Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1364
The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as the North Fork of Salmon Falls Creek from the national forest boundary to its confluence with the South Fork of Salmon Falls Creek. The North Fork of Salmon Falls Creek is located in Elko County.
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
Salmon Falls Creek, North 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 | Trout. | ||||||||||||||
| Temperature - °C [DELTA]Tb - °C | S.V. DT | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 20 = 0 | * | X | |||||||||||
| pH - SU | S.V. | 6.5 - 9.0 | X | X | * | * | 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] 0.10 | * | * | X | X | |||||||||
| Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/l | c | * | X | ||||||||||||
| Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 500 or the 95th percentile (whichever is less). | 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 | 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.1364
NRS 445A.425, 445A.520