Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance
Section 445A.66685 - Standards for design and construction of system

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.66685

Current through September 16, 2024

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the design and construction of a public water system must comply with the provisions of:

(a) NAC 445A.65505 to 445A.6731, inclusive.

(b) The American Water Works Association Standards, as adopted by reference in NAC 445A.6663.

(c) Standards 14, 42, 44, 53, 55, 58, 60, 61 and 372 of the American National Standards Institute and NSF International, as adopted by reference in NAC 445A.6663.

(d) Manual of Water Supply Practices M14 Backflow Prevention and Cross-Connection Control; Recommended Practices, as adopted by reference in NAC 445A.6663.

(e) Recommended Standards for Water Works, as adopted by reference in NAC 445A.6663.

(f) For public water systems in Carson City, Fallon, Reno, Sparks, Yerington, Douglas County, Lander County, Lyon County, Nye County or Washoe County, Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction, also known as the "Orange Book," as adopted by reference in NAC 445A.6663.

(g) For public water systems in Boulder City, Henderson, North Las Vegas, the Big Bend Water District or the Las Vegas Valley Water District, Uniform Design and Construction Standards for Potable Water Systems, as adopted by reference in NAC 445A.6663.

(h) The Uniform Plumbing Code, as adopted by reference in NAC 445A.6663.

(i) Standard 9.6.6 of the American National Standards Institute and Hydraulic Institute, as adopted by reference in NAC 445A.6663.

(j) Any other engineering standards approved by the Division.

2. If there is any conflict between any of the provisions described in subsection 1, the most stringent of those provisions prevails unless a special exception has been granted pursuant to NAC 445A.6665.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97; A by Environmental Comm'n by R194-08, 10-27-2009; A by R118-14, eff. 12/22/2014; A by R049-18A, eff. 8/21/2018; A by R104-22A, eff. 12/9/2022

NRS 445A.860

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