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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 (o r rejection) of any application, a copy o f the original application with such approval or rejection endorsed thereon, w ill be returned to the applicant. The terms o f the permit w ill show on the endorsement, and be a guide fo r 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 o f water, separate applications must be made out for each source; provided, however, that when the numerous sources have their confluence above the point o f diversion one application will serve to appropriate the water, by giving the name o f the main stream at tne point o f diversion. The application should state the name o f the stream, including its tributaries. v Under Question No. 2— The amount o f water applied for should be limited to the amount that can be put to beneficial use. The Statute provides that this amount shall not exceed three acre feet per annum in districts where irrigation is carried on fo r the six months beginning April 15 and ending October 15 of each y e a r ; and where irrigation is carried on fo r a longer period each year, one-half o f one acre foot per month for each additional month is the maximum quantity allowed. Therefore, there shall be allowed a continuous flow o f one second foot o f water for each one hundred acres of land irrigated. The amount should be stated in cubic reet per second instead o f 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 o f ground one foot deep.) Under Question No. S— Ordinarily only one use o f water can be named in each application. I f domestic purposes is included, however, two uses can be named. For instance, i f the application stated “ F or Irrigation and Domestic Purposes it shall be allow ed; but i f “ Power and Irrigation" are named in one application it shall not be allowed, but the application w ill be returned for correction. Under Question No. k— The point o f diversion is one o f vital importance in the application, as upon the location o f the point of diversion depends the question of interference with prior rights. The point o f diversion must be stated as being within the forty-acre legal subdivision, or, if on unsurveyed land, it must be tied by the course and distance to the nearest corner of a legal subdivision, if such corner is within six miles. I f no corner is found within six miles, the point of diversion should be tied to some definite and flxed monument or object. Except under special conditions, there shall be accepted only one point of diversion in each application, for the reason that an entire stream could be covered by one application i f more than one point o f diversion were permitted to be named in each filing, in 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 o f diversion w ill be considered. Under Question (a )-—The total number o f acres o f land should be stated with reasonable accuracy. The quantity o f water allowed in the application, endorsed thereon by the State Engineer, is determined by the number o f acres to be irrigated as well as the amount of unappropriated water in the stream. Under Question ( b )— There should be given a description o f the land to be irrigated by legal subdivisions. In the event that the land proposed to be irrigated is unsurveyed, then give the approximate location of such land, together with the township and range wherein such land is situated. Undeo Question ( c) — Give the time when the use o f water for irrigation purposes w ill begin, and also when it w ill end. Under Question (d )— I f 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) — I f 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 o f the proposed point o f return, as described in answer to Question 4 above. Under Question ( g ) — State number and kinds o f animals to be watered at place of use. Under Question ( h )— Give time when use of water for stock watering purposes w ill begin and when it w ill end. Under Description of Proposed WorJes— Under 'description o f proposed works, state by what means the water is to be diverted from the stream, whether by dams, ditches, pipe lines or other conduit. Give the size o f such ditches, pipe lines, etc., and the proposed grade that each w ill have from the point o f diversion, to enable this office to determine the capacity o f each. The size of the ditch should be consistent with the amount o f water applied for under Question No. 2. I f the water is to be stored in a reservoir, give its location with reference to the legal subdivision or subdivisions. I f the reser­voir is to be located on unsurveyed lands, the rules and regulations o f the Department o f the Interior should be followed precisely. Such rules and regulations are embodied in a pamphlet furnished by the Department o f the Interior, called Ttegulationsi Concerning Right o f 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 o f such reservoir should conform strictly with these regulations and a copy filed with the office o f the State Engineer. Applications for permit to store water shall conform with the above rules, except that the description o f the lands to be irrigated shall not be required. If, however, the description o f the lands is known and can be listed, the number o f acres and location should be given. The application shall bear the signature of the applicant, his agent or attorney. INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS 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 o f each month; provided, however, that the fees named in subdivision (c ) o f 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 o f diversion, manner o f use, or place o f use, twenty-five dollars ($25), which shall include the cost of permit should the same issue thereunder, and the cost o f 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 o f one hundred acres, up to and including one thousand acres; and three cents for each acre in excess o f one thousand acres. (d ) F or 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 horsepower to be developed up to and including one hundred horsepower; and twenty cents for each horsepower in excess o f one hundred horsepower up to and including one thousand horsepower; and fifteen cents for each horsepower in excess c f one thousand. (e ) F or 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 o f water stored up to and including one thousand acre fe e t ; and three cents for each acre foot in excess o f one thousand. ( f ) F or issuing and recording permit to appropriate water for any other purpose, $10 fo r each second foot of water applied for, or fraction thereof. ( g ) F or filing secondary permit under reservoir permit, $5; for approving and recording permit under reservoir permit, $5. (h ) F or filing proof of commencement of work, $1. v ( i ) F or filing proof o f completion o f work, under any permit, $1. ( j ) For filing any protest, affidavit, or any other water right instrument or paper, $1. (k ) For making copy o f 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 th ereof; where the amount exceeds $5, then only the actual cost in excess o f that amount shall be charged. ( l ) For certifying to copies o f documents, records or maps, $1 for each certificate. (m ) For blue print copy o f any drawing or map, 15 cents per square foot. (n ) For such other work as may be required o f his office, actual cost of the work. N o instrument w ill 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 t.o the sender forthwith. Where copies of any instrument o f 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. When such copies are prepared, any surplus over and above the statutory cost for copying such instrument or instruments shall be leturned to the party requesting such copies. Remittances should be made by draft or postal or express money order payable to the order o f 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 o f 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.