Statutes > Nevada Statutes > TITLE 48 - WATER > Chapter 533 - Adjudication of Vested Water Rights; Appropriation of Public Waters > APPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC WATERS > Environmental Permits > 533.4377 - Limitation on period for which permit may be issued; change of use for which permit is issued prohibited.

533.4377 - Limitation on period for which permit may be issued; change of use for which permit is issued prohibited.

533.4377  Limitation on period for which permit may be issued; change of use for which permit is issued prohibited.  The State Engineer shall not:

      1.  Issue an environmental permit for a period which is longer than the period set forth in the letter or order issued by the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources requiring the applicant to take steps to protect the environment.

      2.  Change the use for which the environmental permit is issued.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 757)