{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-533.045","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 533.045","heading":"Right to divert ceases when necessity for use does not exist.","body":"When the necessity for the use of water does not exist, the right to divert it ceases, and no person shall be permitted to divert or use the waters of this State except at such times as the water is required for a beneficial purpose.","path":["TITLE 48 — WATER","CHAPTER 533 - ADJUDICATION OF VESTED WATER RIGHTS; APPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC WATERS","GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-533.html#NRS533Sec045","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:42Z","sha256":"5cc1555282b9c413c78ca137d91470ab5458d35ed756126451b3f173eb588342","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-533.040","next":"us-nv/nrs-533.050"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}