STATE STATUTES & CODES

NEVADA STATUTES AND CODES

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

• 445A.300 - Short title.
• 445A.305 - Legislative declaration.
• 445A.310 - Definitions.
• 445A.315 - “Administrator” defined.
• 445A.320 - “Commission” defined.
• 445A.325 - “Contaminant” defined.
• 445A.330 - “Department” defined.
• 445A.335 - “Diffuse source” defined.
• 445A.340 - “Director” defined.
• 445A.345 - “Discharge” defined.
• 445A.350 - “Division” defined.
• 445A.355 - “Effluent limitation” defined.
• 445A.360 - “General permit” defined.
• 445A.363 - Hazardous waste” defined.
• 445A.365 - “Individual permit” defined.
• 445A.370 - “Interstate agency” defined.
• 445A.375 - “Municipality” defined.
• 445A.380 - “Package plant for sewage treatment” defined.
• 445A.385 - “Permit” defined.
• 445A.390 - “Person” defined.
• 445A.395 - “Point source” defined.
• 445A.400 - “Pollutant” defined.
• 445A.405 - “Pollution” defined.
• 445A.410 - “Treatment works” defined.
• 445A.415 - “Waters of the State” defined.
• 445A.420 - “Water quality standard” defined.
• 445A.425 - Powers and duties of Commission.
• 445A.427 - Analysis to detect hazardous waste or regulated substance to be performed by certified laboratory; exception.
• 445A.428 - Commission to provide standards for certification of laboratories for analysis of water; certified laboratory required to perform certain analyses; evaluation.
• 445A.430 - Fees: Establishment by Commission; disposition.
• 445A.435 - Notice of hearing on regulation which provides standard of water quality or discharge of waste.
• 445A.440 - Department designated as State Water Pollution Control Agency.
• 445A.445 - Duties of Director.
• 445A.450 - Powers of Director.
• 445A.455 - Disqualification of Director; exception.
• 445A.460 - Administrator: Qualifications; disqualification; exception.
• 445A.465 - Injection of fluids through well or discharge of pollutant without permit prohibited; regulations.
• 445A.470 - Restrictions on regulation concerning injection of fluid through well or permit issued for injections.
• 445A.475 - Permits: Issuance of general permits.
• 445A.480 - Permits: Authority of Department to require individual permit.
• 445A.485 - Permits: Issuance of temporary permits.
• 445A.490 - Permits: Issuance prohibited in certain cases.
• 445A.495 - Permits: Term; renewal.
• 445A.500 - Permits: Conditions; notice of application.
• 445A.505 - Permits: Report by holder of permit of new or increased discharges; reapplication.
• 445A.510 - Permits: Collection of fee.
• 445A.515 - Compliance with conditions of permit required.
• 445A.520 - Standards of water quality.
• 445A.525 - Effluent limitations: Establishment; enforcement.
• 445A.530 - Effluent limitations: Additional limitations.
• 445A.535 - Package plant for sewage treatment: Exemption from provisions of NRS 445A.540
• 445A.540 - Package plant for sewage treatment: Conditions for issuing permit.
• 445A.545 - Package plant for sewage treatment: Assessment lien.
• 445A.550 - Package plant for sewage treatment: Deposit and expenditure of proceeds of assessments; refund of surplus.
• 445A.555 - Package plant for sewage treatment: Remedy for violation of conditions of permit; assumption of control of plant by local governing body.
• 445A.560 - Package plant for sewage treatment: Regulation by local governing body.
• 445A.565 - Protection of surface waters of higher quality; treatment of and control over discharges constituting new or increased sources of pollution.
• 445A.570 - Controls for diffuse sources: Conditions; delegation of administration to county or city.
• 445A.575 - Unlawful discharge of radiological, chemical or biological warfare agent or high-level radioactive waste.
• 445A.580 - Continuing planning process.
• 445A.585 - Permit required for construction of treatment works.
• 445A.590 - Permits: Notice of application.
• 445A.595 - Permits: Request for public hearing on application; notice of hearing.
• 445A.600 - Revocation, modification or suspension of permits: Grounds; effective date; petition for modification.
• 445A.605 - Appeals to Commission: Appealable matters; action by Commission.
• 445A.610 - Appeals to Commission: Hearings.
• 445A.615 - Issuance of permit for Department of Wildlife to kill fish through use of toxicants.
• 445A.620 - Certification of applicant if federal license or permit required.
• 445A.625 - Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Permit to discharge, deposit, generate or dispose of required.
• 445A.630 - Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Conditions of permit.
• 445A.635 - Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Bond for compliance with permit.
• 445A.640 - Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Permit does not relieve holder of any legal duty or liability.
• 445A.645 - Radioactive and hazardous wastes: Violations; penalties.
• 445A.650 - Municipality may recover cost of sewage treatment and refuse to receive wastes.
• 445A.655 - Entry and inspection of premises.
• 445A.660 - Observation, recording and reporting of discharges.
• 445A.665 - Public access to information; disclosure of confidential information.
• 445A.670 - Attorney General to serve as legal counsel.
• 445A.675 - Violations: Remedies and sanctions; exception.
• 445A.680 - Violations: Provisions concerning surface waters of higher quality and diffuse sources; remedies; exception.
• 445A.685 - Violations: Specific remedies do not impair other rights.
• 445A.690 - Violations: Compliance orders; exception.
• 445A.695 - Violations: Injunctive relief; exception.
• 445A.700 - Violations: Civil penalties.
• 445A.705 - Violations: Criminal penalties.
• 445A.707 - Director to conduct independent investigation before determining whether to take certain corrective actions; exception.
• 445A.710 - Furnishing false information or tampering with device unlawful; penalties.
• 445A.715 - Procedure for administrative hearing.
• 445A.720 - Final authority concerning prevention, abatement and control of water pollution.
• 445A.725 - Provisions of title 48 of NRS unaffected.

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