Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1455
Current through November 8, 2024
The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as the Humboldt Sink. The Humboldt Sink is located in Churchill and Pershing Counties.
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
The Humboldt Sink
| 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.1432 for beneficial use terminology.
b The ambient water quality criteria for ammonia are specified in NAC 445A.118.
Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1455
NRS 445A.425, 445A.520