NCWD AGENDA INFORMATION FORM

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1 NCWD AGENDA INFORMATION FORM Action Presentation Presentation & Action Agenda Item: 10 Department: NCWD Staff Date: September 28, 2015 Contact: Darrell Lacy/Oz Wichman Phone: Continued from meeting of: Return to: Oz Wichman Location: Nye County Water District Phone: Action requested: (Include what, with whom, when, where, why, how much ($) and terms) For Possible Action - Discussion, deliberation, decision and instruction to staff regarding a request for funding in the amount not to exceed $3,000 to sponsor a public outreach event focusing on Hydrographic Basin Health, to be held in Tonopah. Organization and sponsorship of this event will be in cooperation with the Nevada Water Resources Association (NWRA). The Nye County Water District currently has a budget line item in the amount of $8,000 for public outreach and education. This item is budgeted. Complete description of requested action: (Include, if applicable, background, impact, long-term commitment, existing water district policy, future goals, obtained by competitive bid, accountability measure Staff report and backup attached. Any information provided after the agenda is published or during the meeting of the Board will require you to provide 10 copies: one for each Board Member (7), two for NCWD Staff, one for the Public and one for the Water District Manager. Contracts or documents requiring signature must be submitted with three original copies. Expenditure Impact by FY(s): $3,000 FY 15/16 No financial impact Routing & Approval (Sign & Date) 1.WD Staff Date 3. WD Secy/Treas Date 2.WD Manager Date 4. County Date Water District Governing Board Action Approved Disapproved Amended as follows: Date

2 Staff report on Basin Health and Public Outreach Event Prepared by Oz Wichman Discussion: Staff is requesting funding in the amount not to exceed $3,000 to sponsor a public outreach event focusing on Hydrographic Basin Health, to be held in Tonopah. Organization and sponsorship of this event will be in cooperation with the Nevada Water Resources Association (NWRA). The Nye County Water District currently has a budget line item in the amount of $8,000 for public outreach and education. This item is budgeted. Background: For many years the Nevada Water Resources Association has sponsored water rights classes which have become the staple of Nevadans who wish to understand Nevada water law. Class subjects have traditionally been centered on filing for water rights, maintenance of water rights permits, the application and permitting process, water rights issues as they relate to the purchasing and selling of real estate in Nevada, review of regulations established for water resource administration in Nevada, information on court cases, chain of title, deeds and language and other water rights related items. These classes have been taught by Hugh Ricci and Michael Buschelman. What is being proposed: The Basin Health outreach concept will be tailored in a similar format as the water rights classes, but more focused on specific basin health as opposed to overall Nevada water issues. The class will be based on basins within a 100 mile radius of Tonopah, primarily in Nye County, which will generally focus on the total amount of water rights on the books in a particular basin, manners of use, economic development and impact to water rights, Orders and Designations issued for a particular basin, factors that may drive value of water rights, Real Property Transfer Tax for standalone water rights transactions and most important, a question and answer session. It is also assumed that time will have to be allocated for basic water rights processes. The class (at the moment) is anticipated to be 4 hours. All class materials will be vetted through the Division of Water Resources and Nevada Water Resources Association. A report titled Water Resources and Basin Summaries was completed for the NCWD in March 2014 which provides the basis for framing basic basin health. This report is attached to this staff report. Why this is being proposed: The reason staff is proposing this outreach item is twofold. 1.) The Nye County Water District has traditionally supported public education for water related issues in Nye County and 2.) The Nevada Water Resources Association is a not for profit organization which provides education,

