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TITLE 40 PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 445A Water Controls
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
- 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. 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 400,000 or more; financial support for enforcement; payment of initial costs for compliance. ACCOUNT TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF TREATMENT WORKS AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF POLLUTION CONTROL PROJECTS
- NRS 445A.060 Legislative findings and declarations.
- NRS 445A.065 Definitions.
- NRS 445A.070 "Account" defined.
- NRS 445A.075 "Commission" defined.
- NRS 445A.080 "Construction" defined.
- NRS 445A.085 "Department" defined.
- NRS 445A.090 "Director" 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 Department.
- 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. PROTECTION OF LAKE TAHOE AND ITS WATERSHED
- 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 to 445A.190, inclusive.
- NRS 445A.190 Penalties. ACCOUNT FOR THE REVOLVING FUND AND ACCOUNT FOR SET-ASIDE PROGRAMS
- 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 Limitations on use of money; compliance with federal law.
- 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. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
- 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.
- 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 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.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: Report by holder of permit of new or increased discharges; reapplication.
- NRS 445A.510 Permits: Collection of fee.
- NRS 445A.515 Compliance with conditions of permit required.
- NRS 445A.520 Standards of water quality.
- 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 to 445A.560, inclusive.
- 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.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.
- NRS 445A.595 Permits: Request for public hearing on application; notice of hearing.
- 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.
- 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. PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
- NRS 445A.800 Declaration of state policy.
- NRS 445A.805 Definitions.
- NRS 445A.807 "Capability" defined.
- NRS 445A.8075 "Commission" 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.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.855 Commission: Adoption of primary and secondary standards of drinking water.
- NRS 445A.860 Commission: Adoption of regulations.
- 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.
- 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.945 Injunctions.
- NRS 445A.950 Civil penalty; administrative fine.
- NRS 445A.955 Criminal penalty.
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