In any county whose population is 700,000 or more:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 541.207

  • Board: means the board of directors of the district. See Nevada Revised Statutes 541.020
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • Subcontracting agency: means a public service, public, private or other corporation, or other entity which contracts with the district for the purchase, transfer or acquisition from it of water, drainage or electric power. See Nevada Revised Statutes 541.020

1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, nothing in this chapter requires the board or a subcontracting agency to furnish water for the purpose of filling or maintaining an artificially created lake or stream where that use of water is prohibited or restricted by ordinance of:

(a) The county, if the lake or stream is located within the unincorporated areas of the county; or

(b) A city, if the lake or stream is located within the boundaries of the city.

2.  The provisions of subsection 1 and of any ordinance referred to in subsection 1 do not apply to:

(a) Water stored in an artificially created reservoir for use in flood control, in meeting peak water demands or for purposes relating to the treatment of sewage;

(b) Water used in a mining reclamation project; or

(c) A body of water located in a recreational facility that is open to the public and owned or operated by the United States or the State of Nevada.

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