Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance
Section 445A.66425 - "Step drawdown test" defined
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.66425
Current through September 16, 2024
"Step drawdown test" means a scientific evaluation of the optimum pumping rate and depth for setting a pump in a well, where:
1. The well is pumped for short periods at successively higher pumping rates and the drawdown for each rate is documented.
2. The purposes of the test are to:
(a) Estimate the relative
efficiency of the well; and
(b)
Select a pumping rate for the performance of a constant discharge aquifer
test.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97
NRS 445A.860
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