Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1724
The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Steamboat Creek from Little Washoe Lake to gaging station number 10-349300, located in the S 1/2 of section 33, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M. This segment of Steamboat Creek is located in Washoe County.
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
Steamboat Creek at the gaging station
| 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 | S.V. [DELTA]T | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 34 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 3 | * | X | ||||||||||||
| pH - SU | S.V. | 6.5 - 9.0 | X | X | * | * | X | X | * | |||||||
| Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l | S.V. | [GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 5.0 | X | * | X | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Total Phosphorus (as P) - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.33 | * | * | 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.1622 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.1724
NRS 445A.425, 445A.520