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NRS 534.260: Project for recharge, storage and recovery of water: Contents of application for permit.

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  1. TITLE 48 — WATER
  2. CHAPTER 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS

The State Engineer shall prescribe and furnish guidelines for an application for a permit for a project. The application must include:

1. A fee for application of $2,500;

2. The name and mailing address of the applicant;

3. The name of the area of active management, groundwater basin or groundwater sub-basin, as applicable, in which the applicant proposes to operate the project;

4. The name and mailing address of the owner of the land on which the applicant proposes to operate the project;

5. The legal description of the location of the proposed project;

6. Such evidence of financial and technical capability as the State Engineer requires;

7. The source, quality and annual quantity of water proposed to be recharged, and the quality of the receiving water;

8. The legal basis for acquiring and using the water proposed to be recharged;

9. A description of the proposed project including its capacity and plan of operation;

10. A copy of a study that demonstrates:

(a) The area of hydrologic effect of the project;

(b) That the project is hydrologically feasible;

(c) That the project will not cause harm to users of land and water within the area of hydrologic effect; and

(d) The percentage of recoverable water;

11. The proposed duration of the permit; and

12. Any other information which the State Engineer requires.

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