FYI... The Columbus Salt Marsh water rights applications have...

FYI...

The Columbus Salt Marsh water rights applications have been sent for publication on the 2nd of Nov 2017 by the State Engineer. Per the regulations the earliest that CAD can receive approval will be Monday, 29 Jan 2018.

See weblink below.

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http://dcnr.nv.gov/documents/documents/nevada-water-law-101/

Water Right Applications and Protests

To acquire permission to use water, a person must file an application with the State Engineer. The application must be supported by a map prepared in a prescribed form by a water rights surveyor. The map must show the point of diversion and place of use of the water within proper legal subdivisions. No application shall be for the water of more than one source to be used for more than one purpose.

When the application and map are properly completed, a notice is sent to a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the water is to be diverted. This notice is published for four (4) consecutive weeks and any interested person may file a formal protest, but the protest must be filed within 30 days after the last day of publication.

There are no exceptions to the protest period. The protest must explain the objections with reasonable certainty or may suggest other appropriate action by the State Engineer.

After the expiration of the protest period, the application is ready for action by the State Engineer. If a protest is filed, the State Engineer may conduct either a field investigation or an administrative hearing or both. If the State Engineer has sufficient information, he may act on the application without either, or he may request additional information from the applicant. The State Engineer by statute is given the discretion as to whether or not to hold an administrative hearing.

When considering an application for approval or denial, the State Engineer must consider the following:

• Is there a beneficial use for the water, i.e., is it a viable project?
• Does the applicant intend in good faith and with reasonable diligence to construct the necessary works to put the water to beneficial use?
• Does the applicant have the financial ability and a reasonable expectation to actually construct the necessary works to put the water to beneficial use with reasonable diligence?
• Is there unappropriated water at the source?
• Will the use of the water under the proposed application conflict with existing rights or protectable interests in domestic wells?
• Will the use of the water under the proposed application threaten to prove detrimental to the public interest?

Applications:

http://water.nv.gov/permitinformation.aspx?app=87309
http://water.nv.gov/permitinformation.aspx?app=87310
http://water.nv.gov/permitinformation.aspx?app=87311