3 training, and networking opportunities for understanding, developing, conserving and protecting Nevada's water resources. Oz Wichman proposed the subject cooperative outreach effort to the NWRA Board of Directors and has received authorization to pursue this pilot project. Who will teach the class: At this time it appears the class will be taught by Hugh Ricci, Jay Dixon and Oz Wichman. Below is some information about the instructors. Hugh Ricci, P.E., President, Ricci Engineering, Ltd., Nevada State Engineer, Retired Prior to being appointed as the Nevada State Engineer in 2000, Hugh served as the Deputy State Engineer for approximately 10 years. Mr. Ricci has over 25 years experience in the field of water resources and water rights with the Division of Water Resources and is a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Nevada. Hugh is a member of NWRA, serves on its Board of Directors and as stated previously in this report, currently teaches the water rights classes for NWRA. Jay Dixon, P.E., W.R.S., former member of the Nye County WDGB is currently the Principal Hydrologist and Permitting Engineer for Kinross Gold Corporation, where he is responsible for the design, management and implementation of various water projects. Jay's professional career spans over 17 years focusing on development, management and protection of water resources. Jay is actively involved in educating the public on topics such as Well Design and Construction and issues related to domestic wells throughout Nevada. In the late 90s, Jay worked for Bechtel Nevada where he was involved in groundwater research and deep well drilling oversight at the Nevada Test Site to help characterize groundwater contamination from Cold War Era underground nuclear weapons testing. Jay also provides consulting services for public and private sector water rights and water projects and is a member of NWRA and serves on its Board of Directors. Oz Wichman, Nye County Water District contract staff, worked for Round Mountain Gold in Technical Services for 15 years, for the Nye County Public Works Department for 11 years in Technical Services where he managed water rights and a variety of water and wastewater projects, has worked under contract to the NCWD for over 3 years and is a member of NWRA and serves on its Board of Directors. Where: This class will focus on Hydrographic Basins in some 100 mile radius of Tonopah and will be held at the Convention Center in Tonopah. The Town of Tonopah traditionally has not charged a fee for the use of the Convention center for public education efforts. This was verified through Town Manager Eason.

4 When: To be determined, but generally before next spring when the agriculture community starts getting busy with springtime farming/ranching work. How Much: Staff is requesting an amount not to exceed $3,000 from the NCWD to pay for the expenses. Instructors will volunteer their time for the day of the class. A portion of the expenses will be allocated for travel and hotel rooms, for Tina Triplett, Executive Director of NWRA to provide basic organizational services such as copying class materials, marketing, event registration, event setup and other like items (to be determined). It is anticipated a registration fee of less than $50 per person will be charged with the proceeds going to NWRA. It is unknown at this time how many people may attend. Summary: This event provides something of a pilot outreach project for the NCWD and NWRA. Outreach events are unpredictable. For example; in 2012 the NCWD and NWRA hosted a 3 day event in Pahrump. The event centered on domestic well maintenance, well construction, Pahrump basin health, water rights classes and like water related items. Some of the sessions were well attended and some did not seem to generate much interest. Likewise; NWRA is continuously adjusting class material based upon feedback from attendees at the annual conference. Staff acknowledges that there is never a guarantee how a given outreach event will be received in a community and moreover, by the individual. Simply stated, this outreach material is an important subject, useful to those interested in local water related issues and has the potential to shine some light into the black box we call water rights to the benefit of the public and local government. In addition, Staff acknowledges that we have not provided accounting for expenditures. Given the relatively modest amount requested, Staff feels that before we invest time in the project, some sense of the WDGB desire to support -or- reject the project may be the most useful, with a simple not to exceed amount requested. It is anticipated that time will be invested by NCWD staff in preparing class material, advertisement, copying and other like activities which will be an expense to the District as normal budgeted staff time. How this will be coordinated with NWRA will be organized as we get further into preparing for the event. Staff will provide updates to the WDGB should you approve the expenditure. Possible motions for your consideration: Option 1.) Motion to approve as presented. Option 2.) Motion to approve with amendment(s). Amendment(s) being. Option 3.) Motion to reject.

5 Nye County Nevada WATER RESOURCES and BASIN SUMMARIES Report Prepared By: Oscar Wichman March 2014 Prepared for: The Nye County Water District 1 P a g e

6 INTRODUCTION This report is intended to assist with determining whether there are sufficient available water resources to support existing business, industry, existing population and growth trends; where (and if) ground water monitoring should be established or increased; and to provide some sense of basin health for the 44 hydrographic basins that lie in whole or in part within Nye County. When reviewing this material it must be acknowledged that speculation in the arena of water rights plays a large role in attempting to determine whether water resources are in fact available. In order to establish some sense of basin health it is necessary to examine and understand several basic factors in the individual basins such as: 1.) Available water resources. 2.) Orders the State Engineer has issued. 3.) Rulings the State Engineer has issued. 4.) The published Perennial Yield. 5.) Total existing appropriations. 6.) Total pending applications that if approved would contribute to increased ground water withdrawal. 7.) Other factors, such as the filings by the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Las Vegas Valley Water District, the Lincoln County Water District, Vidler Water Company and others, which place the available water resources into legal gridlock for the foreseeable future. A companion spreadsheet was developed together with the following basic summaries for each of the 44 basins that lie in whole, or in part, within Nye County. To simplify a fairly complex issue, the basin summaries are short and to the point. RESOURCES The information resources used to compile this report consisted of interviews with the Water Resource Specialists at the DWR, information contained within the DWR website, recorded documents at the DWR and the Nye County Recorders Office. NOTES See NRS Chapters APPROPRIATION OF PUBLIC WATERS and UNDERGROUND WATER AND WELLS. 2 P a g e

