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Nye County Water District tables proposed code changes that would impose water‑right relinquishments on new subdivisions
Summary
The board discussed recommended edits to Nye County code to require relinquishment and retirement of water rights for new subdivision maps, but members raised technical concerns and voted to table the item for further review.
The Nye County Water District Governing Board on Oct. 14 discussed a proposed amendment to Nye County code intended to require relinquishment and retirement of water rights when new subdivisions are mapped in Hydrographic Basin 162, but the board did not advance the proposal and voted to table it for further legal and technical review.
Staff said the draft language — prepared with input from the Nevada Division of Water Resources and Schroeder Law Offices, PC — is aimed at bringing parity between subdivision developers and existing domestic well users by imposing relinquishment of a portion of water rights dedicated in new subdivision maps. The draft would…
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