The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as the Quinn River from the Oregon-Nevada state line in section 31, T. 48 N., R. 38 E., M.D.B. & M., to the confluence with the main tributary of the Quinn River at the south line of section 17, T. 47 N., R. 38 E., M.D.B. & M., except for the length of the river within the exterior borders of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation. This segment of the Quinn River is located in Humboldt County.
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
Quinn River (the slough)
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 | |||||||||||||||
pH - SU | S.V. | 6.0 - 9.0 | X | X | * | X | * | ||||||||
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l | S.V. | [GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 3.0 | X | * | X | X | |||||||||
Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/l | b | * | |||||||||||||
E. coli - No./100 ml | A.G.M. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 630 | * |
* = The most restrictive beneficial use.
X = Beneficial use.
a Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.1282 for beneficial use terminology.
b The ambient water quality criteria for ammonia are specified in NAC 445A.118.
Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1316
NRS 445A.425, 445A.520