Mealey's ( July 12, 2022, 3:24 PM EDT) -- CARSON CITY, Nev. — In a 4-3 ruling a majority said “will significantly affect water management in Nevada,” the Nevada Supreme Court on June 16 ruled that two state water laws allow the state engineer to depart from the doctrine of prior appropriation and other statutes in approving a groundwater management plan (GMP) in a critical water management area even if it affects senior water right holders....