The board of county commissioners may prohibit any waste of water within the unincorporated areas of the county by customers of a public water system. Any ordinance adopted under this section may:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 244.3665

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039

1.  Classify the conditions under which specified kinds and amounts of consumption or expenditure of water are wasteful;

2.  Provide for reasonable notice to water users in any such area indicating which of such conditions, if any, exist in that area;

3.  Allow any person, group of persons, partnership, corporation or other business or governmental entity which:

(a) Furnishes water to persons within such areas of the county for business, manufacturing, agricultural or household use; and

(b) Is not a public utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, to reduce or terminate water service to any customer who wastes water, according to reasonable standards adopted by the board; and

4.  Provide other appropriate penalties for violation of the ordinance which are based upon the classification adopted under subsection 1.

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