Nevada Chapter 445A — Water Controls
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- NRS 445A.010— State and political subdivisions to comply with laws, regulations and ordinances governing alteration of condition of land or vegetation
- NRS 445A.015— Furnishing impure water for public use unlawful; concentration of fluoride in water
- NRS 445A.020— “Public water system” defined
- NRS 445A.025— Proposal to adjust concentration of fluoride in water: Receipt by governing body of county, city or town; notice to county clerk
- NRS 445A.030— Publication of proposal; submission to registered voters
- NRS 445A.035— Proposal to be voted on at next general election
- NRS 445A.040— Certification of votes for and against proposal; results to be sent to supplier of water or Secretary of State
- NRS 445A.045— Adjustment of concentration of fluoride in water by supplier of water if proposal approved by voters
- NRS 445A.050— Exemptions
- NRS 445A.055— Regulation of fluoridation in county whose population is 700,000 or more; financial support for enforcement; payment of initial costs for compliance
- NRS 445A.060— Legislative findings and declarations
- NRS 445A.065— Definitions
- NRS 445A.070— “Account” defined
- NRS 445A.072— Administrator” defined
- NRS 445A.075— “Commission” defined
- NRS 445A.080— “Construction” defined
- NRS 445A.093— Division” defined
- NRS 445A.096— Eligible recipient” defined
- NRS 445A.100— “Interstate agency” defined
- NRS 445A.105— “Municipality” defined
- NRS 445A.110— “Pollution control project” defined
- NRS 445A.115— “Treatment works” defined
- NRS 445A.120— Creation and purpose; payment of claims; faith of State pledged
- NRS 445A.125— Interest and income; deposits; acceptance of gifts, grants and bequests
- NRS 445A.130— Powers and duties of Division
- NRS 445A.135— Regulations of Commission
- NRS 445A.140— Limitations on use of money; compliance with federal law
- NRS 445A.145— Administration: Limitations on expenditures; imposition and collection of fees to defray costs
- NRS 445A.150— Employment of expert services
- NRS 445A.155— Issuance of bonds to support Account
- NRS 445A.160— Environmental review: Regulations; preparation and review of environmental assessments
- NRS 445A.170— Permit or written permission required from State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- NRS 445A.175— Discharge of waste prohibited; issuance of permit subject to provision of sewerage
- NRS 445A.180— Adoption of regulations by State Environmental Commission; powers of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- NRS 445A.185— Construction of NRS 445A.170
- NRS 445A.190— Penalties
- NRS 445A.200— Definitions
- NRS 445A.203— “Account for the Revolving Fund” defined
- NRS 445A.205— “Account for Set-Aside Programs” defined
- NRS 445A.207— “Administrator” defined
- NRS 445A.210— “Commission” defined
- NRS 445A.215— “Construction” defined
- NRS 445A.220— “Division” defined
- NRS 445A.225— “Federal grant” defined
- NRS 445A.230— “Project” defined
- NRS 445A.235— “Public water system” defined
- NRS 445A.240— “Safe Drinking Water Act” defined
- NRS 445A.245— “Small water system” defined
- NRS 445A.250— “State securities” defined
- NRS 445A.255— Creation and purpose; payment of claims; faith of State pledged
- NRS 445A.260— Interest and income; deposits; acceptance of gifts, appropriations, contributions, grants and bequests; use of money to benefit public water systems limited
- NRS 445A.265— Powers and duties of Division; limitations
- NRS 445A.270— Regulations of Commission
- NRS 445A.275— Use of money in compliance with federal law; requirements for assistance to public water system; regulations
- NRS 445A.280— Administration: Limitations on expenditures; imposition and collection of fees to defray costs
- NRS 445A.285— Employment of expert services
- NRS 445A.290— Legislative findings and declarations; issuance of securities
- NRS 445A.295— Environmental review: Regulations; preparation and review of environmental assessments
- NRS 445A.300— Short title
- NRS 445A.305— Legislative declaration
- NRS 445A.310— Definitions
- NRS 445A.315— “Administrator” defined
- NRS 445A.320— “Commission” defined
- NRS 445A.325— “Contaminant” defined
- NRS 445A.330— “Department” defined
- NRS 445A.335— “Diffuse source” defined
- NRS 445A.340— “Director” defined
- NRS 445A.345— “Discharge” defined
- NRS 445A.350— “Division” defined
- NRS 445A.355— “Effluent limitation” defined
- NRS 445A.360— “General permit” defined
- NRS 445A.363— Hazardous waste” defined
- NRS 445A.365— “Individual permit” defined
- NRS 445A.370— “Interstate agency” defined
- NRS 445A.375— “Municipality” defined
- NRS 445A.380— “Package plant for sewage treatment” defined
- NRS 445A.385— “Permit” defined
- NRS 445A.390— “Person” defined