7 Acronyms: AF - Acre Feet AFA - Acre Feet Annually DWR - State of Nevada Division of Water Resources LCWD Lincoln County Water District LVVWD Las Vegas Valley Water District NRS Nevada Revised Statutes NNSS Nevada National Security Site NTTR Nevada Test and Training Range, Part of the Nellis Air Force Base Complex PY - Perennial Yield SNWA Southern Nevada Water Authority VIDLER Vidler Water Company Terms: Perennial Yield - The perennial yield of a ground water basin may be defined as the maximum amount of natural discharge that can be salvaged each year, over the long term, by pumping without bringing about some undesired result. (Excerpt from State Engineers Ruling #4327, Amargosa Valley, Basin 230) 3 P a g e

8 BASIN SUMMARIES Review of the attached companion spreadsheet is necessary. The spreadsheet provides required data when updating the basin summaries. It is recommended that both the basin summaries and spreadsheet are reviewed and updated annually. BASIN 056 UPPER REESE RIVER VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND LANDER COUNTIES) *Has rulings indicating applications that do not impair existing rights are being approved. BASIN 122 GABBS VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE, CHURCHILL AND MINERAL COUNTIES) *Is over appropriated. *Has been designated (Order 825) and new applications to appropriate water for irrigation will be denied. *Review of the rulings indicates that applications to further appropriate significant amounts of water will be denied. BASIN 134 SMITH CREEK VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND LANDER COUNTIES) *Has rulings indicating that applications that do not impair existing rights are being approved. BASIN 135 IONE VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND MINERAL COUNTIES) *Has rulings indicating that applications that do not impair existing rights are being approved. BASIN 137A BIG SMOKY VALLEY-TONOPAH FLAT (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE, MINERAL AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES) *Is over appropriated. *Has been designated (Orders 725 & 828). A small portion of the basin has been designated for preferred use. *Review of the rulings indicates that applications to further appropriate significant amounts of water will be denied. BASIN 137B BIG SMOKY VALLEY-NORTHERN PORTION (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND LANDER COUNTIES) *Has orders designating the basin (Orders 827 & 852). 4 P a g e

9 BASIN 140A MONITOR VALLEY- NORTHERN PORTION (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE, LANDER AND EUREKA COUNTIES) BASIN 140B MONITOR VALLEY-SOUTHERN PORTION (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY) BASIN 141 RALSTON VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES) *Is at or near over appropriation. *Has been designated (Orders 742 & 752). A small portion of the basin has been designated for preferred use. *Review of the rulings indicates that applications to further appropriate significant amounts of water will be denied. BASIN 142 ALKALI SPRING (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES) *Is over appropriated. *Review of the rulings is inconclusive. However, the basin is over appropriated and is the water source for the community of Goldfield, Nevada. It is likely that applications to further appropriate significant amounts of water will be denied. BASIN 144 LIDA VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES) (LIMITED) *Has rulings indicating applications that do not impair existing rights are being approved. BASIN 145 STONEWALL VALLEY (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY) *Has (limited) underground water available for appropriation. *Has rulings indicating applications that do not impair existing rights are being approved. BASIN 146 SACROBATUS FLAT (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES) *Is over appropriated. *Has been designated (Order 999). *Review of the rulings indicates that applications to further appropriate significant amounts of water will be denied. 5 P a g e

