, the person or an authorized employee of the company that is the owner of record of the property; or

          (2) For public lands, the person or an authorized employee of the company that has the appropriate authorization to use the public lands; and

     (i) For private lands, written authorization to access the project area from the person or an authorized employee of the company that is the owner of record of the property or for public lands, a copy of the written authorization from the appropriate agency that has granted the right to use the public lands.

     2. A waiver to drill a monitoring well will bear a unique number preceded by the letters “MO.” The notice of intent to drill submitted to the Division pursuant to NAC 534.320 and the record of work submitted to the Division pursuant to NRS 534.170 must bear this number.

     3. A copy of the waiver must be in the possession of the well driller at the drill site.

     4. The monitoring well must be completed as a well pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the waiver before the drill rig is removed from the drill site.

     5. Water from the monitoring well may not be used for any purpose other than the purpose set forth in the waiver without the written approval of the State Engineer.

     (Added to NAC by St. Engineer by R039-12, eff. 6-29-2012)