Rejection of application for permit for specified period.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.371
in effectThe State Engineer shall reject the application and refuse to issue a permit to appropriate water for a specified period if the State Engineer determines that:
1. The application is incomplete;
2. The prescribed fees have not been paid;
3. The proposed use is not temporary;
4. There is no water available from the proposed source of supply without exceeding the perennial yield or safe yield of that source;
5. The groundwater that has not been committed for use from the proposed source of supply has been reserved pursuant to NRS 533.0241 ;
6. The application requests a change to or reinstatement of groundwater rights that have been retired pursuant to NRS 534.115 ;
7. The proposed use conflicts with existing rights; or
8. The proposed use threatens to prove detrimental to the public interest.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-533.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026