Nev. Admin. Code § 534.Sec. 12

Current through November 8, 2024

Section 534.Sec. 12 - NEW

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a person may submit a request for a waiver to drill or rehabilitate a domestic well in an area in which water service is available from an entity, including, without limitation, a public utility, water district or municipality. The request for a waiver must be submitted to the State Engineer in writing, accompanied by the fee required pursuant to NRS 533.435 and include, without limitation:

(a) The location of the proposed domestic well by public land survey, global positioning system coordinates and the county assessor's parcel number;

(b) A letter from the water purveyor stating:

(1) Whether the property can legally and physically receive water service;

(2) The improvements and costs associated with providing water service to the property; and

(3) An estimated time in which water service can be provided to the property;

(c) A letter from the drilling contractor stating:

(1) The costs associated with drilling or rehabilitating the domestic well;

(2) An estimated time of completion for the drilling or rehabilitation of the domestic well;

(3) The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the land on which the domestic well is or will be located; and

(4) The reason for requesting the waiver; and

(d) If a waiver is requested for multiple domestic wells, a list and the required information for all domestic wells for which a waiver is requested on the "Additional Well Locations" form.

2. A domestic well for which a waiver has been granted pursuant to this section must be drilled or rehabilitated within 1 year after the date on which the waiver is approved.

3. A waiver granted pursuant to this section will bear a unique number preceded by the letters "DOM." The notice of intent submitted to the Division pursuant to NAC 534.320 and the Well Driller's Report submitted to the State Engineer pursuant to NRS 534.170 and NAC 534.340 must bear this number.

4. This section does not apply to any groundwater basin for which the State Engineer has in effect a procedure of issuing revocable permits.

Nev. Admin. Code § 534.Sec. 12

Added to NAC by St. Engineer by R068-20A, eff. 12/29/2020

NRS 534.020, 534.050 and 534.110