Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance
Section 445A.65525 - "Air binding" defined
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.65525
Current through September 16, 2024
"Air binding" means a condition:
1. In which:
(a) A pump in suction head accumulates air
after the initial priming of the pump, due to the release of gases contained in
the water being pumped; and
(b) The
air displaces the water in the pump and causes the pump to lose its prime;
or
2. In which air accumulates in the higher points of a distribution main and reduces the capacity of the main.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97
NRS 445A.860
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