10 BASIN 147 GOLD FLAT (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY) BASIN 148 CACTUS FLAT (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY) (LIMITED) BASIN 149 STONE CABIN VALLEY (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY) *Is over appropriated. *Has been designated (Order 720). *Review of the rulings indicates that applications to further appropriate significant amounts of water will be denied. BASIN 150 LITTLE FISH LAKE VALLEY (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY) BASIN 151 ANTELOPE VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND EUREKA COUNTIES) BASIN 155A LITTLE SMOKY VALLEY-NORTHERN PORTION (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE, EUREKA AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES) *Is over appropriated. *Review of the rulings is inconclusive. (Insufficient recent activity to assess) BASIN 155B LITTLE SMOKY VALLEY-CENTRAL PORTION (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY) (LIMITED) 6 P a g e

11 BASIN 155C LITTLE SMOKY VALLEY-SOUTHERN PORTION (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY) BASIN 156 HOT CREEK VALLEY (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY) BASIN 157 KAWICH VALLEY (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY AND LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN THE NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES) *Has rulings indicating that applications are being denied due to no access to the basin. BASIN 158A GROOM LAKE VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES AND LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN THE NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES) *Has ruling indicating that applications are being denied due to no access to the basin (ruling 5644). BASIN 158B PAPOOSE LAKE VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES AND LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN THE NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES) (LIMITED) *Has no rulings what so ever. However: It is likely that applications would be denied due to no access to the basin (see ruling 5644). BASIN 159 YUCCA FLAT (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY AND LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN THE NNSS BOUNDARY) (LIMITED) *Has ruling indicating that applications are being denied due to no access to the basin (ruling 5644). 7 P a g e

12 BASIN 160 FRENCHMAN FLAT (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE, LINCOLN AND CLARK COUNTIES AND LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN THE NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES) (LIMITED) *Has ruling indicating that applications are being denied due to no access to the basin (ruling 5859). BASIN 161 INDIAN SPRINGS VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE, LINCOLN AND CLARK COUNTIES) *Is over appropriated. *Has been designated (Order 728). *Review of the rulings indicates that applications to further appropriate significant amounts of water will be denied. In addition: This basin has pending SNWA applications that far exceed the published perennial yield of the basin and has resulted in a legal gridlock for pending applications to further appropriate potentially available water. BASIN 162 PAHRUMP VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE, CLARK AND INYO COUNTIES) * Is over appropriated. * Has been designated (Orders 176, 193, 205, 206, 381, 955, 1107, 1183). * Review of the rulings indicates that applications to further appropriate significant amounts of water will be denied. BASIN 170 PENOYER VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES) *Is over appropriated. *Has been designated (Order 712). *Review of the rulings indicates that applications to further appropriate significant amounts of water will be denied. In addition: This basin has pending Vidler, Lincoln County and LVVWD applications that far exceed the published perennial yield of the basin and has resulted in a legal gridlock for pending applications to further appropriate potentially available water. BASIN 171 COAL VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES) *Has pending applications that if approved will over appropriate the basin. *Review of the rulings is inconclusive (see interim ruling 3825). However: This basin has pending Lincoln County Water District applications that far exceed the published perennial yield of the basin and has resulted in a legal gridlock for pending applications to further appropriate potentially available water. 8 P a g e

13 BASIN 172 GARDEN VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES) *Has pending applications that if approved will over appropriate the basin. *Review of the rulings is inconclusive (see interim ruling 3825). This basin has pending LVVWD and Lincoln County Water District applications that far exceed the published perennial yield of the basin and has resulted in a legal gridlock for pending applications to further appropriate potentially available water. BASIN 173A RAILROAD VALLEY-SOUTHERN PORTION (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES) *Has pending applications that if approved will over appropriate the basin. *Review of the rulings is inconclusive (see interim ruling 3825). This basin has pending SNWA applications that far exceed the published perennial yield of the basin and has resulted in a legal gridlock for pending applications to further appropriate potentially available water. BASIN 173B RAILROAD VALLEY-NORTHERN PORTION (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE, LINCOLN AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES) *Has pending applications that if approved will over appropriate the basin. *Review of the rulings is inconclusive (see interim ruling 3825). This basin has pending SNWA applications that far exceed the published perennial yield of the basin and has resulted in a legal gridlock for pending applications to further appropriate potentially available water. BASIN 207 WHITE RIVER VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE, LINCOLN AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES) *Is at or near over appropriation. *Has been designated (Order 1219). *Review of the rulings is inconclusive. This basin has pending applications that if approved and their total duty combined with existing water rights, appropriations would exceed the published perennial yield of the basin. BASIN 208 PAHROC VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND LINCOLN COUNTIES) *Has pending applications that if approved will over appropriate the basin. *Review of the rulings is inconclusive (see interim ruling 3825). This basin has pending Lincoln County Water District applications that far exceed the published perennial yield of the basin and has resulted in a legal gridlock for pending applications to further appropriate potentially available water. 9 P a g e

