Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance
Section 445A.6669 - Prerequisites to commencement of water project; waiver of prerequisites; exceptions
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.6669
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a supplier of water shall, before commencing a water project:
(a) Submit to the
Division or the appropriate district board of health, with the appropriate
fees, an application for approval of the water project that complies with the
requirements of NAC 445A.66695;
(b)
Submit any monitoring results, reports or documentation required by NAC
445A.5195 for monitoring the quality of the source water and NAC 445A.526 for
disinfection profiling and benchmarking; and
(c) Obtain a review and the written approval
of the Division or the appropriate district board of health for the water
project.
2. The Division or the appropriate district board of health may waive the provisions of subsection 1 if:
(a) The water project is
limited to a modification or expansion of a distribution system which:
(1) Involves 500 feet or less of the
distribution system;
(2) Affects
not more than 5 percent of the total number of service connections to the
public water system; or
(3)
Increases the total number of service connections to the public water system by
not more than 5 percent;
(b) The water project otherwise complies with
the provisions of NAC 445A.65505 to 445A.6731, inclusive; and
(c) The supplier of water:
(1) Employs or contracts with an engineer to
carry out the provisions of NAC 445A.66705 regarding the water
project;
(2) Submits to the
Division or the appropriate district board of health a copy of its manual of
operations and maintenance for the public water system; and
(3) Submits to the Division or the
appropriate district board of health annual reports which:
(I) Summarize the status of work on the water
project; and
(II) Contain maps
depicting the distribution system, as it is being built.
3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to any activities necessary for:
(a) The maintenance of any facilities of a
public water system, except for the relining or recoating of storage tanks;
or
(b) The repair of any facilities
of a public water system in an emergency. The supplier of water shall notify
the Division or the appropriate district board of health immediately, by
telephone, when an emergency exists that threatens the quality of
water.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97; A by Environmental Comm'n by R194-08, 10-27-2009
NRS 445A.860
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