NAC534.4465. Waiver to use water to drill for water well.

     1. A request for a waiver to allow the temporary use of water from an existing well to drill for a water well, or to drill a temporary well and use the water from the temporary well to drill for a water well, must be submitted to the State Engineer in writing and contain:

     (a) The location of the existing well or the proposed temporary well, as applicable, and the water well to be drilled by public land survey, county assessor’s parcel number, map of the vicinity and plat map;

     (b) The total amount of water that will be consumed from the existing well or temporary well each day;

     (c) The date the project is scheduled to be completed;

     (d) The name, address and telephone number of the person responsible for plugging the existing well or temporary well, as applicable, and the name, address and telephone number of the owner of the land if the owner of the land is not the person who is responsible for plugging the existing well or temporary well;

     (e) A notarized affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Division, which indicates the person who will be responsible for plugging the existing well or temporary well, as applicable, 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;

     (f) 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; and

     (g) The name, address and telephone number of a person who will be available to answer questions concerning the existing well or temporary well, as applicable.

     2. A waiver that allows the temporary use of water from an existing well or to drill a temporary well will bear a unique number preceded by the letters “WE.” 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 existing well or temporary well, as applicable, must be plugged in the manner prescribed in NAC 534.420 within 3 days after the completion of the project.

     5. Water from the existing well or temporary 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)