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Commission reviews recent water‑right change applications, flags temporary permits near Spring Creek
Summary
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.
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.
Commissioners examined maps for the Great Basin application and discussed moving the temporary point‑of‑use (Section 19 to Section 31) to construct and test a well, with some members expressing concern about nearby springs and a ranch. Curtis noted that one of the temporary filings carried a duty of about "2 acre feet a year."
