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INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS Application should be made out in detail on the form prescribed by the State Engineer. Applications should be typewritten or filled out with ink. An application is not a permit to appropriate water until after its approval by the State Engineer. Upon approval any application, a copy of the original application with such approval or rejection endorsed thereon, will be returned t (oo rt hree jaepcptliiocna)n to.f The terms of the permit will show on the endorsement, and be a guide for the applicant. The following rules should be complied with in making application: Under Question No. 1— Where the source of the water desired is from more than one stream, lake, spring or other body of water, saebpoavrea tteh ea pppoliincta toifo ndsi vmeursstio nb eo nmea daep poluicta tfioorn ewaiclhl ssoeurrvcee ;t o parpopvriodperdi,a theo wtheev ewra, tetrh,a tb yw hgeinvi ntgh et hneu nmearmoeu so f stohuer cmeasi nh asvter etahmei ra tc tonhfel upeonicnet of diversion. The application should state the name of the stream, including its tributaries. Under Question No. 2— The amount of water applied for should be limited to the amount that can be put to beneficial use. The Smtoanttuhtse bpergoivnidneisn gt Ahparti tlh i1s5 aamnod uenntd isnhga lOlc tnootb eerx 1c5e eodf teharcehe yaecarer ; feaentd pwerh earne niurmri giant iodins tirsi cctasr rwihede roen ifrorri gaat iloonn giesr cpaerrriioedd eoanc hf oyre art,h eo nsei-x half of one acre foot per month for each additional month is the maximum quantity allowed. Therefore, there shall be allowed a continuous flow of one second foot of water for each one hundred acres of land irrigated. The amount should be stated in cubic feet per second instead of in miners’ inches. (One cubic foot per second equals forty miners’ inches.) (One acre foot of water is equal to 43,560 cubic feet, or the amount of water necessary to cover an acre of ground one foot deep.) Under Question No. S— Ordinarily only one use of water can be named in each application. If domestic purposes is included, bhuowte ivfe r“,P otwweor uasnesd cIarrni gbaet inoanm”e adr.e nFaomr eidn sitna nocne,e iafp ptlhiec aatpipolni ciatt isohnal sl tnaotetd be“ Faolrl oIwrerdi,g abtuito nt haen da pDploimceasttiiocn wPiulrlp boes erse”t uirt nsehda lflo rb ec oarrlelcotwioend.; Under Question No. k— The point of diversion is one of vital importance in the application, as upon the location of the point of dleigvaelr ssiuobnd idveipseinond,s otrh,e iqfu eosnt iuonns uorf vienyteedr felranedn,c e itw imtuhs ptr iboer triiegdh tsb.y tThhee c opuorinste aofn dd idviesrtsainocne mtuo stth eb en esatraetsetd caosr nbeeri onfg aw iltehgianl tshubed ifvoirstiyo-na,c rief such corner is within six miles. If no corner is found within six miles, the point of diversion should be tied to some definite and fixed monument or object. entireE xscterpeta mu ncdoeulrd spbeec icaolv ecroenddi tbiyo nso,n et haeprpel ischaatlilo nb ei f acmcoerpet etdh aonn loyn oen peo ipnoti notf odfi vdeirvseirosni owne rien peearcmhi tatpepdl itcoa tbieon ,n afmoer dt hien reeaacsho fni ltinhga.t aInn cases where the diversions, if there be more than one, are on the same forty-acre tract, and are required to economically handle the water, the application for more than one point of diversion will be considered. Under Question ( a )— The total number of acres of land should be stated with reasonable accuracy. The quantity of water allowed ionf tuhnea papprpolpircaitaitoend, weantdeorr siend tthhee rsetorne abmy. the State Engineer, is determined by the number of acres to be irrigated as well as the amount Under Question (h )— There should be given a description of the land to be irrigated by legal subdivisions. In the event that the lwahnedr epirno psouscehd ltaon db ei s isrirtiugaatteedd. is unsurveyed, then give the approximate location of such land, together with the township and range Undeo Question ( c ) — Give the time when the use of water for irrigation purposes will begin, and also when it will end. Under Question (d )— If the application is for power purposes, give the theoretical horsepower to be developed, and the vertical head under which the power is to be developed. Under Question ( e )— If application for power or stock watering purposes, give a description of the location of the proposed works, by legal subdivisions, or tie by course and distance to a section corner, as required in answer to Question 4 above. Under Question ( f ) — Where water applied for is to be returned to the stream, give a description of the proposed point of return, as described in answer to Question 4 above. Under Question ( g ) — State number and kinds of animals to be watered at place of use. Under Question ( h ) — Give time when use of water for stock watering purposes will begin and when it will end. Under Description o f Proposed Works— Under description of proposed works, state by what means the water is to be diverted fgrraodme tthhea ts teraecahm ,w iwlhl ehtahveer fbryo md atmhse, podiitncth eosf, dpiivepres iloinn,e st oo re noatbhleer tchoinsd uoiftfi.c e Gtio vdee ttehrem siinzee tohfe s ucacpha cdiittcyh eosf, epaicphe. liTnhese, seitzc.e, oaf ntdh et dhiet cphr osphoosueldd be consistent with the amount of water applied for under Question No. 2. voir iIsf t to hbee w laotceart eids otno buen ssutrovreeyde din laan drse,s etrvhoei rr,u lgeisv ea nidts rleogcualtaitoino nwsi tohf rtehfee reDnecpea trot mtehnet l eogfa lt hseu bdIinvtiesriioonr osrh osuulbdd ibvies ifoonlsl.o weIdf tphree criseesleyr.