Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 444 - Sanitation
SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Individual Sewage Disposal Systems
Section 444.798 - Approved cleanout; building sewer
Current through September 16, 2024
1. An approved cleanout must be installed on the building sewer line. The cleanout must be located within 3 feet of the structure or, if the cleanout cannot be placed within 3 feet of the structure, as close as practicable to the structure. At least one additional cleanout must be placed for each 100-foot increment of sewer line and for each aggregate change in the direction of the sewer line in excess of 90 degrees.
2. The building sewer between the house and the individual sewage disposal system must be approved pipe made of cast-iron, concrete, cement-asbestos or polyvinylchloride, with watertight joints.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the run of the building sewer, when practical, must be at a uniform slope of not less than 1/4 inch per foot from the building toward the point of disposal. If approved by the administrative authority, a building sewer which is:
4. A building sewer must be laid on undisturbed earth or well-compacted material. The top of the building sewer must be 12 inches or more below the final grade.
5. The following is a diagram of an individual sewage disposal system:
Bd. of Health, Indiv. Sewage Disposal Systems Reg. § 11.1 + Figure 6, eff. 11-23-72-NAC A by R129-98, 3-25-99; R100-07, 10-31-2007
NRS 439.200, 444.650
REVISER'S NOTE.
The regulation of the State Board of Health filed with the Secretary of State on March 25, 1999 (LCB File No. R129-98), which amended this section, contains the following provision not included in NAC:
"Sec. 118. The amendatory provisions of section 107 of this regulation [NAC 444.798 ] apply only to building sewer lines that are constructed or repaired on or after the effective date of this regulation [March 25, 1999]."
