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Lincoln County Water District
Mission Statement
It is the Mission of Lincoln County Water District to provide, protect and develop the water resources within Lincoln County. For the benefit of the citizens and for the economic development of Lincoln County.
Wade Poulsen - General Manager: e-mail: wpoulsen@lincolnnv.com
Shannon
Simpson - Administrative Assistant: e-mail: ssimpson@lincolnnv.com
Office Telephone: 775-962-5164
Office Fax: 775-962-5877
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 206, Pioche, NV 89043
Physical Address: 181 Main Street, Suite 115, Pioche, NV 89043
Water District Board Members
Paul Mathews - Chairperson
Kevin Phillips - Vice-Chairperson
Ed Higbee - Secretary
George "Tommy" Rowe
Paul Donohue
Water District Board Meetings - Generally the meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The meetings alternate between Alamo, NV and Pioche, NV. Contact the office to confirm meeting date and place, and/or to be added to the e-mail list to receive the monthly agenda. Agendas and meeting minutes are also available on this web site.
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 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.