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Section 445A.1846 - Carson Region: V-Line Canal

Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1846

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Section 445A.1846 - Carson Region: V-Line Canal

The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as V-Line Canal from the Carson diversion dam to its division into the S and L Canals. V-Line Canal is located in Churchill County.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

V-Line Canal

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 DTb - °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/lc * 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] 576 * 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.1792 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.1846

Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008; A by R131-12, 12-20-2012

NRS 445A.425, 445A.520