The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Murry Creek from its confluence with Gleason Creek to Crawford Street. This segment of Murry Creek is located in White Pine County.
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
Murry Creek above Crawford Street
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.1952 for beneficial use terminology.
b The ambient water quality criteria for ammonia are specified in NAC 445A.118.
Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.2034
NRS 445A.425, 445A.520