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Section 445A.1286 - Black Rock Region: Smoke Creek

Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1286

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Section 445A.1286 - Black Rock Region: Smoke Creek

The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Smoke Creek from the California-Nevada state line to the Smoke Creek Desert. Smoke Creek is located in Washoe County.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

Smoke Creek

PARAMETER REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN EXISTING HIGHER QUALITY WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BENEFICIAL USES Beneficial Usea
Livestock Irrigation Aquatic Contact Noncontact Municipal Industrial Wildlife Aesthetic Enhance Marsh
Beneficial Uses X X X X X X
Aquatic Life Species of Concern
Temperature - °C S.V. Summer S.V. Winter [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 25.0 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 14.0 * X
pH - SU S.V.6.5 - 9.0 X X * * *
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l S.V. [GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 5.0 X * X X X
Total Phosphorus (as P) - mg/l S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.1b * * X
Nitrogen Species (as N) - mg/l Nitrate S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 90 X * X
Nitrite S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 5.0 X * X
Total Nitrogenb * *
Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/lc *
Turbidity - NTU S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 50 *
Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 1,000 X *
Chloride - mg/l 1-hr Avg. 96-hr Avg. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 860d [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 230 X * X
E. coli - No./100 ml A.G.M. S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 126 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 410 * X
Fecal Coliform - No./100 ml S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 1,000 X * X X

* = The most restrictive beneficial use.

X = Beneficial use.

a Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.1282 for beneficial use terminology.

b The water must not contain nutrient concentrations from a source other than a natural source which cause the growth of algae or aquatic plants in amounts that interfere with any beneficial uses of the water.

c The ambient water quality criteria for ammonia are specified in NAC 445A.118.

d One-hour and 96-hour average concentration limits may be exceeded only once every 3 years.

Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1286

Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008; A by R127-10, 12-16-2010; R128-12 & R131-12, 12-20-2012

NRS 445A.425, 445A.520