Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Standards for Water Quality
Section 445A.1242 - Hydrographic regions
The designated beneficial uses and water quality standards for select bodies of water within the 14 hydrographic regions of Nevada, as established by the Division of Water Resources of the Department and the United States Geological Survey in 1968, are set forth in the following table for each region as follows:
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Region No. |
Hydrographic Region |
NAC Reference for: |
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Beneficial Uses |
Water Quality Standards |
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1 |
Northwest Region |
NAC 445A.1252 |
NAC 445A.1254 to 445A.1268, inclusive |
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2 |
Black Rock Region |
NAC 445A.1282 |
NAC 445A.1284 to 445A.1316, inclusive |
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3 |
Snake Region |
NAC 445A.1332 |
NAC 445A.1334 to 445A.1422, inclusive |
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4 |
Humboldt Region |
NAC 445A.1432 |
NAC 445A.1434 to 445A.1578, inclusive |
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5 |
West Central Region |
NAC 445A.1612 |
NAC 445A.1614 |
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6 |
Truckee Region |
NAC 445A.1622 |
NAC 445A.1624 to 445A.1764, inclusive |
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7 |
Western Region |
NAC 445A.1782 |
NAC 445A.1784 |
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8 |
Carson Region |
NAC 445A.1792 |
NAC 445A.1794 to 445A.1864, inclusive |
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9 |
Walker Region |
NAC 445A.1882 |
NAC 445A.1884 to 445A.1934, inclusive |
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10 |
Central Region |
NAC 445A.1952 |
NAC 445A.1954 to 445A.2068, inclusive |
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11 |
Great Salt Lake Region |
NAC 445A.2092 |
NAC 445A.2094 to 445A.2112, inclusive |
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12 |
Escalante Desert Region |
NAC 445A.2132 |
NAC 445A.2134 |
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13 |
Colorado Region |
NAC 445A.2142 |
NAC 445A.2144 to 445A.2214, inclusive, and sections 2 and 3 of this regulation |
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14 |
Death Valley Region |
NAC 445A.2232 |
NAC 445A.2234 |
Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008; A by R037-19A, eff. 10/22/2019
NRS 445A.425, 445A.520
