Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 444 - Sanitation
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Individual Sewage Disposal Systems
Section 444.792 - Location

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 444.792

Current through September 16, 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an individual sewage disposal system must be located on the same lot as the building or structure that the system serves. The administrative authority may approve the use of a part of an abutting lot to provide additional space for an individual sewage disposal system or any part thereof, if the owner of the individual sewage disposal system can show:

(a) Proper cause, including, without limitation, a legal right of the owner to use the abutting land as a result of a transfer of ownership of the abutting lot or an easement to use the abutting lot; and

(b) Use of the abutting lot for the individual sewage disposal system does not violate any other requirement of NAC 444.750 to 444.8396, inclusive.

2. The minimum horizontal separations that must be maintained between the perimeter of the components of an individual sewage disposal system and the following features are:

Minimum horizontal distance, in clear, required from: Septic tank Disposal field (shallow)
Building or structure 8¢ 8¢
Property lines 10¢ 10¢
Water supply wells (sealed to 50 feet) 100¢ 100¢
Water supply wells (not sealed to 50 feet) 100¢ 150¢
Public water supply wells 150¢ 150¢
Streams or watercourses 100¢ 100¢
Drainage channels 25¢ 25¢
Large trees or shrubs 10¢ 10¢
Disposal fields 5¢ -
Community water main line 10¢ 25¢
Individual water service line 10¢ 25¢

Bd. of Health, Indiv. Sewage Disposal Systems Reg. §§ 8.1-8.2.4 & Table 4, eff. 11-23-72 + Lot plan, eff. 1962; A and renumbered as Figure 1, 11-23-72-NAC A by R129-98, 3-25-99; R100-07, 10-31-2007

NRS 439.200, 444.650

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