The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Snake Creek above the fish hatchery. This segment of Snake Creek is located in White Pine County.
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
Snake Creek above the fish hatchery
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 | [DELTA]T | = 0 | S.V. Nov-Apr S.V. May-Jun S.V. Jul-Oct DT | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 13 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 17 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 23 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 2 | * | X | |||||||||
pH - SU | S.V. [DELTA]" pH | 6.5 - 9.0 ± 0.5 | X | X | X | * | X | X | * | ||||||
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l | S.V. Nov-May S.V. Jun-Oct | [GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 6.0 [GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 5.0 | X | * | X | X | X | X | |||||||
Total Phosphates (as P) - mg/l | A-Avg. S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.05 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.08 | A-Avg. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.1 | * | * | X | X | |||||||
Nitrogen Species (as N) - mg/l | Nitrate A-Avg. S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.22 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.44 | Nitrate S.V. Nitrite S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.06 | X | * | X | X | * | X | |||||
Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/l | c | * | |||||||||||||
Suspended Solids - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 25 | * | ||||||||||||
Turbidity - NTU | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10 | * | X | |||||||||||
Color - PCU | d | * | X | ||||||||||||
Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l | A-Avg. S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 100 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 125 | A-Avg. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 500 | X | X | * | ||||||||
Chloride - mg/l | A-Avg. S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 20 | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250 | X | X | * | X | |||||||
Sulfate - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250 | * | ||||||||||||
Sodium - SAR | A-Avg. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 8 | * | X | |||||||||||
Alkalinity (as CaCO3) - mg/l | 25% change from natural conditions | * | 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 | A.G.M. S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 100 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 200 | 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.2092 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.
d Increase in color must not be more than 10 PCU above natural conditions.
Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.2096
NRS 445A.425, 445A.520