Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.425 (2026)

Issuance and contents of certificate of appropriation; notice of provisions governing forfeiture and abandonment of rights to underground water

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NRS 533.425 Issuance and contents of certificate of appropriation; notice of provisions governing forfeiture and abandonment of rights to underground water.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.503, as soon as practicable after satisfactory proof has been made to the State Engineer that any application to appropriate water or any application for permission to change the place of diversion, manner or place of use of water already appropriated has been perfected in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, the State Engineer shall issue to the holder or holders of the permit a certificate setting forth:

(a) The name of each holder of the permit.

(b) The date, source, purpose and amount of appropriation.

(c) If for irrigation, a description of the irrigated lands by legal subdivisions, when possible, to which the water is appurtenant.

(d) The number of the permit under which the certificate is issued.

2. If the water is appropriated from an underground source, the State Engineer shall issue with the certificate a notice of the provisions governing the forfeiture and abandonment of such water rights. The notice must set forth the provisions of NRS 534.090.

[72:140:1913; A 1931, 211; 1937, 84; 1931 NCL § 7957]—(NRS A 1967, 280; 1975, 713; 1995, 436, 1016, 1018, 2524; 2017, 3501)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1997–2019 · leading case: United States v. State Eng'r, 27 P.3d 51 (Nev. 2001).

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United States v. State Eng'r, 27 P.3d 51 (Nev. 2001). · cites it 16× “When issuing a certificate of appropriation pursuant to NRS 533.425 for the right to use water for the purpose of watering livestock on public land, the state engineer shall issue the certificate of appropriation: (a) If the application was perfected by a person other than the…”

Desert Irrigation, Ltd. v. State of Nevada, 944 P.2d 835 (Nev. 1997). “NRS 533.425. Because the language of NRS 533.”

Ministerio Roca Solida, Inc. v. United States (Fed. Cl. 2019). · cites it 2× “Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.425 . A permit to use water received from the State Engineer is not given conclusive effect until after an adjudication of all the water rights claims on a stream or stream system under Nev.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 533.425(1) — 1 case

United States v. State Eng'r, 27 P.3d 51 (Nev. 2001). “When issuing a certificate of appropriation pursuant to NRS 533.425 for the right to use water for the purpose of watering livestock on public land, the state engineer shall issue the certificate of appropriation: (a) If the application was perfected by a person other than the…”

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