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NRS 268.411

Waste of water may be prohibited

(Added to NRS by 1977, 791; A 1997, 1980)

The governing body of an incorporated city may prohibit by ordinance any waste of water within its jurisdiction. Any ordinance adopted under this section may:

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

2. Provide for reasonable notice of which of such conditions, if any, exist in the city;

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

(a) Furnishes water to persons within the city for business, manufacturing, agricultural or household use; and

(b) Is not a public utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada,

Ê to reduce or terminate water service to any customer or user 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.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.