­Such rules and regulations are embodied in a pamphlet furnished by the Department of the Interior, called “Regulations Concerning Right of W a y Over Public Lands and Reservations for Canals, Ditches, and Reservoirs,” approved by the Secretary of the Interior, June 6, 1908. The maps and field notes of such reservoir should conform strictly with these regulations and a copy filed with the office of the State Engineer. shall Anpoptl ibcea trieqounisr efdo.r pIefr, mhiotw etvoe srt,o rteh ew adtesecrr isphtailoln coofn ftoher ml awnidtsh its hke naobwonv ea rnudl esc,a nex cbeep tl itshteadt, tthhee dnesucmrbipetri oonf ofa ctrhees laanndd s ltooc abtei oinr rsihgoautledd be given. \ The application shall bear the signature of the applicant, his agent or attorney. FEES The following fees shall be collected by the State Engineer in advance, and shall be accounted for and paid by him into the Gen­eral Fund of the State Treasury, on or before the 10th day of each month; provided, how ever, that the fees named in subdivision (c) of this list shall not apply to permits for underground waters: (a) For examining and filing an application for permit to appropriate water, twenty dollars ($20), which shall include the cost of publication, which publication fee is hereby fixed at twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50). (b) For examining and filing an application for permit to change the point of diversion, manner of use, or place of use, twenty-five dollars ($25), which shall include the cost of permit should the same issue thereunder, and the cost of publication of such appli­cation. . (c) For issuing and recording a permit to appropriate water for irrigation purposes, ten cents per acre for each acre to be irrigated, up to and including one hundred acres; and five cents for each acre in excess of one hundred acres, up to and including one thousand acres; and three cents for each acre in excess of one thousand acres. (d) For issuing and recording permit for power purposes, five cents for each theoretical horsepower to be developed; and for issuing final certificate under permit for power purposes, twenty-five cents for each theoretical horsepo^r to be developed up to and including one hundred horsepower ; and twenty cents for each horsepower in excess of one hundred horsepower up to and including one thousand horsepower; and fifteen cents for each horsepower in excess cf one thousand. (e) For issuing and recording permit to store water, twenty-five dollars ($25), and for issuing final certificate under permit to store water, five cents for each acre foot of water stored up to and including one thousand acre feet; and three cents for each acre foot in excess of one thousand. (f) For issuing and recording permit to appropriate water for any other purpose, $10 for each second foot of water applied for, or fraction thereof. (g) For filing secondary permit under reservoir permit, $5; for approving and recording permit under reservoir permit, $5. (h) For filing proof of commencement’ of work, $1. (i) For filing proof of completion of work, under any permit;, $1. (j) For filing any protest, affidavit, or any other water right instrument or paper, $1. (k) For making copy of any document recorded or filed in his office, $1 for the first hundred words, and 20 cents for each addi­tional one hundred words or fraction thereof; where the amount exceeds $5, then only the actual cost in excess of that amount shall be charged. (l) For certifying to copies of documents, records or maps, $1 for each certificate. (m) For blue print copy of any drawing or map, 15 cents per square foot. (n) For such other work as m a y be required of his office, actual cost of the work. N o instrument will be received for filing in the State Engineer’s office unless the fee for recording the same, as above provided, shall accompany such instrument. In cases where no fee accompanies the instrument tendered for filing, such instrument shall be returned to the sender forthwith. Where copies of any instrument of record in the office of the State Engineer is desired, a sufficient amount to cover the approxi­mate cost of the same must be forwarded with the application for such copies. Wh e n such copies are prepared, any surplus over and above the statutory cost for copying such instrument or instruments shall be returned to the party requesting such copies. Remittances should be made by draft or postal or express money order payable to the order of the State Engineer, Carson City, Nevada. Where personal checks are sent, certification by the bank upon which they are drawn is required. Foreign checks, in addition to certification, must include the exchange charge of the local bank. The State Engineer reserves the right to hold all applications, accompanied .by uncertified checks for filing fees, without filing, until collection is made on such checks.