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Lincoln County Water District
P.O. Box 90
Pioche, NV 89043
Fax: 775-962-5877
Telephone: 775-962-5164
George T. "Tommy" Rowe, Director, Lincoln County Water Board
Wade Poulsen - Water District Manager
E-Mail: poulsen8@lcturbonet.com
Lincoln County Designated Water Basins Map
A water right application and permit are not required in order to drill a domestic well (NRS 534.013). Domestic purposes extent to culinary and household purposes, in a single family dwelling, the watering of a garden, lawn and domestic animals. The maximum use is limited to 1800 gallons per day.
Interbasin Water Transfers - Due to the state’s arid climate and limited water resources, transferring water from one basin to another is not new to Nevada.
Related Links
Nevada Division of Water Resources - All of the permitted information to obtain, keep or transfer ownership of water rights can be found on the Nevada Division of Water Resources web site.
Water Hearings Concerning Lands/Water Within Lincoln County
Ruling 5918, Tuffy Ranch Change ApplicationsSpring Valley Water Rights Hearing Decision
Dry Valley, Cave Valley and Delamar Valley Water Hearing Web Site
Water Level Reports
Nevada Snowpack Reports - The Natural Resources Conservation Service installs, operates and maintains an extensive, automated system designed to collect snowpack and related climatic data in the Western United States and Alaska. The primary purpose of collecting this data is to monitor and forecast the water supply in the Western United States and Alaska.