Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS
Operation of Community Water System or Nontransient Water System
Section 445A.5922 - Contents of plan
Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.5922
Current through September 16, 2024
A plan submitted pursuant to the provisions of NAC 445A.5921 must include:
1. A description of the community water system or nontransient water system that includes, without limitation:
(a) A legal description of the
proposed area of service for the system, including, without limitation, a map
indicating the layout of the system and the township, range and section in
which the system is located;
(b)
The purpose of the system and a plan to resolve any problems that may arise
concerning the operation of the system;
(c) A program for the control of
cross-connections established in accordance with the provisions of NAC
445A.67185;
(d) A plan for the
restoration of services of the system in an emergency established in accordance
with the provisions of NAC 445A.66665;
(e) A manual of operations and maintenance
prepared in accordance with the provisions of NAC 445A.6667;
(f) If applicable, the type of water
treatment that will be used by the system pursuant to the provisions of NAC
445A.495 to 445A.540, inclusive; and
(g) Any unique characteristics of the area of
service or the system;
2. An analysis of the managerial capability of the system, including, without limitation:
(a) The name, address and telephone number of
each owner, manager or operator of the system;
(b) The name, address and telephone number of
the person to notify in case of an emergency concerning the system;
(c) The classification of each operator of
the system;
(d) The organization,
bylaws and policies of the system;
(e) The manner in which the system will bill
and correspond or otherwise communicate with its customers; and
(f) An evaluation of each position of
employment required to manage, operate or maintain the system, including,
without limitation, a description of:
(1) The
responsibilities of each person who is employed in each of those positions;
and
(2) Each position of employment
that is responsible for:
(I) Monitoring
federal and state laws and regulations;
(II) Determining whether a federal or state
law or regulation applies to the management, operation or maintenance of the
system; and
(III) Determining the
cost to the system to comply with a federal or state law or regulation that
applies to the management, operation or maintenance of the system;
3. Information concerning planning for the system, including:
(a) The estimated population that will be
served by the system;
(b) The
number of service connections that will be included in the system;
(c) The estimated amount of water required
for the system;
(d) A description
of the customers who will be served by the system; and
(e) An estimate of the proposed use of the
property of the system for 20 years, set forth in periods of 5 years;
4. An analysis of the technical capability of the system, including without limitation:
(a) The standards for the design,
construction, operation and maintenance of the system that comply with the
provisions of NAC 445A.65505 to NAC 445A.6731, inclusive, and, if applicable,
the provisions of NAC 445A.495 to NAC 445A.540, inclusive;
(b) An analysis of a sample of water from a
source of water that will be used by the system which is prepared in accordance
with the provisions of NAC 445A.450 to 445A.652, inclusive; and
(c) A description and analysis of the
inventory of the system;
5. An analysis of the water resources of the system, including:
(a) A plan of water
conservation developed in accordance with the provisions of
NRS
540.121 to
540.151,
inclusive, or
NRS
704.662,
704.6622
and
704.6624,
if applicable, and an analysis of the effectiveness of the plan if water meters
are used;
(b) A description of the
estimated amount of water required for the system for 5 years after the system
begins operation;
(c) A
demonstration of the ownership of or right to appropriate an amount of water
that is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the system for 5 years after
the system begins operation, including, without limitation, a list specifying:
(1) Any vested water right obtained by the
system; or
(2) Any right to
appropriate water pursuant to a permit issued by the State Engineer;
(d) An analysis of the effect, if
any, on the system if a nonresidential user decides not to continue to use the
services of the system; and
(e) A
plan for responding to any shortage of water that may occur in the system
within 5 years after the system begins operation;
6. An analysis of any other sources of water available to the system, including:
(a) A
description of each of those sources of water;
(b) The identification of the community water
system or nontransient water system that is located nearest to the
system;
(c) A plan to obtain
support for the operation or maintenance of the system from any other community
water system or nontransient water system;
(d) Any connection that is available to the
system from any other community water system or nontransient water system;
and
(e) If the supplier of water
specifies in the plan any other source of water for use by the system, the
reasons for specifying that source of water;
7. A program of capital improvements for the system, including a schedule to carry out the program that includes:
(a) Documents that identify any projects
required by the system to begin or maintain the operation of the system and the
reasons for each of those projects;
(b) A schedule that ranks the projects in
order of priority;
(c) A list of
any costs incurred by the system for each of those projects; and
(d) Each source of money or financing
required for each of those projects;
8. A demonstration of the financial capability of the system, including:
(a) An
operating budget for the system for 5 years after the system begins operation
that includes a demonstration of the ability of the system to expend money for
emergency improvements, capital improvements and normal operation and
maintenance of the system;
(b) An
evaluation of the rate structure and connection fees of the system;
(c) An evaluation of the total cost of
providing service to the customers of the system;
(d) An evaluation of the manner in which the
total cost set forth in paragraph (c) will be recovered by the system;
and
(e) An evaluation of the
stability of the cash flow of the system;
9. Information concerning any legal matters relating to the system, including:
(a) A plan
to operate the system if the system is declared bankrupt or is placed in
receivership;
(b) The ownership of
any real property of the system and any buildings located on that
property;
(c) Any right-of-way,
easement or restrictive covenant obtained by the system or which applies to the
system; and
(d) Any contract to
which the system is a party or which applies to the system;
10. A statement that specifies any federal, state or local governmental entity that may adopt regulations concerning the operation of the system or enforce any law or regulation that applies to the system; and
11. Any other information the Division may require to review and approve the plan.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R073-99, eff. 9-27-99
NRS 439.200, 445A.860
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