Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance
- Section 445A.65505 - Definitions
- Section 445A.6551 - "Absorption field" defined
- Section 445A.65515 - "Acknowledgment of water service" defined
- Section 445A.6552 - "Air and vacuum valve" defined
- Section 445A.65525 - "Air binding" defined
- Section 445A.6553 - "Air gap" defined
- Section 445A.65535 - "Air release valve" defined
- Section 445A.6554 - "Alternative pumping capacity" defined
- Section 445A.65545 - "Altitude control valve" defined
- Section 445A.6555 - "Annular space" defined
- Section 445A.65555 - "Approved backflow testing laboratory" defined
- Section 445A.6556 - "Approved check valve" defined
- Section 445A.65565 - "Appurtenances" defined
- Section 445A.6557 - "Aquifer" defined
- Section 445A.65575 - "Atmospheric vacuum breaker" defined
- Section 445A.6558 - "Automatic control" defined
- Section 445A.65585 - "Auxiliary supply of water" defined
- Section 445A.6559 - "Average day demand" defined
- Section 445A.65595 - "Backfill" defined
- Section 445A.65605 - "Backflow" defined
- Section 445A.6561 - "Backpressure" defined
- Section 445A.65615 - "Backsiphonage" defined
- Section 445A.6562 - "Backwashing" defined
- Section 445A.65625 - "Baffles" defined
- Section 445A.6563 - "Bag of cement" defined
- Section 445A.65635 - "Ball valve" defined
- Section 445A.6564 - "Bell-shaped" defined
- Section 445A.65645 - "Best available technology" defined
- Section 445A.6565 - "Blowoff valve" defined
- Section 445A.65655 - "Booster pump" defined
- Section 445A.6566 - "Butterfly valve" defined
- Section 445A.65665 - "Capacity for the development and treatment of water" defined
- Section 445A.6567 - "Casing" defined
- Section 445A.65675 - "Cement grout" defined
- Section 445A.6568 - "Cement slurry" defined
- Section 445A.65685 - "Centrifugal pump" defined
- Section 445A.6569 - "Certified backflow prevention assembly tester" defined
- Section 445A.65695 - "Check valve" defined
- Section 445A.65705 - "Chloramines" defined
- Section 445A.6571 - "Chlorination" defined
- Section 445A.65715 - "Chlorinator" defined
- Section 445A.6572 - "Chlorine residual" defined
- Section 445A.65725 - "Class 1 fire sprinkler system" defined
- Section 445A.6573 - "Class 2 fire sprinkler system" defined
- Section 445A.65735 - "Class 3 fire sprinkler system" defined
- Section 445A.6574 - "Class 4 fire sprinkler system" defined
- Section 445A.65745 - "Class 5 fire sprinkler system" defined
- Section 445A.6575 - "Class 6 fire sprinkler system" defined
- Section 445A.65755 - "Clear well" defined
- Section 445A.6576 - "Coating" defined
- Section 445A.65765 - "Coliform bacteria" defined
- Section 445A.65767 - "Commission" defined
- Section 445A.6577 - "Commitment for water service" defined
- Section 445A.65775 - "Concentric reducer" defined
- Section 445A.6578 - "Concrete grout" defined
- Section 445A.65785 - "Conductor casing" defined
- Section 445A.6579 - "Constant discharge aquifer test" defined
- Section 445A.65795 - "Contamination" defined
- Section 445A.65805 - "Corporation stop" defined
- Section 445A.6581 - "Cross-connection" defined
- Section 445A.65815 - "Curb stop" defined
- Section 445A.6582 - "Dead end" defined
- Section 445A.65825 - "Determined to be compatible with drinking water" defined
- Section 445A.6583 - "Disinfection" defined
- Section 445A.65835 - "Distribution main" defined
- Section 445A.6584 - "Distribution storage" defined
- Section 445A.65845 - "Distribution system" defined
- Section 445A.65847 - "District board of health" defined
- Section 445A.6585 - "Division of Environmental Protection" and "Division" defined
- Section 445A.65853 - "Division of Public and Behavioral Health" defined
- Section 445A.65855 - "Double check detector check assembly" defined
- Section 445A.6586 - "Double check valve assembly" defined
- Section 445A.65865 - "Drive point water well" defined
- Section 445A.6587 - "Dug water well" defined
- Section 445A.65875 - "Eccentric reducer" defined
- Section 445A.6588 - "Emergency" defined
- Section 445A.65885 - "Emergency reserve" defined
- Section 445A.6589 - "Engineer" defined
- Section 445A.65895 - "Enteric virus" defined
- Section 445A.65905 - "EPA" defined
- Section 445A.6591 - "Existing public water system" defined
- Section 445A.65915 - "Filtration" defined
