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Water board asks State Engineer for updated Basin 162 inventory and pumpage report
Summary
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.
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and said the most recent published pumpage inventory for Basin 162 (2023) shows approximately 14,600 acre‑feet withdrawn.
Vice chair Goodhart and other members emphasized that only the State Engineer and Division of Water Resources can set official yield numbers and that the board needs the updated inventory to inform recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners. The motion passed unanimously, and staff said they will send a formal request for Division representatives to appear and provide the updated inventory and methodology in a public session.
The board also reiterated that the district’s modeling work (with DRI and consultant John Klinky) will provide predictive tools but not supersede the State Engineer’s official determinations; the model update is expected to yield outputs for public review by June 2027.
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