Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) Except as
specified in subsections (d) and (e), the minimum spacing of all nondomestic
and nontemporary wells described in an application for permit to appropriate
water for beneficial use, an application for a term permit, or application to
change the point of diversion shall be the following:
(1) 1,320 feet from all nondomestic wells,
groundwater pits, and baseflow nodes; and
(2) 660 feet from all domestic wells.
(b) The minimum spacing
interval from the geographic center of a battery of wells to each nondomestic
well, groundwater pit, and baseflow node shall be 1,620 feet. The minimum
spacing interval from the geographic center of a battery of wells to each
domestic well shall be 960 feet.
(c) The minimum spacing interval from the
edge of a groundwater pit to each nondomestic well, the edge of any other
groundwater pit, and baseflow node shall be 1,320 feet and 330 feet to a
domestic well.
(d)
(1) In the areas described in the following
table, the requirements specified in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this
subsection shall apply:
Township Range Section County
23 South 6 West 31, 32 and 33 Reno
23 South 7 West 31 through 36 Reno
24 South 6 West 4 through 9, and 13 through 36 Reno
24 South 7 West 1 through 36 Reno
25 South 5 West 30 and 31 Reno
25 South 6 West 1 through 36 Reno
25 South 7 West 1 through 36 Reno
26 South 5 West 6, 7, and 8; 17 through 21; and 27 through 35
Reno
26 South 6 West 1 through 36 Reno
26 South 7 West 1 through 36 Reno
(2) The minimum spacing of all nondomestic
and nontemporary wells with an authorized rate of diversion of 401 gallons per
minute or more, as described in an application for permit to appropriate water
for beneficial use, term permit, or application to change the point of
diversion, shall be the following:
(A) 2,640
feet from all other nondomestic wells, groundwater pits, and baseflow nodes;
and
(B) 660 feet from all domestic
wells.
(3) The minimum
spacing of a battery of wells with a total authorized rate of diversion of 401
gallons per minute or more, as described in an application for permit to
appropriate water for beneficial use, term permit, or application to change the
point of diversion shall be the following:
(A) 2,940 feet from all nondomestic wells,
groundwater pits, and baseflow nodes; and
(B) 960 feet from all domestic wells.
(4) The minimum spacing
interval from the edge of a groundwater pit to each nondomestic well, the edge
of any other groundwater pit, and baseflow node shall be 1,320 feet. The
minimum spacing interval from the edge of a groundwater pit to a domestic well
shall be 330 feet.
(e)
The following types of wells shall not be subject to this well-spacing
regulation:
(1) A standby well;
(2) a bank storage well;
(3) a well authorized pursuant to the
approval of an application to change the point of diversion that meets both of
the following conditions:
(A) The number of
wells comprising the point of diversion remains unchanged; and
(B) each point of diversion is proposed to be
relocated 300 feet or less from the currently authorized location;
(4) the minimum spacing interval
of nondomestic wells to domestic wells, if the domestic well owner has granted
written permission to reduce the spacing interval; and
(5) the minimum spacing interval of
groundwater pits to nondomestic, nontemporary, or domestic wells, if the well
owner has granted written permission to reduce the spacing interval.