- Section 445A.6592 - "Final map" defined
- Section 445A.65925 - "Finished water" defined
- Section 445A.6593 - "Fire authority" defined
- Section 445A.65935 - "Fire demand" defined
- Section 445A.6594 - "Fire flow" defined
- Section 445A.65945 - "Fire sprinkler system" defined
- Section 445A.6595 - "Flapper valve" defined
- Section 445A.65955 - "Flexible coupling" defined
- Section 445A.6596 - "Flocculation" defined
- Section 445A.65965 - "Flow detector" defined
- Section 445A.6597 - "Flow proportional control" defined
- Section 445A.65975 - "Fluoridation" defined
- Section 445A.6598 - "Foot valve" defined
- Section 445A.65985 - "Gate valve" defined
- Section 445A.6599 - "Globe valve" defined
- Section 445A.65995 - "Gravel pack" defined
- Section 445A.66005 - "Gravity sanitary sewer" defined
- Section 445A.6601 - "Gravity storm sewer" defined
- Section 445A.66015 - "Grid system" defined
- Section 445A.6602 - "Ground-level tank" defined
- Section 445A.66025 - "Groundwater" defined
- Section 445A.6603 - "Groundwater under the direct influence of surface water" defined
- Section 445A.66035 - "Grouting" defined
- Section 445A.6604 - "Head" defined
- Section 445A.66045 - "Head loss" defined
- Section 445A.6605 - "Header" defined
- Section 445A.66055 - "Health authority" defined
- Section 445A.66065 - "Hydropneumatic system" defined
- Section 445A.6607 - "Impeller" defined
- Section 445A.66075 - "Isolation valve" defined
- Section 445A.6608 - "Jetted water well" defined
- Section 445A.66085 - "Lead-free" defined
- Section 445A.6609 - "Lineshaft turbine pump" defined
- Section 445A.66095 - "Lining" defined
- Section 445A.66105 - "Manual of operations and maintenance" defined
- Section 445A.6611 - "Maximum day demand" defined
- Section 445A.66115 - "Mechanical joint" defined
- Section 445A.6612 - "Mechanical seal" defined
- Section 445A.66125 - "Mesh" defined
- Section 445A.6613 - "Meter box" defined
- Section 445A.66135 - "Meter stop" defined
- Section 445A.6614 - "mg/l" defined
- Section 445A.66145 - "Microscopic particulate analysis" defined
- Section 445A.6615 - "Neat cement" defined
- Section 445A.66155 - "Network hydraulic analysis" defined
- Section 445A.6616 - "New public water system" defined
- Section 445A.66165 - "Nominal size" defined
- Section 445A.6617 - "Operating storage" defined
- Section 445A.66175 - "Overflow rim" defined
- Section 445A.6618 - "Packing" defined
- Section 445A.66185 - "Peak hour demand" defined
- Section 445A.6619 - "Pet cock" defined
- Section 445A.66195 - "pH" defined
- Section 445A.66205 - "Pipe sleeve" defined
- Section 445A.6621 - "Pitless adapter" defined
- Section 445A.66215 - "Plunge pool" defined
- Section 445A.6622 - "Point-of-entry treatment device" defined
- Section 445A.66225 - "Point-of-use treatment device" defined
- Section 445A.6623 - "Pollution" defined
- Section 445A.66235 - "ppm" defined
- Section 445A.6624 - "Pressure regulator" defined
- Section 445A.66245 - "Pressure relief valve" defined
- Section 445A.6625 - "Pressure vacuum breaker" defined
- Section 445A.66255 - "Primary standard" defined
- Section 445A.6626 - "Prime mover" defined
- Section 445A.66265 - "Priming" defined
- Section 445A.6627 - "Prohibited water well" defined
- Section 445A.66275 - "Properly certified laboratory" defined
- Section 445A.6628 - "psi" defined
- Section 445A.66285 - "Public water system" defined
- Section 445A.6629 - "PVC" defined
- Section 445A.66295 - "Raw water" defined
- Section 445A.66305 - "Reaction blocking" defined
- Section 445A.6631 - "Reduced pressure detector assembly" defined
- Section 445A.66315 - "Reduced pressure principle assembly" defined
- Section 445A.6632 - "Reducer" defined
- Section 445A.66325 - "Residential equivalent" defined
- Section 445A.6633 - "Residual flow control" defined
- Section 445A.66335 - "Residual pressure" defined
- Section 445A.6634 - "Sanitary seal" defined
- Section 445A.66345 - "Sanitary sewer" defined
- Section 445A.6635 - "Sanitary survey" defined
- Section 445A.66355 - "Seal water" defined
- Section 445A.6636 - "Secondary standard" defined
- Section 445A.66365 - "Sedimentation" defined
- Section 445A.6637 - "Self-priming pump" defined
- Section 445A.66375 - "Service connection" defined
- Section 445A.6638 - "Service line" defined
