Mapping Workshops for Water Rights Owners

The Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Division of Water Resources has completed revisions to Phases 1 through 5 of the Newlands Project Water Rights Mapping Project. Workshops are scheduled to assist water rights owners to review the mapping of their water rights for correctness. If owners feel their water rights are incorrectly represented, a Request for Revision form and supporting documentation may be submitted to NDWR no later than September 30, 2019. According to Rusty Jardine, General Manager of the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District, this project started through funding given to the State of Nevada by by the Bureau of Reclamation make more accurate water right mapping records. "Initially, the fear was that the project would result in some water right holders actually losing rights," said Jardine. While there have been instances in which rights have been diminished, such instances are relatively small and justified.  The promise of the project was not to take rights away; rather, the object was to provide needed-solid documentation of existing rights and eliminate discrepancies –with the use of best available technologies, comprehensive title searching, and a lot of feet on the ground surveying. "The meetings allow water right holders to discuss issues and present, where possible, evidence sustaining any rights in question," he said. Newlands Project Water Rights Mapping results and forms to request a revision are available for review at http://water.nv.gov, located under the Programs listings. Revised Phases 1-5 Workshop Location and Dates: Fernley City Hall, Community Room 595 Silver Lace Blvd. Fernley, Nevada 89408 August 26 – 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm August 27 – 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm August 28 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm August 29 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Churchill County Commission, Room136 155 N. Taylor Street, Suite 110 Fallon, Nevada 89406 September 9 – 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm September 10 – 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm September 11 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm September 12 – 9:00 am – 3:00 pm For additional Newlands Project Water Rights Mapping Project assistance, water rights owners may call NWDR at 775-684-2800 and ask for Newlands Mapping Project assistance.       Support local, independent news – contribute to The Fallon Post, your non-profit (501c3) online news source for all things Fallon. Never miss the local news -- read more on The Fallon Post home page.