1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NAC
445A.9692, in a county whose
population is 700,000 or more, the Division may issue an individual permit for
the installation of a holding tank system for domestic sewage for a site if:
(a) The site is being developed for
nonresidential purposes and will use waters of the Colorado River distributed
by the Southern Nevada Water Authority or one of the member agencies of the
Southern Nevada Water Authority;
(b) The owner or operator of the site has
applied and has not been provided a waiver from the General Manager of the
Southern Nevada Water Authority to the prohibition on the installation of a new
septic system pursuant to section 38.4 of the Conservation of Colorado River
Water Act;
(c) A public or
community sewerage system is not available or expected to become available at
the time of development but is expected to become available not more than 5
years after the date on which a permit is issued pursuant to this section, but
not later than December 31, 2030;
(d) The agency responsible for the public or
community sewerage system or the developer of the site:
(1) Has completed the engineering designs for
the public or community sewerage system;
(2) Has secured funding for the expansion of
the public or community sewerage system; and
(3) Is in the process of negotiating a
contract for the expansion of the public or community sewerage
system;
(e) The owner or
operator of the site has begun construction of the necessary on-site and
off-site infrastructure to connect to the public or community sewerage system
once the system is operational;
(f)
The proposed holding tank system is anticipated to be used for not more than 5
years;
(g) The projected daily
sewage flow is not more than 3,500 gallons, unless otherwise approved by the
Division;
(h) The holding tank
system will meet the setbacks required pursuant to NAC
445A.965;
(i) Only domestic sewage will be discharged
into the holding tank; and
(j)
Within 90 days after any building connected to the holding tank system is
connected to the public or community sewerage system, the proposed holding tank
system will be decommissioned pursuant to NAC
445A.9702.
2. An application for a permit for the
installation of a holding tank system issued pursuant to this section must
include, without limitation:
(a) Evidence that
the site and holding tank system meet the requirements set forth in subsection
1;
(b) A copy of a contract with a
septic tank pumping contractor who has been issued a permit under chapter 444
of NAC that requires the tank to be inspected and pumped at regular intervals
or as needed and the contents to be treated in a manner and at a facility
approved by the Division; and
(c)
Evidence that the holder of the permit of the proposed treatment facility will
accept the pumpings for treatment.
3. A holding tank system for which a permit
is issued pursuant to this section must comply with each of the following
requirements:
(a) Plans and specifications for
the proposed holding tank system must be submitted to the Division for review
and approval;
(b) Each holding tank
in the holding tank system must:
(1) Have a
minimum liquid capacity of 1,000 gallons;
(2) Comply with the holding tank standards
established by the Division;
(3) Be
located and designed to facilitate the removal of its contents by
pumping;
(4) Be equipped with both
an audible and visual alarm, placed in locations acceptable to the Division, to
indicate when the tank is 75 percent full;
(5) Be watertight and have no overflow vent
at an elevation lower than the overflow level of the lowest fixture
served;
(6) Be designed for
anti-buoyancy if test-hole examination or other observations indicate that
seasonally high groundwater may float the tank when empty;
(7) Be structurally sound and made of
durable, noncorrosive materials; and
(8) Be designed and constructed to provide a
secure, watertight connection with the sewer pipe for any building to which the
tank is connected; and
(c) The combined liquid capacity of the
holding tanks in the holding tank system may not exceed 45,000
gallons.
4. A holding
tank system for which a permit is issued pursuant to this section may be
designed to operate in series or in parallel.
5. At all times that a holding tank system
permitted pursuant to this section is being used, the holder of the permit must
maintain a service contract with a septic tank pumping contractor who has been
issued a permit under chapter 444 of NAC to provide regular inspections and
pumping of the holding tank system.
6. Before a permit issued pursuant to this
section expires, the holder of the permit must submit to the Division for
review and approval a plan for the abandonment of the holding tank
system.
7. Notwithstanding the
provisions of NAC
445A.962 and
445A.9692, a permit issued
pursuant to this section expires 5 years after the date on which the permit was
issued or on December 31, 2030, whichever is earlier.
8. A site for which a permit is issued
pursuant to this section must be connected to a public or community sewerage
system by not later than December 31, 2030.
Added
to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by
R136-24A,
eff. 10/23/2024