- Section 445A.66385 - "Set point" defined
- Section 445A.6639 - "Sewer line" defined
- Section 445A.66395 - "Sewer main" defined
- Section 445A.66405 - "Sewer service lateral" defined
- Section 445A.6641 - "Silt stop" defined
- Section 445A.66415 - "Spool" defined
- Section 445A.6642 - "Spring" defined
- Section 445A.66423 - "State Board of Health" defined
- Section 445A.66425 - "Step drawdown test" defined
- Section 445A.6643 - "Stop and waste valve" defined
- Section 445A.66435 - "Storage structure" defined
- Section 445A.6644 - "Storage tank" defined
- Section 445A.66445 - "Storm sewer" defined
- Section 445A.6645 - "Stuffing box" defined
- Section 445A.66455 - "Subdivision" defined
- Section 445A.6646 - "Submersible pump" defined
- Section 445A.66465 - "Suction head" defined
- Section 445A.6647 - "Suction lift" defined
- Section 445A.66475 - "Suction well" defined
- Section 445A.6648 - "Supplier of water" defined
- Section 445A.66485 - "Surface water" defined
- Section 445A.6649 - "Surge arrestor" defined
- Section 445A.66495 - "Surge pressure" defined
- Section 445A.66505 - "Tentative map" defined
- Section 445A.6651 - "Thrust anchor" defined
- Section 445A.66515 - "Thrust block" defined
- Section 445A.6652 - "Total capacity" defined
- Section 445A.66525 - "Treatment facility" defined
- Section 445A.6653 - "Tree system" defined
- Section 445A.66535 - "Uniform Plumbing Code " defined
- Section 445A.6654 - "Union" defined
- Section 445A.66545 - "Vacuum breaker" defined
- Section 445A.6655 - "Valve box" defined
- Section 445A.66555 - "Volute" defined
- Section 445A.6656 - "Wastewater" defined
- Section 445A.66565 - "Wastewater force main" defined
- Section 445A.6657 - "Wastewater lift station" defined
- Section 445A.66575 - "Water hammer" defined
- Section 445A.6658 - "Water main" defined
- Section 445A.66585 - "Water project" defined
- Section 445A.6659 - "Water service lateral" defined
- Section 445A.66595 - "Water well" defined
- Section 445A.66605 - "Well yield" defined
- Section 445A.6661 - "Zone of pressure" defined
- Section 445A.66615 - Purposes of provisions
- Section 445A.6662 - Applicability of provisions
- Section 445A.66625 - Severability of provisions
- Section 445A.6663 - Adoption of standards and publications by reference
- Section 445A.66633 - Adoption of manual by reference
- Section 445A.66635 - Payment of prescribed fees required
- Section 445A.6664 - Prescribed fees (Repealed)
- Section 445A.66645 - Administrative review of action taken by Division or appropriate district board of health
- Section 445A.6665 - Special exceptions to provisions
- Section 445A.66655 - Responsibilities of supplier of water and customer
- Section 445A.6666 - Prerequisites to approval of tentative and final map for proposed subdivision
- Section 445A.66665 - Plan for restoration of services in emergency
- Section 445A.6667 - Manual of operations and maintenance
- Section 445A.66675 - System for control of corrosion
- Section 445A.6668 - Program for assessment of sources of groundwater for vulnerability to contamination
- Section 445A.66685 - Standards for design and construction of system
- Section 445A.6669 - Prerequisites to commencement of water project; waiver of prerequisites; exceptions
- Section 445A.66695 - Application for approval of water project
- Section 445A.66705 - Preparation of plans, specifications and design reports for water project: Duties of engineer
- Section 445A.6671 - Approval of water project: Prerequisites; effective period; revocation
- Section 445A.66715 - Performance and inspection of work on water project; certification of substantial compliance with approved plans and specifications
- Section 445A.6672 - Existing systems: Minimum capacities; minimum pressure and velocity of water; total capacity of groundwater system; timely completion of water projects
- Section 445A.66725 - Existing systems: Determination of total capacity preparation, maintenance and dissemination of certain information, analyses, plans and reports
- Section 445A.6673 - Existing systems: Evaluation, justification and design of proposed water project
- Section 445A.66735 - New systems: Capacity for development and treatment of water
- Section 445A.6674 - Storage capacity
- Section 445A.66745 - Operating storage
- Section 445A.6675 - Emergency reserve
