1. No person controlling an artesian well in any basin in Nevada shall suffer the waters therefrom to flow to waste, unless, and as far as reasonably necessary in the judgment of the State Engineer, to prevent the obstruction thereof, or to flow or be taken therefrom except for beneficial purposes. 2. The owner of any artesian well from which water is being unnecessarily wasted shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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