Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance
Section 445A.66325 - "Residential equivalent" defined
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.66325
Current through September 16, 2024
"Residential equivalent" means the average daily demand for water that is typical of a private residence served by a single service connection. If the demand for water by nonresidential users is:
1. Known or estimated by an engineer, one "residential equivalent" shall be deemed to be 700 gallons per day for metered service connections and 1,225 gallons per day for unmetered service connections.
2. Unknown and not estimated by an engineer, one "residential equivalent" shall be deemed to be:
(a) The amount obtained when rates of flow
for individual activities are computed and totalled, in accordance with
Appendix I of the Uniform Plumbing Code, and the sum is
divided by 700 gallons per day for metered service connections or 1,225 gallons
per day for unmetered service connections; or
(b) An aggregate total of 20 fixture units,
as determined pursuant to Appendix A of the Uniform Plumbing
Code.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97
NRS 445A.860
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