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2019 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 534 - Underground Water and Wells
NRS 534.020 - Underground waters belong to public and are subject to appropriation for beneficial use; declaration of legislative intent.
Universal Citation: NV Rev Stat § 534.020 (2019)
1. All underground waters within the boundaries of the State belong to the public, and, subject to all existing rights to the use thereof, are subject to appropriation for beneficial use only under the laws of this State relating to the appropriation and use of water and not otherwise.
2. It is the intention of the Legislature, by this chapter, to prevent the waste of underground waters and pollution and contamination thereof and provide for the administration of the provisions thereof by the State Engineer, who is hereby empowered to make such rules and regulations within the terms of this chapter as may be necessary for the proper execution of the provisions of this chapter.
[1:178:1939; 1931 NCL § 7993.10]
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