{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-534.185","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 534.185","heading":"Waiver of certain requirements for domestic wells by State Engineer; exceptions.","body":"1. The State Engineer shall, upon written request and receipt of a written agreement between the affected property owners, waive the requirements of this chapter regarding permits for the use and development of underground water from a well if:\n(a) The well existed on July 1, 1983;\n(b) It is used solely for domestic purposes by not more than three single-family dwellings; and\n(c) Each of those dwellings does not draw more than 2 acre-feet of water per year.\n2. The State Engineer may require an owner who has been granted such a waiver to apply for a permit if one or more of the dwellings is drawing more than 2 acre-feet of water per year.\n3. This section does not apply to any groundwater basin for which the State Engineer has in effect on July 1, 1983, a procedure of issuing revocable permits.","path":["TITLE 48 — WATER","CHAPTER 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-534.html#NRS534Sec185","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:42Z","sha256":"a74ed0a47437bcf025b23bb8ef91ed4f315b42607f9f7fcf6904077c1914ff4e","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-534.180","next":"us-nv/nrs-534.190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}