- NRS 445A.395— “Point source” defined
- NRS 445A.400— “Pollutant” defined
- NRS 445A.405— “Pollution” defined
- NRS 445A.410— “Treatment works” defined
- NRS 445A.415— “Waters of the State” defined
- NRS 445A.420— “Water quality standard” defined
- NRS 445A.425— Powers and duties of Commission; regulations
- NRS 445A.427— Analysis to detect hazardous waste or regulated substance to be performed by certified laboratory; exception
- NRS 445A.428— Commission to provide standards for certification of laboratories for analysis of water; certified laboratory required to perform certain analyses; evaluation
- NRS 445A.430— Fees: Establishment by Commission; disposition
- NRS 445A.435— Publication of notice of hearing on regulation which provides standard of water quality or discharge of waste
- NRS 445A.440— Department designated as State Water Pollution Control Agency
- NRS 445A.445— Duties of Director
- NRS 445A.450— Powers of Director
- NRS 445A.455— Disqualification of Director; exception
- NRS 445A.460— Administrator: Qualifications; disqualification; exception
- NRS 445A.465— Injection of fluids through well or discharge of pollutant without permit prohibited; regulations
- NRS 445A.467— Notification of discharge of sewage or industrial waste into water; information provided to Indian tribe; prohibition on prevention of ability to provide such notification
- NRS 445A.470— Restrictions on regulation concerning injection of fluid through well or permit issued for injections
- NRS 445A.475— Permits: Issuance of general permits
- NRS 445A.480— Permits: Authority of Department to require individual permit
- NRS 445A.485— Permits: Issuance of temporary permits
- NRS 445A.490— Permits: Issuance prohibited in certain cases
- NRS 445A.495— Permits: Term; renewal
- NRS 445A.500— Permits: Conditions; notice of application
- NRS 445A.505— Permits: Notification and provision of information by holder of permit of new or increased discharges or infiltration of contaminants to underground water; reapplication
- NRS 445A.510— Permits: Collection of fee
- NRS 445A.515— Compliance with conditions of permit required
- NRS 445A.520— Standards of water quality; variance
- NRS 445A.525— Effluent limitations: Establishment; enforcement
- NRS 445A.530— Effluent limitations: Additional limitations
- NRS 445A.535— Package plant for sewage treatment: Exemption from provisions of NRS 445A.540
- NRS 445A.540— Package plant for sewage treatment: Conditions for issuing permit
- NRS 445A.545— Package plant for sewage treatment: Assessment lien
- NRS 445A.550— Package plant for sewage treatment: Deposit and expenditure of proceeds of assessments; refund of surplus
- NRS 445A.555— Package plant for sewage treatment: Remedy for violation of conditions of permit; assumption of control of plant by local governing body
- NRS 445A.560— Package plant for sewage treatment: Regulation by local governing body
- NRS 445A.565— Protection of surface waters of higher quality; treatment of and control over discharges constituting new or increased sources of pollution
- NRS 445A.570— Controls for diffuse sources: Conditions; delegation of administration to county or city
- NRS 445A.572— Plans, recommendations and policies to manage, control and mitigate water pollution resulting from diffuse sources; availability of certain information to public
- NRS 445A.575— Unlawful discharge of radiological, chemical or biological warfare agent or high-level radioactive waste
- NRS 445A.580— Continuing planning process
- NRS 445A.585— Permit required for construction of treatment works
- NRS 445A.590— Permits: Notice of application to certain persons and entities; inapplicability to temporary permits
- NRS 445A.595— Permits: Request for public hearing on application; notice of hearing; inapplicability to temporary permits
- NRS 445A.600— Revocation, modification or suspension of permits: Grounds; effective date; petition for modification
- NRS 445A.605— Appeals to Commission: Appealable matters; action by Commission
- NRS 445A.610— Appeals to Commission: Hearings
- NRS 445A.615— Issuance of permit for Department of Wildlife to kill fish through use of toxicants
- NRS 445A.620— Certification of applicant if federal license or permit required
- NRS 445A.625— Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Permit to discharge, deposit, generate or dispose of required
- NRS 445A.630— Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Conditions of permit
- NRS 445A.635— Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Bond for compliance with permit
- NRS 445A.640— Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Permit does not relieve holder of any legal duty or liability
- NRS 445A.645— Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Violations; penalties
