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Public workshop on proposed amendments to NAC 533

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The Division of Water Resources is hosting a virtual public workshop on Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at 9:00am to solicit comments from interested persons on proposed amendments to Nevada Administrative Code Chapter 533. The purpose of the workshop is to solicit comments from interested persons on the following general topics that may be addressed in the proposed regulations, which include:

Updating and amending regulations governing procedures for hearings before the Nevada Division of Water Resources and State Engineer.

Adopting regulations pursuant to Assembly Bill 62 of the 2019 Nevada Legislative Session, relating to applications for extensions of time to file a proof of construction of works and proof of beneficial use.

Adoption of regulations for the licensing of Nevada Licensed Water Right
Surveyors.

The Central Nevada Regional Water Authority provided comments on the proposed revisions to NAC 533 on November 27, 2019.



Commissioner calls on water authority ‘to look in a different direction’ as District Court judge reaffirms decision to deny water for Las Vegas pipeline

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By Daniel Rothberg, The Nevada Independent, March 10th, 2020 – 3:12pm

Senior District Court Judge Robert Estes, presiding over the 7th Judicial District Court, ruled that the state’s water law does not support the project. The court order, filed on March 9, denied the water authority a portion of the rights for the project, which it said could result in “water mining.”

Click here to read the Nevada Independent Article.

Click here to read the Order.