Section 534.449 - Waiver of requirement to plug well1. The owner of a well who wishes to obtain a waiver pursuant to subsection 7 or 8 of NRS 534.060 from the requirement that a well be plugged must submit a written request for the waiver to the State Engineer. The State Engineer may, for good cause shown, grant such a waiver.2. A waiver granted pursuant to this section is valid for up to 1 year after the date on which the waiver is approved. The owner of the well may submit a request to extend the waiver pursuant to section 14 of this regulation or apply to make the waiver permanent.3. A request for a waiver or to make a waiver permanent must: (a) Be made on a form provided by the State Engineer;(b) Include the location of the well by public land survey and global positioning system coordinates and the county assessor's parcel number;(c) Include sufficient information and evidence for the State Engineer to determine that the well is not in any manner defective, including, without limitation, that the conditions set forth in subsection 2 of NAC 534.427 do not apply to the well;(d) If the well is located on a public land, include a notarized affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Division, from the person who will be responsible for plugging the well upon abandonment acknowledging that responsibility;(e) Provide evidence that the well would be useful as a site for monitoring groundwater; and(f) If a waiver is requested for multiple wells, a list and the required information for all wells for which a waiver is requested on the "Additional Well Locations" form.Nev. Admin. Code § 534.449
Added to NAC by St. Engineer by R009-06, eff. 6-1-2006; A by R039-12, 6-29-2012; A by R044-14, eff. 10/24/2014; A by R068-20A, eff. 12/29/2020; A by R068-20CAP, eff. 6/23/2021NRS 534.020, 534.050, 534.110