Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS
DUTIES OF WELL DRILLERS
Section 534.315 - Wells for domestic use

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, permits to appropriate groundwater are not required for the drilling of wells for domestic use.

2. A well driller shall take into account the normal annual fluctuations in the demand for water of an area and, if the well is in a developed area, some annual drop in static water level.

3. Water may not be diverted from more than one well for domestic use in one single-family residence.

4. Except as otherwise provided in section 10 of this regulation, a well drilled for domestic use only must have a casing size not larger than 8.625 inches in diameter.

5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, if a well drilled or converted for domestic use cannot be rehabilitated:

6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, a well may be drilled for domestic use if not more than 2 acre-feet of water per year is diverted from the well for use by a single-family household, including a residence with a lawn, garden and domestic animals.

7. If water service is available from an entity, including, without limitation, a public utility, a water district or a municipality presently engaged in furnishing water to the inhabitants of the area, a well for domestic use may not be drilled, including, without limitation, deepened or rehabilitated, or replaced unless a waiver from the provisions of this section is first obtained from the Division pursuant to section 12 of this regulation.

8. A permit must be obtained from the Division if: