Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1726
Current through November 8, 2024
The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Steamboat Creek from gaging station number 10-349300, located in the S 1/2 of section 33, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M., to its confluence with the Truckee River. This segment of Steamboat Creek is located in Washoe County.
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
Steamboat Creek at the Truckee River
| 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 | ||||||||
| Aquatic Life Species of Concern | |||||||||||||||
| pH - SU | S.V. | 6.0 - 9.0 | X | X | * | X | X | * | |||||||
| Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l | S.V. | [GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 3.0 | X | * | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/l | b | * | |||||||||||||
| E. coli - No./100 ml | A.G.M. S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 126 576 | * | X | |||||||||||
* = The most restrictive beneficial use.
X = Beneficial use.
a Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.1622 for beneficial use terminology.
b The ambient water quality criteria for ammonia are specified in NAC 445A.118.
Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1726
NRS 445A.425, 445A.520