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NDWR, created in 1903 and housed in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, manages Nevada's water under Title 48 NRS and is run by the State Engineer. It handles water rights, water-use monitoring, dam safety, well-driller licensing, water resource data, the State Water Plan and drought coordination. It also leads the Nevada Water Initiative (NWI) with DRI and the USGS Nevada Water Science Center, updating groundwater science that is 50 to 70 years old; Allander is the NWI technical lead.