Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 445A - Water Controls
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Standards for Water Quality
Section 445A.1644 - Truckee Region: Wood Creek

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 445A.1644
Current through September 16, 2024

The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Wood Creek from its origin to its confluence with Lake Tahoe. Wood Creek is located in Washoe County.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

Wood Creek

PARAMETER REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN EXISTING HIGHER QUALITY WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BENEFICIAL USES Beneficial Usea
Livestock Irrigation Aquatic Contact Noncontact Municipal Industrial Wildlife Aesthetic Enhance Marsh
Beneficial Uses X X X X X X X X X
Aquatic Life Species of Concern Cold-water fishery.
Temperature - °C S.V. Oct-May S.V. Jun-Sep [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10.0 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 20.0 * X
pH - SU S.V. 7.0 - 8.2 S.V. 6.5 - 9.0 X X * * X X *
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l S.V. [GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 6.0 X * X X X X
Total Phosphates (as P) - mg/l A-Avg. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.05 * X X X *
Nitrogen Species (as N) - mg/l Total Nitrogen Nitrate S.V. Nitrite S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10.0 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.06 X X * X *
S.V. A-Avg. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.7 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.5
Unionized Ammonia - mg/l S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.004 * X
Total Suspended Solids - mg/l S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 25.0 * *
Turbidity - NTU S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10.0 * *
Color - PCU No increase 10 S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 75.0 * *
Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l S.V. A-Avg. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 70 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 60 A-Avg. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 500.0 X X *
Chloride - mg/l S.V. A-Avg. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 5.0 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 3.0 S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250.0 X * X X
Sulfate - mg/l S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250.0 *
Sodium - SAR A-Avg. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 8.0 *
E. coli - No./100 ml S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 126.0 * X

* = The most restrictive beneficial use.

X = Beneficial use.

a Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.1622 for beneficial use terminology.

Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008

NRS 445A.425, 445A.520

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