The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as the East Fork of Jarbidge River from its origin to the Nevada-Idaho state line. The East Fork of Jarbidge River is located in Elko County.
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
Jarbidge River, East Fork
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 | X | X | |||||||
Aquatic Life Species of Concern | |||||||||||||||
Temperature - °C [DELTA]Tb - °C | [DELTA]T | = 0 | S.V. May-Oct S.V. Nov-Apr [DELTA]T | 21 7 1 | * | X | |||||||||
pH - SU | [DELTA]pH | ±0.5 | S.V. | 6.5 - 9.0 | * | X | X | ||||||||
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l | S.V. | [GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 6.0 | X | * | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Total Phosphorus (as P) - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.1 | * | * | X | X | |||||||||
Nitrogen Species (as N) - mg/l | Nitrate S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 1.0 | Nitrate S.V. Nitrite S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.06 | * | X | X | * | |||||||
Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/l | c | * | |||||||||||||
Suspended Solids - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 25 | * | X | |||||||||||
Turbidity - NTU | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10 | * | X | |||||||||||
Color - PCU | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 75 | * | ||||||||||||
Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 200 | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 500 | X | X | * | ||||||||
Chloride - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 6.0 | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250 | X | X | * | X | |||||||
Sulfate - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250 | * | ||||||||||||
Alkalinity (as CO3) - mg/l | 25% change from natural conditions | * | 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] 100 | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 1,000 | X | * | X | X | X |
* = The most restrictive beneficial use.
X = Beneficial use.
a Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.1332 for beneficial use terminology.
b Maximum allowable increase in temperature above water temperature at the boundary of an approved mixing zone, but the increase must not cause a violation of the single value standard.
c The ambient water quality criteria for ammonia are specified in NAC 445A.118.
Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1344
NRS 445A.425, 445A.520