Water board asks State Engineer for updated Basin 162 inventory and pumpage report

Aug 6, 2026

The board voted unanimously to request that the Nevada Division of Water Resources (State Engineer) appear before the board to provide an updated pumpage/inventory report for Basin 162. Staff cited the 2023 pumpage inventory (approximately 14,600 acre‑feet) and said the model update will be delivered by June 2027.

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The board approved a motion to request that the Nevada Division of Water Resources (State Engineer) appear before the governing board to update the pumpage and yield information for Basin 162. Board staff explained the difference between the model update the district is funding and the official pumpage inventory and said the most recent published pumpage inventory for Basin 162 (2023) shows approximately 14,600 acre‑feet withdrawn.

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