Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 444 - Sanitation
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Discharge and Treatment of Liquid Waste and Wastewater
Section 444.8314 - Aerobic wastewater treatment unit: Maintenance; repair or replacement; required use

1. An aerobic wastewater treatment unit requires routine maintenance. The owner of an individual sewage disposal system that will include an aerobic wastewater treatment unit shall include in the design plans submitted to the administrative authority a maintenance agreement with an approved service provider that covers the anticipated life span of the individual sewage disposal system.

2. The maintenance agreement for the individual sewage disposal system must include, without limitation, a yearly inspection of the system, and the components thereof, which verifies that the system is:

3. At the request of the administrative authority, the owner of an individual sewage disposal system that includes an aerobic wastewater treatment unit must provide to the administrative authority written documentation demonstrating that the maintenance required by subsection 2 has been performed.

4. An aerobic wastewater treatment unit that produces effluent with a level of total suspended solids or biological oxygen demand that is more than 30 milligrams per liter must be repaired or replaced in accordance with this section and NAC 444.8316 and 444.8318 before the unit may be used.

5. If the administrative authority determines that the degradation of groundwater or the constraints of the site warrant the need for an effluent which is of higher quality than that which would be provided by a septic tank, the administrative authority may require that the individual sewage disposal system include an aerobic wastewater treatment unit. If the administrative authority requires the use of an aerobic wastewater treatment unit pursuant to this subsection, the owner shall not construct or install on that site an individual sewage disposal system that does not include an aerobic wastewater treatment unit.