Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 534 - UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS
DUTIES OF WELL DRILLERS
Section 534.340 - Well Driller's Report: Form; contents

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 534.340

Current through September 16, 2024

1. A Well Driller's Report must be submitted to the State Engineer within 30 days after the completion of the drilling, plugging or rehabilitation of a well by the well driller pursuant to NRS 534.170 and must be typewritten or legibly handwritten in black ink on a form provided by the Division. Submission of a Well Driller's Report is not required for the reconditioning of an existing well.

2. In addition to the information required pursuant to NRS 534.170, the following information must be contained in the Well Driller's Report:

(a) The complete name and address of the person for whom the work is being performed.

(b) The location of the well, including:
(1) A description of its location by public land survey and county assessor's parcel number.

(2) Global positioning system coordinates which:
(I) Are either identified by latitude and longitude using decimal degrees or are identified using coordinates of the Universal Transverse Mercator system; and

(II) Specify for each coordinate whether the North American Datum of 1927, North American Datum of 1983 or the World Geodetic System 1984 was used.

(3) In a Well Driller's Report for a well drilled for domestic use, the address of the house to be served by the well, the county assessor's parcel number and, if available, the lot and block description and the name of the subdivision.

(c) Any pumping test or development data.

(d) An accurate identification of the water-bearing formations.

(e) The static water level, measured from the land surface.

(f) Any applicable water rights permit or waiver number.

(g) The temperature of the water in the well measured in degrees Fahrenheit.

3. An accurate description of the perforations in the casing must be set forth in the section of the Well Driller's Report that contains a record of the well casing.

4. If the well is tested by:

(a) Pumping pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 534.170, the information must be reported on the Well Driller's Report in gallons per minute of flow.

(b) Flow, the length of time it takes to fill a container of known capacity, if the flow is not too large to be accurately measured in that manner, must be reported on the Well Driller's Report.

The duration of such testing must not exceed 72 hours, unless otherwise approved by the Division.

St. Engineer, Drilling Wells Reg. Part 7, eff. 5-19-81-NAC A 1-9-90; 12-30-97; R009-06, 6-1-2006; R039-12, 6-29-2012; A by R044-14, eff. 10/24/2014; A by R068-20A, eff. 12/29/2020; A by R068-20CAP, eff. 6/23/2021

NRS 534.020, 534.110, 534.170

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