Section 445A.Sec. 13 - NEWIf a surface water or segment thereof is designated by the Commission, pursuant to section 2, as having a tier 2.5 level of antidegradation protection, the Department:
1. Shall: (a) Maintain and protect the baseline water quality or any requirement to maintain existing higher water quality;(b) Prohibit: (1) Any new or expanded point source discharge into or upstream of the designated water if the Department determines the discharge will degrade the baseline water quality or any requirement to maintain existing higher water quality or have a detrimental impact on an attribute of the designated water; and(2) Any new or expanded zone of mixing within the designated water; and2. Shall not: (a) Prohibit a point source discharge that was authorized by the Department before the surface water or segment was designated as having a tier 2.5 level of antidegradation protection if the request to renew or modify the permit to discharge will not expand the point source discharge or alter the zone of mixing;(b) Deny an application for a storm water runoff permit or an application to modify or renew an existing storm water runoff permit if the Department determines that the applicant has demonstrated that the baseline water quality or any requirement to maintain existing higher water quality will be maintained and protected; or(c) Prohibit an activity authorized by the Department to restore, maintain or improve the water quality of the designated water.Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.Sec. 13
Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R113-22A, eff. 4/19/2024