- Section 445A.66755 - Existing systems: Exemption from storage requirements
- Section 445A.6676 - Development and treatment of sources of water: General requirements
- Section 445A.66765 - Treatment facilities: General requirements; use of point-of-entry or point-of-use treatment devices; prerequisites to selection of design
- Section 445A.6677 - Treatment facilities: Prerequisites to use
- Section 445A.66775 - Treatment facilities: Selection of site
- Section 445A.6678 - Treatment facilities: Determination of necessary amount of redundancy
- Section 445A.66785 - Treatment facilities: Design and construction
- Section 445A.6679 - Treatment facilities: Designation of piping and valves; schematic diagram for control of processes
- Section 445A.66795 - Treatment facilities: Submission of information regarding application of chemicals
- Section 445A.66805 - Treatment facilities: Quality of chemicals; labeling of containers for shipping chemicals; storage of chemicals
- Section 445A.6681 - Treatment facilities: Safety and efficiency
- Section 445A.66815 - Treatment facilities: Disposal of waste
- Section 445A.6682 - Fluoridation
- Section 445A.66825 - Disinfection of water: General requirements
- Section 445A.6683 - Disinfection of water: Chlorination
- Section 445A.66835 - Use of gaseous chlorine: Training of personnel; compliance with requirements for safety; ensuring continuous disinfection
- Section 445A.6684 - Use of gaseous chlorine: Location, storage and maintenance of equipment
- Section 445A.66845 - Use of gaseous chlorine: Chlorine room
- Section 445A.6685 - Use of sodium hypochlorite
- Section 445A.66855 - Water wells: General requirements
- Section 445A.6686 - Water wells: Establishment of redundant capacity for development and treatment of water
- Section 445A.66865 - Water wells: Location
- Section 445A.6687 - Water wells: Prohibited types
- Section 445A.66875 - Water wells: Documentation of right to divert water
- Section 445A.6688 - Water wells: Determination and reporting of yield characteristics of well
- Section 445A.66885 - Water wells: Prerequisites to use after construction, modification or reconditioning
- Section 445A.6689 - Water wells: Casing
- Section 445A.66895 - Water wells: Prevention of pollution and contamination
- Section 445A.66905 - Water wells: Seals and coatings
- Section 445A.6691 - Water wells: Construction near certain other sources of water
- Section 445A.66915 - Water wells: Slabs and pedestals; construction with lineshaft turbine pump or submersible pump
- Section 445A.6692 - Water wells: Access port or sounding tube; vent
- Section 445A.66925 - Water wells: Pumping to system for waste
- Section 445A.6693 - Water wells: Sampling tap
- Section 445A.66935 - Springs: General requirements
- Section 445A.6694 - Springs: Prerequisites to development; reports after development; approval for use
- Section 445A.66945 - Springs: Establishment of zone of protection
- Section 445A.6695 - Springs: Allowance of source of pollution or contamination within zone of protection
- Section 445A.66955 - Springs: Covering of device for collection of water
- Section 445A.6696 - Springs: Development
- Section 445A.66965 - Pumping facilities: General requirements
- Section 445A.6697 - Pumping facilities: Location of pumping stations
- Section 445A.66975 - Pumping facilities: Construction of sites for pumping stations
- Section 445A.6698 - Pumping facilities: Intakes
- Section 445A.66985 - Pumping facilities: Housing of pumping stations
- Section 445A.6699 - Pumping facilities: Suction wells and clear wells
- Section 445A.66995 - Pumping facilities: Pumps
- Section 445A.67005 - Pumping facilities: Priming
- Section 445A.6701 - Pumping facilities: Booster pumps
- Section 445A.67015 - Pumping facilities: Alarm system
- Section 445A.6702 - Pumping facilities: General requirements for piping system
- Section 445A.67025 - Pumping facilities: Suction piping
- Section 445A.6703 - Pumping facilities: Discharge piping
- Section 445A.67035 - Pumping facilities: Gauges and meters
- Section 445A.6704 - Pumping facilities: Seal water
- Section 445A.67045 - Pumping facilities: Controls
- Section 445A.6705 - Pumping facilities: Power
- Section 445A.67055 - Pumping facilities: Heating, ventilation and lighting
