Section 444.818 - Limitations and site requirements1. Cesspools are prohibited.2. The discharge of surface, rain and other clear water into an individual sewage disposal system is prohibited.3. An absorption system that must be specially designed because of the limiting characteristics of the site must be designed by an engineer in accordance with the design criteria:(a) That are set forth in NAC 444.8374 to 444.8396, inclusive, if the absorption system is an alternative absorption system; or(b) That have been approved by the health authority.4. An individual sewage disposal system is prohibited in any area subject to vehicular traffic or any area to be paved.5. Sewage or any waste must not be discharged into any well, deep pit or mine shaft, or onto the ground surface.6. Approved plans and specifications must not be revised except with written approval of the administrative authority.7. If the soil has a fast percolation rate, the administrative authority may, depending on the characteristics of the soil and site, require: (a) The plans for the system be designed especially for the site; and(b) The setbacks from wells or watercourses, or both, be increased.8. An individual sewage disposal system must be operated and maintained so as not to create a public hazard or nuisance, or cause water pollution.9. A septic tank that is no longer in use may be pumped, removed and disposed of. A septic tank that is no longer in use and is to be abandoned in place must be filled with dirt or sand after being pumped. An excavation site created by the removal of a septic tank must be backfilled with suitable material that is compatible to the intended future use of the site.10. To facilitate cleaning and maintenance operations, the installer of an individual sewage disposal system shall provide the owner with a diagram of the system. The diagram must include the location of the house, the septic tank, the cleanouts and the absorption system. This information must be kept on the premises regardless of changes in occupancy.11. Any necessary bends in the individual sewage disposal system before the system enters the septic tank must be accomplished by the use of pipe fittings that are 45 degrees or less.12. Every dwelling or habitation, including occupied trailers, must have an approved method of sewage disposal. The health authority may issue a permit for the temporary use of a holding tank at locations, including labor camps for construction or drilling projects, where an approved method of sewage disposal is not available. An application for a permit for the temporary use of a holding tank must include a copy of: (a) A contract between the applicant and a licensed septic tank pumping contractor that provides for the removal and disposal of wastes from the temporary tank; and(b) A letter from an approved sewage disposal treatment facility stating that the facility agrees to accept the wastes from the holding tank collected by the septic tank pumping contractor. A permit for the temporary use of a holding tank issued pursuant to this subsection is valid for 30 days and may be renewed as necessary.
13. The disposal of sewage must be through an approved individual sewage disposal system.14. Provisions not covered by NAC 444.750 to 444.8396, inclusive, must meet the most restrictive requirements found in the current publication of the Uniform Plumbing Code, adopted by reference pursuant to NAC 444.7825.15. Disposal fields must be located in unshaded, unobstructed areas.16. Where a public water supply is unavailable, only one single-family dwelling per acre served by an individual sewage disposal system is allowed. For the purposes of this subsection, obtaining the approval of the Division of Water Resources of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to use a well as municipal or quasi-municipal water use does not constitute a "public water supply." The administrative authority shall not allow any additional individual sewage disposal systems to be installed on the lot.Nev. Admin. Code § 444.818
Bd. of Health, Indiv. Sewage Disposal Systems Reg. Note & unmarked paragraph, eff. 1962; A and renumbered as §§ 15.3 & 15.12, 11-23-72; renumbered as §§ 15.1, 15.2, 15.4-15.11, 15.13-15.17, 11-23-72-NAC A 10-22-93; R129-98, 3-25-99; R100-07, 10-31-2007