The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Taylor Canyon Creek from its origin to its confluence with the South Fork of the Owyhee River. Taylor Canyon Creek is located in Elko County.
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
Taylor Canyon 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 | X | X | ||||||
Aquatic Life Species of Concern | ||||||||||||||
Temperature - °C Maximum | S.V. May-Oct S.V. Nov-Apr | 21 13 | * | X | ||||||||||
pH - SU | 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] 0.1b | * | * | X | X | ||||||||
Nitrogen Species (as N) - mg/l | Nitrate S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10 | X | * | ||||||||||
Nitrite S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.06 | * | X | |||||||||||
Total Nitrogenb | * | * | 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] 500 | X | X | * | |||||||||
Chloride - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250 | X | X | * | X | ||||||||
Sulfate - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250 | * | |||||||||||
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 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.
Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1414
NRS 445A.425, 445A.520