Section 534.441 - Waiver to drill monitoring well1. A request for a waiver to drill a monitoring well or to use an existing well as a monitoring well must be submitted to the State Engineer in writing, accompanied by the filing fee required pursuant to NRS 533.435 and include, without limitation: (a) The location of the proposed monitoring well by public land survey and global positioning system coordinates, county assessor's parcel number, map of the vicinity and plat map;(b) The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the land on which the monitoring well will be located;(c) A statement of the reason for requesting the waiver;(d) A proposed construction sketch of the monitoring well;(e) The name of the monitoring well or, if a waiver is requested for multiple monitoring wells, a list of all monitoring wells for which a waiver is requested on the "Additional Well Locations" form;(f) If requested or previously required, a current, updated copy of the list setting forth the numbers of the monitoring wells for which waivers have been issued previously and the disposition of those wells;(g) The name, address and telephone number of the person who:(1) Will collect data from the monitoring well; and(2) Will be available to answer questions concerning the monitoring well; and(h) If a monitoring well is or will be located on public land, a notarized affidavit, on a form prescribed by the Division, from the person who will be responsible for plugging the monitoring well upon abandonment acknowledging that responsibility.2. A waiver to drill a monitoring well will bear a unique number preceded by the letters "MO." The notice of intent submitted to the Division pursuant to NAC 534.320 and the Well Driller's Report submitted to the State Engineer pursuant to NRS 534.170 and NAC 534.340 must bear this number.3. A copy of the waiver must be in the possession of the well driller at the drill site.4. The monitoring well must be completed as a well pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or the waiver before the drill rig is removed from the drill site.5. Water from the monitoring well may not be used for any purpose other than the purpose set forth in the waiver without the written approval of the State Engineer.6. A waiver granted in accordance with this section is valid for up to 1 year after the date on which the waiver is approved and may be extended pursuant to section 14 of this regulation.Nev. Admin. Code § 534.441
Added to NAC by St. Engineer by R039-12, eff. 6-29-2012; A by R044-14, eff. 10/24/2014; A by R068-20A, eff. 12/29/2020; A by R068-20CAP, eff. 6/23/2021NRS 534.020, 534.050, 534.110