{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-533.363","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 533.363","heading":"State Engineer to notify county commissioners of application to use water in county other than that in which it is appropriated or currently diverted or used.","body":"1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if water for which a permit is requested is to be used in a county other than that county in which it is to be appropriated, or is to be diverted from or used in a different county than that in which it is currently being diverted or used, then the State Engineer shall give notice of the receipt of the request for the permit to:\n(a) The board of county commissioners of the county in which the water for which the permit is requested will be appropriated or is currently being diverted or used; and\n(b) The board of county commissioners of the county in which the water will be diverted or used.\n2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply:\n(a) To an environmental permit or a temporary permit issued pursuant to NRS 533.436 or 533.504.\n(b) If:\n(1) The water is to be appropriated and used; or\n(2) Both the current and requested place of diversion or use of the water are,\nÊ within a single, contiguous parcel of real property.\n3. A person who requests a permit to which the provisions of subsection 1 apply shall submit to each appropriate board of county commissioners a copy of the application and any information relevant to the request.\n4. Each board of county commissioners which is notified of a request for a permit pursuant to this section shall consider the request at the next regular or special meeting of the board held not earlier than 3 weeks after the notice is received. The board shall provide public notice of the meeting for 3 consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in its county. The notice must state the time, place and purpose of the meeting. At the conclusion of the meeting the board may recommend a course of action to the State Engineer, but the recommendation is not binding on the State Engineer.","path":["TITLE 48 — WATER","CHAPTER 533 - ADJUDICATION OF VESTED WATER RIGHTS; APPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC WATERS","APPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC WATERS","Applications, Permits and Certificates"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-533.html#NRS533Sec363","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:42Z","sha256":"ddb768deed9f6f10d4a905579ad1115bf73b20bf6b2bea7767f6cb421721fb31","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-533.360","next":"us-nv/nrs-533.364"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}