Nev. Admin. Code § 534B.090

Current through September 16, 2024
Section 534B.090 - Applicability
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any drilling or plugging of a dissolved mineral resource exploration borehole or a dissolved mineral resource exploration well within a dissolved mineral resource exploration project is subject to this chapter.
2. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
(a) An existing well which is authorized to operate by a mining, milling or other waiver issued by the Division of Water Resources of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources;
(b) An existing well for which a permit was issued by the Division of Water Resources of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the exploration of dissolved mineral resources before January 1, 2018, and for which water rights have been established pursuant to chapters 533 and 534 of NRS; and
(c) A well drilled for the production of dissolved mineral resources for which water rights are established pursuant to chapters 533 and 534 of NRS.

Nev. Admin. Code § 534B.090

Added to NAC by Comm'n on Mineral Resources by R109-17AP, eff. 5/16/2018
Section 20 of Assembly Bill No. 52, chapter 507, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3414 (NRS 534B.120 )