Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.6669

Current through August 29, 2024

Section 445A.6669 - Prerequisites to commencement of water project; waiver of prerequisites; exceptions

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a supplier of water shall, before commencing a water project:

(a) Submit to the Division or the appropriate district board of health, with the appropriate fees, an application for approval of the water project that complies with the requirements of NAC 445A.66695;

(b) Submit any monitoring results, reports or documentation required by NAC 445A.5195 for monitoring the quality of the source water and NAC 445A.526 for disinfection profiling and benchmarking; and

(c) Obtain a review and the written approval of the Division or the appropriate district board of health for the water project.

2. The Division or the appropriate district board of health may waive the provisions of subsection 1 if:

(a) The water project is limited to a modification or expansion of a distribution system which:

(1) Involves 500 feet or less of the distribution system;

(2) Affects not more than 5 percent of the total number of service connections to the public water system; or

(3) Increases the total number of service connections to the public water system by not more than 5 percent;

(b) The water project otherwise complies with the provisions of NAC 445A.65505 to 445A.6731, inclusive; and

(c) The supplier of water:

(1) Employs or contracts with an engineer to carry out the provisions of NAC 445A.66705 regarding the water project;

(2) Submits to the Division or the appropriate district board of health a copy of its manual of operations and maintenance for the public water system; and

(3) Submits to the Division or the appropriate district board of health annual reports which:

(I) Summarize the status of work on the water project; and

(II) Contain maps depicting the distribution system, as it is being built.

3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to any activities necessary for:

(a) The maintenance of any facilities of a public water system, except for the relining or recoating of storage tanks; or

(b) The repair of any facilities of a public water system in an emergency. The supplier of water shall notify the Division or the appropriate district board of health immediately, by telephone, when an emergency exists that threatens the quality of water.

Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.6669

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97; A by Environmental Comm'n by R194-08, 10-27-2009

NRS 445A.860