WATER CONTROLS

Nev. Rev. Stat. 445A
in effect

Contents

section445A.010. State and political subdivisions to comply with laws, regulations and ordinances governing alteration of condition of land or vegetation.section445A.015. Furnishing impure water for public use unlawful; concentration of fluoride in water.section445A.020. “Public water system” defined.section445A.025. Proposal to adjust concentration of fluoride in water: Receipt by governing body of county, city or town; notice to county clerk.section445A.030. Publication of proposal; submission to registered voters.section445A.035. Proposal to be voted on at next general election.section445A.040. Certification of votes for and against proposal; results to be sent to supplier of water or Secretary of State.section445A.045. Adjustment of concentration of fluoride in water by supplier of water if proposal approved by voters.section445A.050. Exemptions.section445A.055. Regulation of fluoridation in county whose population is 700,000 or more; financial support for enforcement; payment of initial costs for compliance.section445A.060. Legislative findings and declarations.section445A.065. Definitions.section445A.070. “Account” defined.section445A.072. Administrator” defined.section445A.075. “Commission” defined.section445A.080. “Construction” defined.section445A.093. Division” defined.section445A.096. Eligible recipient” defined.section445A.100. “Interstate agency” defined.section445A.105. “Municipality” defined.section445A.110. “Pollution control project” defined.section445A.115. “Treatment works” defined.section445A.120. Creation and purpose; payment of claims; faith of State pledged.section445A.125. Interest and income; deposits; acceptance of gifts, grants and bequests.section445A.130. Powers and duties of Division.section445A.135. Regulations of Commission.section445A.140. Limitations on use of money; compliance with federal law.section445A.145. Administration: Limitations on expenditures; imposition and collection of fees to defray costs.section445A.150. Employment of expert services.section445A.155. Issuance of bonds to support Account.section445A.160. Environmental review: Regulations; preparation and review of environmental assessments.section445A.170. Permit or written permission required from State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.section445A.175. Discharge of waste prohibited; issuance of permit subject to provision of sewerage.section445A.180. Adoption of regulations by State Environmental Commission; powers of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.section445A.185. Construction of NRS 445A.170 to 445A.190 , inclusive.section445A.190. Penalties.section445A.200. Definitions.section445A.203. “Account for the Revolving Fund” defined.section445A.205. “Account for Set-Aside Programs” defined.section445A.207. “Administrator” defined.section445A.210. “Commission” defined.section445A.215. “Construction” defined.section445A.220. “Division” defined.section445A.225. “Federal grant” defined.section445A.230. “Project” defined.section445A.235. “Public water system” defined.section445A.240. “Safe Drinking Water Act” defined.section445A.245. “Small water system” defined.section445A.250. “State securities” defined.section445A.255. Creation and purpose; payment of claims; faith of State pledged.section445A.260. Interest and income; deposits; acceptance of gifts, appropriations, contributions, grants and bequests; use of money to benefit public water systems limited.section445A.265. Powers and duties of Division; limitations.section445A.270. Regulations of Commission.section445A.275. Use of money in compliance with federal law; requirements for assistance to public water system; regulations.section445A.280. Administration: Limitations on expenditures; imposition and collection of fees to defray costs.section445A.285. Employment of expert services.section445A.290. Legislative findings and declarations; issuance of securities.section445A.295. Environmental review: Regulations; preparation and review of environmental assessments.section445A.300. Short title.section445A.305. Legislative declaration.section445A.310. Definitions.section445A.315. “Administrator” defined.section445A.320. “Commission” defined.section445A.325. “Contaminant” defined.section445A.330. “Department” defined.section445A.335. “Diffuse source” defined.section445A.340. “Director” defined.section445A.345. “Discharge” defined.section445A.350. “Division” defined.section445A.355. “Effluent limitation” defined.section445A.360. “General permit” defined.section445A.363. Hazardous waste” defined.section445A.365. “Individual permit” defined.section445A.370. “Interstate agency” defined.section445A.375. “Municipality” defined.section445A.380. “Package plant for sewage treatment” defined.section445A.385. “Permit” defined.section445A.390. “Person” defined.section445A.395. “Point source” defined.section445A.400. “Pollutant” defined.section445A.405. “Pollution” defined.section445A.410. “Treatment works” defined.section445A.415. “Waters of the State” defined.section445A.420. “Water quality standard” defined.section445A.425. Powers and duties of Commission; regulations.section445A.427. Analysis to detect hazardous waste or regulated substance to be performed by certified laboratory; exception.section445A.428. Commission to provide standards for certification of laboratories for analysis of water; certified laboratory required to perform certain analyses; evaluation.section445A.430. Fees: Establishment by Commission; disposition.section445A.435. Publication of notice of hearing on regulation which provides standard of water quality or discharge of waste.section445A.440. Department designated as State Water Pollution Control Agency.section445A.445. Duties of Director.section445A.450. Powers of Director.section445A.455. Disqualification of Director; exception.section445A.460. Administrator: Qualifications; disqualification; exception.section445A.465. Injection of fluids through well or discharge of pollutant without permit prohibited; regulations.section445A.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.section445A.470. Restrictions on regulation concerning injection of fluid through well or permit issued for injections.section445A.475. Permits: Issuance of general permits.section445A.480. Permits: Authority of Department to require individual permit.section445A.485. Permits: Issuance of temporary permits.section445A.490. Permits: Issuance prohibited in certain cases.section445A.495. Permits: Term; renewal.section445A.500. Permits: Conditions; notice of application.section445A.505. Permits: Notification and provision of information by holder of permit of new or increased discharges or infiltration of contaminants to underground water; reapplication.section445A.510. Permits: Collection of fee.section445A.515. Compliance with conditions of permit required.section445A.520. Standards of water quality; variance.section445A.525. Effluent limitations: Establishment; enforcement.section445A.530. Effluent limitations: Additional limitations.section445A.535. Package plant for sewage treatment: Exemption from provisions of NRS 445A.540 to 445A.560 , inclusive.section445A.540. Package plant for sewage treatment: Conditions for issuing permit.section445A.545. Package