Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance
Section 445A.65765 - "Coliform bacteria" defined
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.65765
Current through September 16, 2024
"Coliform bacteria" means a group of bacteria that inhabits the intestines of humans and animals, and is occasionally found in other habitats, including:
1. All aerobic and facultative anaerobic, Gram-negative bacilli that do not form spores and which cause the production of gas through the fermentation of lactose; and
2. All bacteria that produce a dark purplish-green colony with a metallic sheen when the membrane-filter technique is used for the identification of coliform.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97
NRS 445A.860
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