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§ 533.085 — Vested rights to water not impaired

Nevada § 533.085
JurisdictionNevada
Title 48WATER
Ch. 533Adjudication
GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.085 (2026).

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1.Nothing contained in this chapter shall impair the vested right of any person to the use of water, nor shall the right of any person to take and use water be impaired or affected by any of the provisions of this chapter where appropriations have been initiated in accordance with law prior to March 22, 1913.
2.Any and all appropriations based upon applications and permits on file in the Office of the State Engineer on March 22, 1913, shall be perfected in accordance with the laws in force at the time of their filing.

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Legislative History

[84:140:1913; 1919 RL p. 3247; NCL § 7970]

Nearby Sections

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§ 533.005
Definitions
§ 533.007
“Interbasin transfer of groundwater” defined
§ 533.010
“Person” defined
§ 533.015
“State Engineer” defined
§ 533.020
“Stream system” defined
§ 533.023
“Wildlife purposes” defined
§ 533.024
Legislative declaration
§ 533.0241
Duty of State Engineer to reserve certain amount of groundwater
§ 533.0243
Temporary conversion of agricultural water for certain purposes: Legislative declaration; requirements; duration
§ 533.0245
State Engineer prohibited from carrying out duties in conflict with certain decrees, orders, compacts or agreements
§ 533.0247
State Engineer, assistants and agents authorized to enter land to investigate and carry out duties
§ 533.025
Water belongs to public
§ 533.027
Applicability of chapter to certain emergency situations to extinguish fires and de minimus collection of precipitation
§ 533.028
Applicability of chapter to retention or detention of developed stormwater flow for certain purposes in county whose population is less than 700,000
§ 533.030
Appropriation for beneficial use; use for recreational purpose, developed shortage supply or intentionally created surplus declared beneficial; limitations and exceptions
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