14 BASINS WITH COMBINED PUBLISHED PERENNIAL YIELD OF 24,000 AFA: 225 MERCURY VALLEY (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY AND LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN THE NNSS BOUNDARY) 226 ROCK VALLEY (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY AND LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN THE NNSS BOUNDARY) 227A JACKASS FLATS (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY AND LIES PRIMARILY WITHIN THE NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARY-SMALL PORTION LIES OUTSIDE THE NTTR AND NNSS) 227B BUCKBOARD MESA (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY AND LIES WITHIN THE NNSS/NTTR BOUNDARIES) 228 OASIS VALLEY (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY) 229 CRATER FLAT (BASIN LIES ENTIRELY WITHIN NYE COUNTY) 230 AMARGOSA VALLEY (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE AND INYO COUNTIES) Review of orders, rulings and basin summaries (as of August 2013) indicates the combined basins, , taken as a whole: * Are over appropriated. * Basins 228 and 230 have been designated (Orders 741, 293, 296, 724, 1197). * Review of the rulings indicates that applications to further appropriate significant amounts of water will be denied. BASIN 231 GRAPEVINE CANYON (SHARED BASIN WITHIN NYE, ESMERALDA AND INYO COUNTIES) 10 P a g e

15 BASIN Water Resource Specialist BASIN NAME DESIGNATED COMMENTS ORDER(S) 56 LUKE OPPERMAN UPPER REESE RIVER VALLEY NO 122 ERIC SCHADECK GABBS VALLEY YES OPEN BASIN, ORDERS ADDRESS PONY CANYON CREEK ONLY DESIGNATED AS A GROUND WATER BASIN AND NEW IRRIGATION APPLICATIONS WILL BE DENIED RELEVANT RULINGS REFERENCED PERENNIAL YIELD IN ACRE FEET APPROPRIATIONS IN ACRE FEET (AUG. 2013) PENDING APPLICATIONS IN ACRE FEET (AUG. 2013) 1139, NO , YES OVER APPROPRIATED YES / NO COMMENT APPLICATIONS LIKELY TO BE APPROVED, BUT BASIN IS NEARING APPROPRIATIONS EQUAL TO PERENNIAL YIELD BASIN OVER-APPROPRIATED. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR DENIED 134 ERIC SCHADECK SMITH CREEK VALLEY NO OPEN BASIN NONE NONE NO APPLICATIONS LIKELY TO BE APPROVED 135 ERIC SCHADECK IONE VALLEY NO OPEN BASIN NONE NONE NO APPLICATIONS LIKELY TO BE APPROVED 137A MARK SIVAZLIAN BIG SMOKY VALLEY (TONOPAH FLAT) YES DESIGNATED AS A GROUND WATER BASIN AND SMALL PORTION IS DESIGNATED FOR PREFERRED USE 725, , 4637, YES BASIN OVER-APPROPRIATED. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR DENIED 137B MARK SIVAZLIAN BIG SMOKY VALLEY (NORTHERN PORTION) YES DESIGNATED AS A GROUND WATER BASIN 827, 852 NONE NO AF REMAINING. OPEN BASIN 140A DAN RANDLES MONITOR VALLEY (NORTHERN PORTION) NO OPEN BASIN NONE NONE NO AF REMAINING. OPEN BASIN 140B DAN RANDLES MONITOR VALLEY (SOUTHERN PORTION) NO OPEN BASIN NONE NONE NO AF REMAINING. OPEN BASIN 141 MARK SIVAZLIAN RALSTON VALLEY YES 142 MARK SIVAZLIAN ALKALI SPRING NO 144 MARK BEUTNER LIDA VALLEY NO 145 DAN RANDLES STONEWALL VALLEY NO DESIGNATED AS A GROUND WATER BASIN AND SMALL PORTION IS DESIGNATED FOR PREFERRED USE. SMALL PORTION LIES WITHIN THE NTTR MOST OF THIS BASIN LIES WITHIN ESMERALDA COUNTY. VERY SMALL PORTION LIES WITHIN NYE COUNTY. OPEN BASIN, SMALL PORTION FALLS WITHIN NTTR BOUNDARY OPEN BUT PRIMARILY FALLS WITHIN NTTR BOUNDARY. VERY SMALL PORTION LIES WITHIN NYE COUNTY OUTSIDE OF THE NTTR. 742, NO BASIN AT OR NEAR OVER-APPROPRIATION. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WATER WILL LIKELY BE DENIED BASIN OVER-APPROPRIATED. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR NONE NONE YES DENIED. BASIN IS WATER SOURCE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF GOLDFIELD IN ESMERALDA COUNTY NONE NO LIMITED WATER RESOURCES NONE NONE NO LIMITED WATER RESOURCES, ALMOST NO ACCESS 146 MARK BEUTNER SACROBATUS FLAT YES PORTIONS FALL WITHIN NTTR BOUNDARY , YES BASIN OVER-APPROPRIATED. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR DENIED 147 DAN RANDLES GOLD FLAT NO ENTIRELY WITHIN NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES NONE NONE NO AF REMAINING. NO ACCESS 148 DAN RANDLES CACTUS FLAT NO OPEN BUT PRIMARILY FALLS WITHIN NTTR BOUNDARY. VERY SMALL PORTION LIES WITHIN NYE COUNTY OUTSIDE OF THE NTTR. NONE NONE NO 149 DAN RANDLES STONE CABIN VALLEY YES DESIGNATED AS A GROUND WATER BASIN , YES AF REMAINING. LIMITED WATER RESOURCES. NO ACCESS BASIN OVER-APPROPRIATED. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR DENIED 150 DAN RANDLES LITTLE FISH LAKE VALLEY NO OPEN BASIN NONE 5991, 5719, NO AF REMAINING. OPEN BASIN 151 DAN RANDLES ANTELOPE VALLEY NO OPEN BASIN NONE NONE NO AF REMAINING. OPEN BASIN 155A DAN RANDLES LITTLE SMOKY VALLEY (NORTHERN PORTION) NO BASIN NOT DESIGNATED BUT IS OVER APPROPRIATED NONE NONE YES BASIN OVER-APPROPRIATED. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR DENIED 155B DAN RANDLES LITTLE SMOKY VALLEY (CENTRAL PORTION) NO OPEN BASIN NONE NONE NO AF REMAINING. LIMITED WATER RESOURCES 155C DAN RANDLES LITTLE SMOKY VALLEY (SOUTHERN PORTION) NO OPEN BASIN NONE NONE NO 983 AF REMAINING. OPEN BASIN 156 DAN RANDLES HOT CREEK VALLEY NO OPEN BASIN NONE NONE NO AF REMAINING. OPEN BASIN 157 DAN RANDLES KAWICH VALLEY NO ENTIRELY WITHIN NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES NONE NO AF REMAINING. OPEN BASIN 158A DAN RANDLES GROOM LAKE VALLEY NO ENTIRELY WITHIN NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES NONE NO AF REMAINING. NO ACCESS 158B DAN RANDLES PAPOOSE LAKE VALLEY NO ENTIRELY WITHIN NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES NONE NONE NO 10 AF REMAINING. LIMITED WATER RESOURCES. NO ACCESS 159 DAN RANDLES YUCCA FLAT NO ENTIRELY WITHIN NNSS BOUNDARY NONE NO 350 AF REMAINING. LIMITED WATER RESOURCES. NO ACCESS 160 DAN RANDLES FRENCHMAN FLAT NO ENTIRELY WITHIN NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES NONE NO 100 AF REMAINING. LIMITED WATER RESOURCES. NO ACCESS 161 DAN RANDLES INDIAN SPRINGS VALLEY YES DESIGNATED AS A GROUND WATER BASIN. BASIN IN LEGAL GRIDLOCK. PENDING SNWA APPLICATIONS WILL POTENTIALLY APPROPRIATE WATER FOR SERVICE TO LV. PORTIONS FALL WITHIN NTTR BOUNDARY. VERY SMALL PORTION OF THIS BASIN LIES WITHIN NYE COUNTY , YES BASIN OVER-APPROPRIATED. BASIN HAS NUMEROUS PENDING SNWA APPLICATIONS. BASIN IN LEGAL GRIDLOCK. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WATER WILL LIKELY BE DENIED. 162 HAMILTON REED PAHRUMP VALLEY YES DESIGNATED AS AN ARTESIAN GROUND WATER BASIN. NEW APPROPRIATIONS WILL BE DENIED WITH EXCEPTION OF 1.) COMMERCIAL USES UNDER 2 AFA 2.) ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS PER NRS , 193, 205, 206, 381, 955, 1107, , 5756, 5574, 5519, 5280, 5147, YES BASIN OVER-APPROPRIATED. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR WATER WILL BE DENIED UNLESS FOR 2 AF OR LESS FOR COMMERCIAL OR FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS. 170 DAN RANDLES PENOYER VALLEY YES DESIGNATED AS A GROUND WATER BASIN. PORTIONS FALL WITHIN NTTR BOUNDARY , YES BASIN OVER-APPROPRIATED. VIDLER, LINCOLN COUNTY AND LVVWD APPLICATIONS. BASIN IN LEGAL GRIDLOCK. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WATER WILL LIKELY BE DENIED 171 DAN RANDLES COAL VALLEY NO PENDING APPLICATIONS WILL POTENTIALLY APPROPRIATE REMAINING WATERS FOR SERVICE TO LV. NONE YES LINCOLN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT APPLICATIONS. BASIN IN LEGAL GRIDLOCK. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR WATER WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN APP STATUS UNTIL LAWSUITS ARE RESOLVED.