- Section 445A.6706 - Pumping facilities: Hydropneumatic systems
- Section 445A.67065 - Storage structures: General requirements
- Section 445A.6707 - Storage structures: Clear wells
- Section 445A.67075 - Storage structures: Materials
- Section 445A.6708 - Storage structures: Design and construction
- Section 445A.67085 - Storage structures: Coatings; disinfection
- Section 445A.6709 - Storage structures: Security and safety
- Section 445A.67095 - Storage structures: Drainage; protection from pollution and contamination
- Section 445A.67105 - Distribution system: General requirements
- Section 445A.6711 - Distribution system: Pressure
- Section 445A.67115 - Distribution system: Design; diameter of water mains; connection to fire hydrant
- Section 445A.6712 - Distribution system: Dead ends
- Section 445A.67125 - Distribution system: Materials
- Section 445A.6713 - Distribution system: Isolation valves
- Section 445A.67135 - Distribution system: Release and blowoff valves
- Section 445A.6714 - Distribution system: Chambers, vaults, pits and manholes
- Section 445A.67145 - Distribution system: Construction
- Section 445A.6715 - Separation of lines: Definitions
- Section 445A.67153 - Separation of lines: Circumstances under which catch basin or manhole dimensions not required to be used in determining separation distances
- Section 445A.67155 - Separation of lines: Sewer main parallel to water main or water service lateral
- Section 445A.6716 - Separation of lines: Sewer service lateral parallel to water main or water service lateral
- Section 445A.67165 - Separation of lines: Sewer main crossing water main
- Section 445A.6717 - Separation of lines: Sewer main crossing water service lateral
- Section 445A.67175 - Separation of lines: Sewer service lateral crossing water main or water service lateral
- Section 445A.6718 - Separation of lines: Lines across surface water
- Section 445A.67185 - Cross-connections and backflow: General requirements
- Section 445A.6719 - Cross-connections and backflow: Assemblies for prevention of backflow
- Section 445A.67192 - Cross-connections and backflow: Assembly for prevention of backflow not required for certain fire hydrants unless hazard to public water system
- Section 445A.67195 - Cross-connections and backflow: Minimum types of protection for particular service connections
- Section 445A.67205 - Cross-connections and backflow: Minimum types of protection for service connection to auxiliary supply of water or irrigation system
- Section 445A.6721 - Cross-connections and backflow: Minimum types of protection for other service connections; resolution of conflicting requirements; imposition of more stringent requirements
- Section 445A.67215 - Cross-connections and backflow: Service connection to fire sprinkler system
- Section 445A.6722 - Cross-connections and backflow: Design of fire sprinkler system
- Section 445A.67225 - Cross-connections and backflow: Conditions to provision of service to certain fire sprinkler systems
- Section 445A.6723 - Cross-connections and backflow: Installation of air gap
- Section 445A.67235 - Cross-connections and backflow: Installation of reduced pressure principle assembly
- Section 445A.6724 - Cross-connections and backflow: Installation of double check valve assembly
- Section 445A.67245 - Cross-connections and backflow: Duties of certified backflow prevention assembly tester
- Section 445A.6725 - Cross-connections and backflow: Use of vacuum breakers
- Section 445A.67255 - Cross-connections and backflow: Restrictions on use of certain valves and piping assemblies
- Section 445A.6726 - Disinfection of facility for collection, treatment or distribution of water
- Section 445A.67265 - Duties after loss of pressure in distribution system
- Section 445A.6727 - Requirements after cleaning or repair of water main
- Section 445A.67275 - Water hauling: Definitions
- Section 445A.6728 - Water hauling: General requirements
- Section 445A.67285 - Water hauling: Sanitation and disinfection
- Section 445A.6729 - Water hauling: Log of activities
- Section 445A.67295 - Water hauling: Construction of equipment
- Section 445A.67305 - Water hauling: Marking of vehicles
- Section 445A.6731 - Water hauling: Equipment of vehicles for disinfection and testing
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