Nevada § 539.230 Appropriation and distribution; use by irrigation district declared public use; place of use of water

Nevada Statutes

§ 539.230 — Appropriation and distribution; use by irrigation district declared public use; place of use of water

Nevada § 539.230

Title 48WATER

Ch. 539Irrigation

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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 539.230 (2026).

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1.The board of directors may appropriate or otherwise acquire water in accordance with the law, and also construct the necessary dams, reservoirs and works for the collection, storage, conservation and distribution of water for the district and for the drainage of the lands thereof.

2.The collection, storage, conveyance, distribution and use of water by or through the works of irrigation districts organized before, on or after July 1, 1919, together with the rights-of-way for canals and ditches, sites for reservoirs, electric power and transmission lines, and all other works and property required to carry out fully the provisions of this chapter, is hereby declared to be a public use.

3.The place of use of water appropriated or otherwise acquired by an irrigation district may be within

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1. The board of directors may appropriate or otherwise acquire water in accordance with the law, and also construct the necessary dams, reservoirs and works for the collection, storage, conservation and distribution of water for the district and for the drainage of the lands thereof.
2. The collection, storage, conveyance, distribution and use of water by or through the works of irrigation districts organized before, on or after July 1, 1919, together with the rights-of-way for canals and ditches, sites for reservoirs, electric power and transmission lines, and all other works and property required to carry out fully the provisions of this chapter, is hereby declared to be a public use.
3. The place of use of water appropriated or otherwise acquired by an irrigation district may be within or outside the boundaries of the district, may include all or any part of the lands within the boundaries of the district and must be described in any application filed by the district to appropriate or otherwise acquire the water. Water appropriated or acquired by the district is appurtenant to and may be beneficially used and applied to lands anywhere within the described place of use.