Irrigated farmland, once granted, water rights in Nevada have the standing of both personal and real property- meaning they are conveyed as an appurtenance to real property unless they are specifically excluded in the deed of conveyance. It is possible to change the water's point of diversion, manner of use and place of use by filing the appropriate application with the state engineer.
Appropriative Water Right [Nevada]
- Nevada's water law is based on statutes enacted in 1903 and 1905 and are founded on the principal of Prior Appropriation. Unlike some other states, Nevada has a statewide system for the administration of both ground water and surface water. Appropriative water rights are based on the concept of applying water to Beneficial Use and "First in Time, First in Right." Appropriative water rights can be lost through nonuse and they may be sold or transferred apart from the land. Due in large part to the relative scarcity of water in Nevada and numerous competing uses, Nevada has had a thriving market for water transfers for a number of years.
Flatnose Ranch 1200 acres, with water rights, located in Lincoln County, Nevada.
Eden Valley Farm 2877 acres with 17 wells, 18 irrigation pivots located in Humboldt County, Nevada
Who is Buying Farmland?
There are a number of other irrigated farm and ranch properties with water rights available.
Chris W. Miller
ERA Brokers Consolidated
Mesquite NV 89027
702 346-7200
435-862-5951
Mesquite Market
chris@mesquitemarket.com
Lincoln County Land Market
Nevada Ranch Properties
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