Current through September 16, 2024
1. The installation
of a holding tank system for domestic sewage requires a permit. The Division or
other administrative authority may issue a permit for a site that meets all of
the following conditions:
(a) The site cannot
be approved for installation of a standard subsurface disposal
system.
(b) A public or community
sewerage system is not available or expected to be available within 5 years
after completion of the site.
(c)
The holding tank is intended to serve a county, state or national park, or an
occasional-use facility, including, without limitation, a county fair or rodeo,
or the holding tank is under the control of a city or other legal entity
authorized to construct, operate and maintain a public or community sewerage
system.
(d) The projected daily
sewage flow is not more than 500 gallons, unless otherwise allowed by the
Division or other administrative authority.
(e) The setbacks required pursuant to NAC
445A.965 can be met.
(f) Only
domestic sewage will be discharged into the holding tank.
2. At all times that a holding tank permitted
pursuant to this section is being used, the holder of the permit must maintain
a service contract with a septic tank pumping contractor who has been issued a
permit under chapter 444 of NAC to provide regular inspection and pumping of
the holding tank.
3. Except as
otherwise provided in subsections 5 and 6, a holding tank for which a permit is
issued pursuant to this section must comply with the following requirements:
(a) Plans and specifications for each
proposed holding tank must be submitted to the Division or other administrative
authority for review and approval.
(b) Each tank must:
(1) Have a minimum liquid capacity of 2,000
gallons;
(2) Comply with the tank
standards established by the Division;
(3) Be located and designed to facilitate the
removal of its contents by pumping;
(4) Be equipped with both an audible and a
visual alarm, placed in locations acceptable to the Division or other
administrative authority, to indicate when the tank is 75 percent
full;
(5) Have no overflow vent at
an elevation lower than the overflow level of the lowest fixture served;
and
(6) Be designed for
anti-buoyancy if test-hole examination or other observations indicate that
seasonally high groundwater may float the tank when empty.
4. An application for a permit for
installation of a holding tank must include:
(a) A copy of a contract with a septic tank
pumping contractor who has been issued a permit under chapter 444 of NAC that
requires the tank to be inspected and pumped at regular intervals or as needed
and the contents to be treated in a manner and at a facility approved by the
Division or other administrative authority; and
(b) Evidence that the owner or operator of
the proposed treatment facility will accept the pumpings for
treatment.
5. Portable
holding tanks may be temporarily placed at the site of limited-duration events,
including, without limitation, construction projects, if the following
requirements are met:
(a) The tank must be
owned and serviced by a septic tank pumping contractor who has been issued a
permit under chapter 444 of NAC.
(b) Tank placement and use must comply with
all applicable local planning, building and health requirements.
(c) Only domestic sewage may be discharged
into the tank.
(d) The tank must be
maintained in a sanitary manner to prevent a health hazard or
nuisance.
(e) The tank must not be
buried, unless approved by the Division or other administrative
authority.
(f) The tank may not be
used to service a dwelling, a recreational vehicle or any other structure
having sleeping accommodations, except that a tank may be used on a
construction site to serve a contractor's job shack or night watchman's
trailer.
6. In addition
to the provisions of subsection 5, a portable holding tank that is temporarily
placed pursuant to that subsection must meet the following standards:
(a) Tank capacity must not exceed 1,000
gallons unless approved by the Division or other administrative
authority.
(b) The tank must be
watertight and have no overflow vent lower than the overflow level of the
lowest fixture served.
(c) The tank
must be structurally sound and made of durable, noncorrosive
materials.
(d) The tank must be
designed and constructed to provide a secure, watertight connection with the
sewer pipe for any building to which the tank is connected.
(e) The tank must be marked with the name and
phone number of the septic tank pumping contractor who has been issued a permit
under chapter 444 of NAC and who is responsible for maintaining the
tank.
Added to NAC by
Environmental Comm'n by R194-07, eff. 8-26-2008
NRS
445A.425
