Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance
Section 445A.67005 - Pumping facilities: Priming
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.67005
Current through September 16, 2024
1. Priming must be conducted in such a manner that:
(a) The water
used for priming is of no less a sanitary quality than that of the water being
pumped.
(b) There is a means to
prevent backflow.
(c) In
installations where a centrifugal pump is used and air binding or the
accumulation of air is a problem, there is a means to remove the air from the
eye of the impeller.
(d) Where vent
lines discharge to a drain, the vent lines are designed with an air
gap.
2. This section does not prohibit the use of self-priming pumps.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97
NRS 445A.860
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