Applying for financial assistance
The following information will assist you through the process of applying for the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) Well Conversion Program.  In addition to the SNWA documentation, your municipal water purveyor may require additional documentation. Your service provider will assist you with completing the grant application packet.

The application packet consists of:

1. Application for Well Conversion and Southern Nevada Water Authority Groundwater Management Program Grant – This is the formal application that must be completed for SNWA to determine eligibility to participate in the financial assistance program.
   
   
2. Well Conversion Estimate Sheet – The Well Conversion Estimate Sheet will be completed by your municipal water purveyor (Las Vegas Valley Water District, City of Henderson or City of North Las Vegas) to detail the costs associated with the conversion. The estimate sheet is divided into three sections: Water Purveyor Offsite Service Installation, Well Abandonment and Plugging, and Credit toward Customer Onsite Property Plumbing. 
   
   
   1. Water Purveyor Offsite Service Installation:  This section details the charges by the municipal water purveyor that relate to extension of municipal water service to the street adjacent to the property to be served. The SNWA Groundwater Management Well Conversion Program will provide grant funds to pay for 85 percent of the service extension for up to 180 feet of this offsite service. For distances over and above 180 feet, it is the responsibility of the customer to identify and pay any charges from the municipal water purveyor.
      
      Note that once an estimate is calculated, the costs are subject to change if the municipal water purveyor service fees increase. To ensure the amount you'll pay is not increased, payment of the amount to the municipal water purveyor at the time of the estimate will guarantee that your charges will not increase. The customer share (15 percent) of the conversion is due to the municipal water purveyor prior to grant approval by the SNWA, prior to the beginning of construction.
      
      
   2. Well Abandonment and Plugging:  The SNWA Well Conversion Program will properly plug and abandon the well at no charge.
      
      
   3. Credit toward Customer Onsite Property Plumbing:  The SNWA will provide grant funds in the amount of $500 for charges related to the service connection on the property of the customer. Charges exceeding $500 are the responsibility of the customer.
      
      
3. SNWA Well Conversion Program Temporary Right of Entry -- The Temporary Easement will allow SNWA representatives/contractor to enter your property to plug and abandon your well once SNWA has received certification from the municipal water purveyor that service installation is complete. The SNWA will pay 100 percent of the plugging and abandonment contract if the task is performed by its contractor.

The SNWA Well Conversion and Well Plugging and Abandonment program is funded by the Groundwater Management Program fee. Customers applying for the Grant program must be current in respect to the Program's annual fee.

For more information regarding the grant application process, please call the SNWA at 822-3317.