Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance
Section 445A.6554 - "Alternative pumping capacity" defined

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.6554

Current through September 16, 2024

"Alternative pumping capacity" means a source of water, including a well, or a facility for pumping from a source of water, which:

1. Can provide a public water system with regular or emergency supplies of water in areas that do not have an adequate storage of water that is accessible by gravity; and

2. Is equipped with an independent, reliable supply of power that is available during periods when the normal supply of power fails, which:

(a) Consists of:
(1) An emergency generator; or

(2) A standby prime mover that operates by internal combustion; or

(b) Is obtained from an electric substation or other source other than the normal supply of power.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97

NRS 445A.860

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