The Nevada State Water Plan is published in five volumes including a summary, three parts of background information, water withdrawal forecasts and water-related issues, and a volume of supporting appendices. All contents of the water plan are presented in this Internet version essentially in the same format as the printed document. The exception to this is the appendices which are presented in their entirety, but in a more graphically interactive format. All data in the appendices is accessible electronically by an activated state map allowing direct access to individual state and county water and socioeconomic data and forecasts. The following is a listing of all volumes of the plan and a brief summary of each volume's contents. Click on each section's title to access the contents page for that volume of the water plan.
Viewing and Printing the Nevada State Water Plan
Most of the Nevada State Water Plan can only be viewed in "PDF" format, which requires Adobe Acrobat® Reader. If you do not already have this program on your computer, click the "Get Adobe Reader" icon below to download a free copy. The water plan's tables of contents, listings of tables and figures and introductions for each of the parts below do not require this program.
Executive Summary, purpose and governing directive, water plan organization and contents, brief summary of WaterPlanning and management issues, with all of the recommendations, a glossary of terminology and a glossary of abbreviations and acronyms
Introduction, guidelines for the State Water Plan, the institutional framework for WaterPlanning and management in Nevada, water resources background, socioeconomic background, glossary of terminology (for Part 1), information on selected agencies and organizations, selected water-related decrees, agreements and operating criteria, and abbreviations and acronyms
Historic and current water use, socioeconomic assessment and forecasts, water use assessment and forecasts, meeting our future water supply needs, and a glossary of terminology (for Part 2)
Issue papers in the areas of water supply and allocation, water quality, resource conservation and recreational uses, flood management, and WaterPlanning and management, and a glossary of terminology (for Part 3)
Water use data, analysis and the development of water use factors for the years 1985, 1990, 1995; population estimates, forecasts and analysis; Population and employment forecasts for municipal and industrial (M&I), domestic (residential) and commercial and industrial water withdrawals; forecasts of Nevada and county irrigated acreage; water withdrawal forecast summaries; and Nevada and county socioeconomic overviews
Should you have any questions or comments concerning the internet version of this water plan, or wish additional information in regards to the data used in this publication, or wish to order a printed copy of the water plan, please contact us at the address below.
NEVADA DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
901 S. Stewart St., Suite 2002
Carson City, Nevada 89701-5250
Telephone: (775) 684-2800
FAX: (775) 684-2811