16 BASIN Water Resource Specialist BASIN NAME DESIGNATED COMMENTS ORDER(S) 172 DAN RANDLES GARDEN VALLEY NO 173A DAN RANDLES RAILROAD VALLEY (SOUTHERN PORTION) NO 173B DAN RANDLES RAILROAD VALLEY (NORTHERN PORTION) NO 207 MARK SIVAZLIAN WHITE RIVER VALLEY YES 208 MARK SIVAZLIAN PAHROC VALLEY NO PENDING APPLICATIONS WILL POTENTIALLY APPROPRIATE REMAINING WATERS FOR SERVICE TO LV. BASIN IN LEGAL GRIDLOCK. PENDING APPLICATIONS WILL POTENTIALLY APPROPRIATE REMAINING WATERS FOR SERVICE TO LV. SMALL PORTION LIES WITHIN THE NTTR BOUNDARY. BASIN IN LEGAL GRIDLOCK. PENDING APPLICATIONS WILL POTENTIALLY APPROPRIATE REMAINING WATERS FOR SERVICE TO LV. DESIGNATED AS A GROUND WATER BASIN. PENDING APPLICATIONS WILL POTENTIALLY APPROPRIATE REMAINING WATER. BASIN IN LEGAL GRIDLOCK. PENDING APPLICATIONS WILL POTENTIALLY APPROPRIATE REMAINING WATERS. RELEVANT RULINGS REFERENCED 225 MARK BEUTNER MERCURY VALLEY NO ENTIRELY WITHIN NNSS BOUNDARY NONE 3226, MARK BEUTNER ROCK VALLEY NO ENTIRELY WITHIN NNSS BOUNDARY NONE 2793, A MARK BEUTNER JACKASS FLATS NO ENTIRELY WITHIN NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES NONE 2793, B MARK BEUTNER BUCKBOARD MESA NO ENTIRELY WITHIN NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES NONE MARK BEUTNER OASIS VALLEY YES DESIGNATED AS A GROUND WATER BASIN. A PORTION OF THE BASIN LIES WITHIN NTTR AND NNSS BOUNDARIES 229 MARK BEUTNER CRATER FLAT NO PORTIONS FALL WITHIN NTTR BOUNDARY NONE MARK BEUTNER AMARGOSA VALLEY YES DESIGNATED AS A GROUND WATER BASIN. NEW APPROPRIATIONS WILL BE DENIED WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS PER ORDER MARK BEUTNER 7 BASIN TOTAL (225,226,227A,227B,228,229,230) P. YIELD OF AF COMBINED SUM OF 7 BASINS PERENNIAL YIELD IN ACRE FEET APPROPRIATIONS IN ACRE FEET (AUG. 2013) PENDING APPLICATIONS IN ACRE FEET (AUG. 2013) NONE YES NONE YES NONE YES 1219 NONE YES NONE UNDETERMINED NO , 296, 724, , 296, 724, 741, , 5954, 4669, , 4327, 5992, 5971, 5750, 4525, , 4327, 5992, 5971, 5750, 4525, 2793 DWR COMBINED BASINS 225 THROUGH 230 FOR TOTAL COMBINED P.Y. OF DWR COMBINED BASINS 225 THROUGH 230 FOR TOTAL COMBINED P.Y. OF DWR COMBINED BASINS 225 THROUGH 230 FOR TOTAL COMBINED P.Y. OF DWR COMBINED BASINS 225 THROUGH 230 FOR TOTAL COMBINED P.Y. OF DWR COMBINED BASINS 225 THROUGH 230 FOR TOTAL COMBINED P.Y. OF DWR COMBINED BASINS 225 THROUGH 230 FOR TOTAL COMBINED P.Y. OF DWR COMBINED BASINS 225 THROUGH 230 FOR TOTAL COMBINED P.Y. OF OVER APPROPRIATED YES / NO COMMENT 0 0 SEE BELOW NO ACCESS TO NNSS 0 0 SEE BELOW NO ACCESS TO NNSS SEE BELOW NO ACCESS TO NNSS 0 0 SEE BELOW NO ACCESS TO NNSS VIDLER LINCOLN AND LVVWD APPLICATIONS. BASIN IN LEGAL GRIDLOCK. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR WATER WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN APP STATUS UNTIL LAWSUITS ARE RESOLVED. BASIN OVER-APPROPRIATED. SNWA APPLICATIONS. BASIN IN LEGAL GRIDLOCK. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR DENIED AND NEW APPLICATIONS FOR WATER WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN APP STATUS UNTIL LAWSUITS ARE RESOLVED. SNWA APPLICATIONS. BASIN IN LEGAL GRIDLOCK. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR WATER WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN APP STATUS UNTIL SNWA LAWSUITS ARE RESOLVED. BASIN AT OR NEAR OVER-APPROPRIATION. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF WATER WILL LIKELY BE DENIED AF REMAINING. LINCOLN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT HAS PENDING APPLICATIONS DO NOT APPEAR ON DWR WEBSITE "UNDERGROUND ACTIVE". NEW APPLICATIONS FOR WATER WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN APP STATUS UNTIL LAWSUITS ARE RESOLVED SEE BELOW NO ACCESS TO PORTIONS WITHIN NTTR AND NNSS SEE BELOW NO ACCESS TO PORTIONS WITHIN NTTR SEE BELOW 7 BASINS COMBINED BASINS COMBINED BASINS COMBINED YES BASIN OVER-APPROPRIATED. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR DENIED BASINS OVER-APPROPRIATED. NEW APPLICATIONS FOR DENIED 231 MARK BEUTNER GRAPEVINE CANYON NO OPEN BASIN NONE NONE NO AF REMAINING. OPEN BASIN Of the 44 basins in Nye County, 12 have been designated for administrative action by the Nevada Division of Water Resources. Designation and administration is a stepped process starting with monitoring and at some point (as is the case with the Pahrump Basin) virtually closing the basin to new appropriations with minor exceptions. There are also several basins with no designation status at this time but review of the rulings reveals that new applications for significant quantities of water are being denied. Review of the basin Orders, the basin Rulings and the basin summaries is necessary to determine if there are available water resources for new appropriations. For your reference the link to the DWR Orders Search is Rulings in the basin also must be considered. Simply enter the basin number (such as number 122) and all the orders list out for printing or download. As a side note: Basins and portions of Basins that fall within the NNSS (the Nevada National Security Site, DOE) and the NTTR (the Nevada Test and Training Range, USAF) are restricted areas. The DWR generally denies the applications for lack of access to place the water to beneficial use. I include these basins for reference in the spirit of providing a complete list of the basins within Nye County. Portions of any Basin(s) outside the NNSS or NTTR boundaries are handled by the DWR as valid, accessible water. See ruling 5644 for review of DWR language denying applications for lack of access to NNSS and NTTR lands.