- NRS 445A.650— Municipality may recover cost of sewage treatment and refuse to receive wastes
- NRS 445A.655— Entry and inspection of premises
- NRS 445A.660— Observation, recording and reporting of discharges
- NRS 445A.665— Public access to information; disclosure of confidential information
- NRS 445A.670— Attorney General to serve as legal counsel
- NRS 445A.675— Violations: Remedies and sanctions; exception
- NRS 445A.680— Violations: Provisions concerning surface waters of higher quality and diffuse sources; remedies; exception
- NRS 445A.685— Violations: Specific remedies do not impair other rights
- NRS 445A.690— Violations: Compliance orders; exception
- NRS 445A.695— Violations: Injunctive relief; exception
- NRS 445A.700— Violations: Civil penalties; enforcement proceedings
- NRS 445A.705— Violations: Criminal penalties
- NRS 445A.707— Director to conduct independent investigation before determining whether to take certain corrective actions; exception
- NRS 445A.710— Furnishing false information or tampering with device unlawful; penalties
- NRS 445A.715— Procedure for administrative hearing
- NRS 445A.720— Final authority concerning prevention, abatement and control of water pollution
- NRS 445A.725— Provisions of title 48 of NRS unaffected
- NRS 445A.730— Effective date of regulations and standards
- NRS 445A.800— Declaration of state policy
- NRS 445A.805— Definitions
- NRS 445A.807— “Capability” defined
- NRS 445A.808— “Community water system” defined
- NRS 445A.810— “Contaminant” defined
- NRS 445A.812— “District board of health” defined
- NRS 445A.814— “Division” defined
- NRS 445A.815— “Federal Act” defined
- NRS 445A.817— “Financial capability” defined
- NRS 445A.824— Local governing body” defined
- NRS 445A.827— “Managerial capability” defined
- NRS 445A.828— “Noncommunity water system” defined
- NRS 445A.829— “Nontransient water system” defined
- NRS 445A.830— “Operator” defined
- NRS 445A.835— “Person” defined
- NRS 445A.838— “Public utility” defined
- NRS 445A.840— “Public water system” defined
- NRS 445A.843— “Service connection” defined
- NRS 445A.845— “Supplier of water” defined
- NRS 445A.847— “Technical capability” defined
- NRS 445A.848— “Transient water system” defined
- NRS 445A.850— “Water system” defined
- NRS 445A.853— Designation of district board of health to issue permits to operate water system; periodic review; deficiencies; revocation of designation
- NRS 445A.855— Commission: Adoption of primary and secondary standards of drinking water
- NRS 445A.860— Commission: Adoption of regulations
- NRS 445A.861— Deposit and use of fees
- NRS 445A.863— Certification of laboratories for analysis of water; requirements for performance of certain analyses
- NRS 445A.865— Commission: Contracts; assistance; hearings; subpoenas
- NRS 445A.870— Advisory board regarding certification of operators: Appointment; membership; compensation of members
- NRS 445A.875— Certification of operators: Requirement; exception; operation of multiple systems; presence of operator on-site
- NRS 445A.880— Certification of operators: Regulations; fees; examination; exemption from examination
- NRS 445A.885— Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Requirements for permit
- NRS 445A.890— Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Preliminary requests for comments
- NRS 445A.895— Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Conditions for issuance of permit
- NRS 445A.900— Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Prerequisites to liens for assessments
- NRS 445A.905— Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Disposition of proceeds of assessments and sureties
- NRS 445A.910— Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Assumption of control by local governing body
- NRS 445A.915— Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Effect of provisions
- NRS 445A.920— Review and approval of plans and specifications by Commission or district board of health
- NRS 445A.925— Duties of Division and district boards of health
- NRS 445A.930— Imminent hazard; issuance and review of emergency order; public warning
- NRS 445A.935— Variance or exemption from regulation of Commission: Application; notice and hearing; participation of Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
- NRS 445A.940— Notification to Division or district board of health and user of water system by supplier of water
- NRS 445A.943— Issuance of orders by Division
- NRS 445A.945— Injunctions
- NRS 445A.950— Civil penalty and administrative fine against supplier of water for certain violations; enforcement proceedings
- NRS 445A.952— Civil penalty and administrative fine against laboratories for certain violations; enforcement proceedings
- NRS 445A.955— Criminal penalty
- NRS 445A.8075— “Commission” defined