Retirement of groundwater rights through the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program.

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 534.115
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1. The State Engineer shall retire all decreed or certificated groundwater rights purchased by or donated to the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program pursuant to NRS 232.1588 using any appropriate mechanism, as determined by the State Engineer, and preclude that groundwater from appropriation. Any decreed or certificated groundwater right that has been retired pursuant to this section is not available for any use and shall be deemed to be retired in the source in perpetuity. 2. The State Engineer shall not retire any decreed or certificated groundwater rights pursuant to subsection 1 unless the purchase of the groundwater right or the donation of the groundwater right was approved by the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources pursuant to NRS 232.1588 on or before June 30, 2035.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-534.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026
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