Las Vegas Valley Water District

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHANGES TO
THE SERVICE RULES FOR THE BIG BEND WATER DISTRICT,
BLUE DIAMOND WATER SYSTEM, KYLE CANYON WATER DISTRICT
AND SEARCHLIGHT WATER SYSTEM.

OVERVIEW

In addition to serving residents in Las Vegas and unincorporated Clark County, the Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) also operates the public water systems in Blue Diamond, Kyle Canyon, Laughlin (Big Bend Water District) and Searchlight, Nevada.

As the municipal water provider to these service territories, the LVVWD is responsible for providing reliable, high-quality drinking water to its customers. This includes managing available water supplies and developing and implementing water conservation measures for the communities it serves.

WATER THEFT

The LVVWD is proposing updates to the Service Rules for the Blue Diamond Water System, Kyle Canyon Water System, Big Bend Water System and Searchlight Water System that would add charges and fees that are assessed to those who engage in water theft.

The proposed Service Rules update provides for persons or entities that are issued a notice of water theft violation to be charged for estimated water usage at 12x the applicable rate, charged for the cost of any damage to District facilities, and assessed an administrative fee, as follows:

TENTATIVE SERVICE RULES ADOPTION SCHEDULE

A hearing for the Business Impact Statement will take place at the November LVVWD Board meeting, and the public hearing for the Service Rules change will be held at the December LVVWD Board meeting. Board meeting dates can be found at https://www.lvvwd.com/about/board/lvvwd-agendas/index.cfml.

PURPOSE

This Notice is to publicly notify potentially affected businesses in order to conform to the requirements of NRS 237.030 – 237.110, “Adoption of Rules Affecting Businesses. With this in mind, there are two questions for potentially affected businesses to consider:

1. Do the proposed charges impose a direct and significant economic burden upon your business? If you believe these changes do, please be specific as to why a particular charge imposes such a burden.
2. Do the proposed charges restrict the formation, operation or expansion of your business? If you believe these changes do, please be specific as to how and why a particular charge imposes such a burden.

Please review and evaluate how these changes will affect your business in light of the two questions listed. If you believe your business is affected by the proposed options, you must provide a response to the Las Vegas Valley Water District no later than 6:00 p.m., October 14, 2024. See contact information below: