Applicability of procedures for appropriation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 534A.040
in effectA consumptive use of water brought to the surface outside of a geothermal well is subject to the appropriation procedures of chapters 533 and 534 of NRS, except for:
1. Water that is removed from an aquifer or geothermal reservoir to develop and obtain geothermal resources if the water is returned to or reinjected into the same aquifer or reservoir; or
2. The reasonable loss of water:
(a) During a test of a geothermal well; or
(b) From the temporary failure of all or part of a system that removes water from an aquifer or geothermal reservoir, transfers the heat from that water and reinjects that water into the same aquifer or reservoir.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-534A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026