Commission reviews recent water‑right change applications, flags temporary permits near Spring Creek
Staff summarized recent water‑rights filings including a notable change application moving a right to serve Elko Airport and temporary permits for well construction (including a Great Basin Water Company temporary permit in the Dixie Creek basin); commissioners examined maps and raised concerns about springs and nearby ranches.
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County staff (identified in the meeting as Curtis) summarized recent water‑right filings and said the largest move in October was a change application shifting a right near Rindon to the Elko Airport, converting irrigation use to commercial use. Curtis also described several temporary permits, including a Great Basin Water Company application to support a new supply well in the Dixie Creek 10‑Mile basin and temporary construction water for the Maverick Springs exploration project.
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