Description:This feature class is updated every business day using Python scripts and the Permit database. Please disregard the "Date Updated" field as it does not keep in sync with DWR's internal enterprise geodatabase updates. Water Right Specialists, also called Basin Engineers, manage the water rights in their assigned basins across the state. This dataset was designed to provide the public with an easy to use map showing the preferred DWR employee to contact for questions about water rights in a specific area of interest. This dataset is used for the Basin Specialist Assignment wall map and the Water Rights web map. For contact information, please see water.nv.gov/contactinformation.aspx Background Info on Basins:
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Nevada Division of Water Resources divided the state into discrete hydrologic units for water planning and management purposes. These administrative boundaries have been identified as 232 Hydrographic Basins (1-232; hydrographic sub-basins designated A, B, C, etc.) within 14 major Hydrographic Regions. There are a total of 256 hydrographic basins and sub-basins.