Section 444.672 - System to process waste: Incineration1. An incinerator plant must not be established until the site location, facilities and the proposed method of operation have been approved by the solid waste management authority.2. All incineration equipment and air pollution control appurtenances thereto must comply with the requirements of NAC 445B.001 to 445B.3689, inclusive, and any local regulations governing the construction and operation of incinerators.3. Incinerators used for the burning of pathological waste, garbage or material of high moisture content must be high temperature types with either grate or solid hearth construction, drying shelves for wet wastes and an auxiliary heating unit to ensure temperatures of 1,400 degrees Fahrenheit for not less than 0.3 second.4. Any person or municipality which maintains or operates an incinerator must maintain and operate the site in conformance with the following standards: (a) Adequate storage must be provided for incoming solid wastes and for incinerator residue to assure a nuisance-free operation. Storage facilities must conform to the requirements of NAC 444.660 to 444.666, inclusive.(b) Incinerator residue must be disposed of at an approved land disposal site or in accordance with provisions of an operational plan as approved by the solid waste management authority.(c) Provisions must be made for emergency disposal of all solid wastes handled by the plant in the event of plant breakdown.(d) Salvaging, if permitted, must be controlled so as not to interfere with optimum operation or create unsightly conditions or vector harborage.(e) All quench water, washdown water, dust spray or surface water carrying organic matter must be discharged into a sanitary sewer or otherwise disposed of as provided in an operational plan as approved by the solid waste management authority.Nev. Admin. Code § 444.672
Environmental Comm'n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 4.3.1-4.3.4.5, eff. 9-21-77