The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Trout Creek from the Nevada-Idaho state line to its confluence with Goose Creek. This segment of Trout Creek is located in Elko County.
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
Trout Creek at Goose 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 | ||||||
Aquatic Life Species of Concern | ||||||||||||||
Temperature - °C Maximum | S.V. May-Oct S.V. Nov-Apr | 21 13 | * | X | ||||||||||
pH - SU | S.V. | 6.5 - 9.0 | * | X | X | |||||||||
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l | S.V. | [GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 6.0 | X | * | X | X | X | X | ||||||
Total Phosphorus (as P) - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.1b | * | * | X | X | ||||||||
Nitrogen Species (as N) - mg/l | Nitrate S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10 | X | * | ||||||||||
Nitrite S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.06 | * | X | |||||||||||
Total Nitrogenb | * | * | X | |||||||||||
Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/l | c | * | ||||||||||||
Suspended Solids - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 25 | * | X | ||||||||||
Turbidity - NTU | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10 | * | X | ||||||||||
Color - PCU | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 75 | * | * | ||||||||||
Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 500 | X | X | * | |||||||||
Chloride - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250 | X | X | * | X | ||||||||
Sulfate - mg/l | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250 | * | |||||||||||
E. coli - No./100 ml | A.G.M. S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 126 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 410 | * | X | ||||||||||
Fecal Coliform - No./100 ml | S.V. | [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 1,000 | X | * | X | X | X |
* = The most restrictive beneficial use.
X = Beneficial use.
a Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.1332 for beneficial use terminology.
b The water must not contain nutrient concentrations from a source other than a natural source which cause the growth of algae or aquatic plants in amounts that interfere with any beneficial uses of the water.
c The ambient water quality criteria for ammonia are specified in NAC 445A.118.
Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1416
NRS 445A.425, 445A.520