“Point source” means any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance, including but not limited to any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal feeding operation, or vessel or other floating craft, from which pollutants are or may be discharged. The term does not include return flows from irrigated agriculture. (Added […]
“Pollutant”: 1. Means dredged soil, solid waste, incinerator residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, chemical wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, wrecked or discarded equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt and industrial, municipal and agricultural waste discharged into water. 2. Does not mean water, gas or other material which is injected into a well to facilitate […]
“Pollution” means the artificially made or artificially induced alteration of the chemical, physical, biological and radiological integrity of water. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1709)
“Treatment works” means: 1. Any devices and systems used in the storage, treatment, recycling and reclamation of municipal sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature, including intercepting sewers, outfall sewers, sewage collection systems, pumping, power and other equipment, and their appurtenances; 2. Extensions, improvements, remodeling, additions, and alterations of any device or system mentioned […]
“Waters of the State” means all waters situated wholly or partly within or bordering upon this State, including but not limited to: 1. All streams, lakes, ponds, impounding reservoirs, marshes, water courses, waterways, wells, springs, irrigation systems and drainage systems; and 2. All bodies or accumulations of water, surface and underground, natural or artificial. (Added […]
“Water quality standard” means the degree of pollution of water or the physical, chemical or biological condition of water, as expressed numerically or descriptively, used for controlling the quality of water in each segment of a stream and each other body of surface water in this State. (Added to NRS by 1973, 1709; A 1979, […]
1. Except as specifically provided in NRS 445A.625 to 445A.645, inclusive, the Commission shall: (a) Adopt regulations carrying out the provisions of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, including standards of water quality and amounts of waste which may be discharged into the waters of the State. (b) Adopt regulations providing for the certification of laboratories […]
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any analysis performed to detect the presence of hazardous waste or a regulated substance in soil or water as required for the purposes of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, must be performed by a laboratory certified pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 445A.425. 2. The […]
1. The Commission shall provide by regulation standards for the certification of laboratories for the analysis of water pursuant to NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive. An analysis required pursuant to any provision of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, must be performed by a certified laboratory. 2. The certifying officer shall conduct an evaluation at the […]
1. The Commission shall prescribe a schedule of reasonable fees for applications for permits under the provisions of NRS 445A.465 to 445A.510, inclusive, to defray the costs of processing applications for permits and administering the program for reviewing applications and granting permits. 2. The Commission may establish reasonable fees for the review of plans and […]
If a regulation which is to be considered by the Commission provides a standard of water quality or waste discharge, notice of the hearing on the regulation must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the area to which the standard, if adopted, will apply. (Added to NRS by 1973, […]
The Department is: 1. Designated as the State Water Pollution Control Agency for this State for all purposes of federal water pollution control legislation except that the Commission has the exclusive power to promulgate rules and regulations as provided in NRS 445A.425; and 2. Authorized to take all action necessary and appropriate to secure all […]
The Director shall: 1. Administer and enforce the provisions of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, all regulations adopted by the Commission, and all orders and permits issued by the Department; 2. Examine and approve or disapprove plans and specifications for the construction and operation of new treatment works and extensions, modifications of or additions to […]
The Director may: 1. Perform any acts consistent with the requirements of state and federal legislation concerning the control of the injection of fluids through a well and the control of water pollution and conditions thereof relating to participation in and administration by this State of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; 2. Advise, consult […]
1. The Director shall not be a person who receives or has during the previous 2 years received a significant portion of his or her income, as defined by any applicable state or federal law, directly or indirectly from one or more holders of or applicants for a permit required by NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, […]
1. The Administrator shall be selected with special reference to his or her training, experience, capacity and interest in the field of environmental protection and ability to administer and direct the work of a public agency. 2. The Administrator shall not be a person who receives or has received during the previous 2 years a […]
1. Except as authorized by a permit issued by the Department pursuant to the provisions of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, and regulations adopted by the Commission, it is unlawful for any person to: (a) Discharge from any point source any pollutant into any waters of the State or any treatment works. (b) Inject fluids […]
Any regulation concerning injections of fluids through a well or any permit issued for the purpose of such an injection may not interfere with or impede the injection of material into a well to facilitate production of oil or gas or an injection to dispose of brine, water or other fluids which were brought to […]
A general permit may be issued for a category of discharges or injections of fluids through a well which: 1. Corresponds with an existing geographical or political boundary; 2. Involves the same or similar types of discharge or injection; 3. Requires the same limitations or conditions in a permit; 4. Requires the same or similar […]
1. The Department may require the holder of a general permit to apply for and obtain an individual permit. 2. An individual permit may be required by the Department in any of the following cases, without limitation: (a) If the discharge or injection of fluids through a well is not in compliance with the conditions […]