plant for sewage treatment: Assessment lien.section445A.550. Package plant for sewage treatment: Deposit and expenditure of proceeds of assessments; refund of surplus.section445A.555. Package plant for sewage treatment: Remedy for violation of conditions of permit; assumption of control of plant by local governing body.section445A.560. Package plant for sewage treatment: Regulation by local governing body.section445A.565. Protection of surface waters of higher quality; treatment of and control over discharges constituting new or increased sources of pollution.section445A.570. Controls for diffuse sources: Conditions; delegation of administration to county or city.section445A.572. Plans, recommendations and policies to manage, control and mitigate water pollution resulting from diffuse sources; availability of certain information to public.section445A.575. Unlawful discharge of radiological, chemical or biological warfare agent or high-level radioactive waste.section445A.580. Continuing planning process.section445A.585. Permit required for construction of treatment works.section445A.590. Permits: Notice of application to certain persons and entities; inapplicability to temporary permits.section445A.595. Permits: Request for public hearing on application; notice of hearing; inapplicability to temporary permits.section445A.600. Revocation, modification or suspension of permits: Grounds; effective date; petition for modification.section445A.605. Appeals to Commission: Appealable matters; action by Commission.section445A.610. Appeals to Commission: Hearings.section445A.615. Issuance of permit for Department of Wildlife to kill fish through use of toxicants.section445A.620. Certification of applicant if federal license or permit required.section445A.625. Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Permit to discharge, deposit, generate or dispose of required.section445A.630. Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Conditions of permit.section445A.635. Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Bond for compliance with permit.section445A.640. Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Permit does not relieve holder of any legal duty or liability.section445A.645. Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Violations; penalties.section445A.650. Municipality may recover cost of sewage treatment and refuse to receive wastes.section445A.655. Entry and inspection of premises.section445A.660. Observation, recording and reporting of discharges.section445A.665. Public access to information; disclosure of confidential information.section445A.670. Attorney General to serve as legal counsel.section445A.675. Violations: Remedies and sanctions; exception.section445A.680. Violations: Provisions concerning surface waters of higher quality and diffuse sources; remedies; exception.section445A.685. Violations: Specific remedies do not impair other rights.section445A.690. Violations: Compliance orders; exception.section445A.695. Violations: Injunctive relief; exception.section445A.700. Violations: Civil penalties; enforcement proceedings.section445A.705. Violations: Criminal penalties.section445A.707. Director to conduct independent investigation before determining whether to take certain corrective actions; exception.section445A.710. Furnishing false information or tampering with device unlawful; penalties.section445A.715. Procedure for administrative hearing.section445A.720. Final authority concerning prevention, abatement and control of water pollution.section445A.725. Provisions of title 48 of NRS unaffected.section445A.730. Effective date of regulations and standards.section445A.800. Declaration of state policy.section445A.805. Definitions.section445A.807. “Capability” defined.section445A.808. “Community water system” defined.section445A.810. “Contaminant” defined.section445A.812. “District board of health” defined.section445A.814. “Division” defined.section445A.815. “Federal Act” defined.section445A.817. “Financial capability” defined.section445A.824. Local governing body” defined.section445A.827. “Managerial capability” defined.section445A.828. “Noncommunity water system” defined.section445A.829. “Nontransient water system” defined.section445A.830. “Operator” defined.section445A.835. “Person” defined.section445A.838. “Public utility” defined.section445A.840. “Public water system” defined.section445A.843. “Service connection” defined.section445A.845. “Supplier of water” defined.section445A.847. “Technical capability” defined.section445A.848. “Transient water system” defined.section445A.850. “Water system” defined.section445A.853. Designation of district board of health to issue permits to operate water system; periodic review; deficiencies; revocation of designation.section445A.855. Commission: Adoption of primary and secondary standards of drinking water.section445A.860. Commission: Adoption of regulations.section445A.861. Deposit and use of fees.section445A.863. Certification of laboratories for analysis of water; requirements for performance of certain analyses.section445A.865. Commission: Contracts; assistance; hearings; subpoenas.section445A.870. Advisory board regarding certification of operators: Appointment; membership; compensation of members.section445A.875. Certification of operators: Requirement; exception; operation of multiple systems; presence of operator on-site.section445A.880. Certification of operators: Regulations; fees; examination; exemption from examination.section445A.885. Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Requirements for permit.section445A.890. Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Preliminary requests for comments.section445A.895. Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Conditions for issuance of permit.section445A.900. Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Prerequisites to liens for assessments.section445A.905. Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Disposition of proceeds of assessments and sureties.section445A.910. Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Assumption of control by local governing body.section445A.915. Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Effect of provisions.section445A.920. Review and approval of plans and specifications by Commission or district board of health.section445A.925. Duties of Division and district boards of health.section445A.930. Imminent hazard; issuance and review of emergency order; public warning.section445A.935. Variance or exemption from regulation of Commission: Application; notice and hearing; participation of Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.section445A.940. Notification to Division or district board of health and user of water system by supplier of water.section445A.943. Issuance of orders by Division.section445A.945. Injunctions.section445A.950. Civil penalty and administrative fine against supplier of water for certain violations; enforcement proceedings.section445A.952. Civil penalty and administrative fine against laboratories for certain violations; enforcement proceedings.section445A.955. Criminal penalty.section445A.8075. “Commission” defined.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-445A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026