Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.270

Water commissioners: Appointment; duties and salaries; exemption from state human resources system; district supervisors

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NRS 533.270  Water commissioners: Appointment; duties and salaries; exemption from state human resources system; district supervisors.

      1.  The State Engineer shall appoint, subject to confirmation by any court having jurisdiction, one or more water commissioners for any stream system or water district subject to regulation and control by the State Engineer. The duties and salaries of the water commissioners must be fixed by the State Engineer and their salaries must be paid by the State of Nevada out of the water distribution accounts. The water commissioners are exempt from the provisions of chapter 284 of NRS.

      2.  The State Engineer shall appoint a district supervisor of water commissioners and fix the district supervisor’s duties. The district supervisor is in the unclassified service of the State.

      [Part 52:140:1913; A 1915, 378; 1919, 384; 1921, 171; 1931, 357; 1945, 87; 1947, 518; 1951, 132]—(NRS A 1957, 530; 1961, 490; 1967, 1501; 1971, 1440; 1979, 666, 1112; 1981, 1283)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: In Re Nevada State Engr. Ruling No. 5823
In Re Nevada State Engr. Ruling No. 5823 (2012) nev “450(1), which reads in pertinent part as follows: Any person feeling aggrieved by any order or decision of the State Engineer, acting in person or through the assistants of the State Engineer or the water commissioner, affecting the person's interests, when the order or decision…”
Churchill County v. State Engineer (2012) nev “450(1), which reads in pertinent part as follows: Any person feeling aggrieved by any order or decision of the State Engineer, acting in person or through the assistants of the State Engineer or the water commissioner, affecting the person’s interests, when the order or decision…”
Desert Valley Water Co. v. State (1988) nev “Any person feeling himself aggrieved by any order or decision of the state engineer, acting in person or1 through his assistants or the water commissioner, affecting his interests, when such order or decision relates to the administration of determined rights or is made pursuant…”
Preferred Equities Corp. v. State Engineer (2003) nev “when such order or decision relates to the administration of determined rights or is made pursuant to NRS 533.270 to 533.445, inclusive, may have the same reviewed by a proceeding for that purpose, insofar as may be in the nature of an appeal .”
GOLD STANDARD VENTURES (US) INC. v. THORSON, P.E. (2026) nev · cites it 5× “We conclude that where the decision is not made pursuant to NRS 533.270 to 533.445, inclusive, or NRS 533.”
SULLIVAN, P.E. v. BAKER RANCHES, INC. (2025) nev “affecting the person's interests, when the order or decision relates to the administration of determined rights or is made pursuant to NRS 533.270 to 533.445, inclusive," may seek judicial review.”
State Engineer v. Millard County, Utah (2015) nev “Finally, the remaining instruction, adding Millard County and Juab County to the mitigation plan, is a nonstarter issue if, as the district court found, the State Engineer's decision to grant SNWA's applications was not supported by sufficient evidence such as to comply with NRS…”
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