Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1502

Current through November 8, 2024

Section 445A.1502 - Humboldt Region: Secret Creek at the Humboldt River

The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Secret Creek from the national forest boundary to its confluence with the Humboldt River. This segment of Secret Creek is located in Elko County.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

Secret Creek at the Humboldt River

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

Trout.

Temperature - °C [DELTA]Tb - °C

S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 20 [DELTA]T = 0

*

X

pH - SU

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 Phosphorus (as P) - mg/l

S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.10

*

*

X

X

Nitrate (as N) - mg/l

S.V.[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10

X

X

*

X

Nitrite (as N) - mg/l

S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.06

X

*

X

X

Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/l

c

*

X

Total Suspended Solids - mg/l

S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 25

*

Turbidity - NTU

S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO]10

*

Color - PCU

S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 75

*

Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l

S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 500 or the 95th percentile (whichever is less).

X

X

*

Chloride - mg/l

1-hr Avg.[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 860d 96-hr Avg. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 230

X

*

X

X

Sulfate - mg/l

S.V. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250

*

Alkalinity (as CaCO3) - mg/l

S.V. [GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 20

*

X

E. coli - No./100 ml

A.G.M. [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 126 S.V. [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.1432 for beneficial use terminology.

^b Maximum allowable increase in temperature above water temperature at the boundary of an approved mixing zone, but the increase must not cause a violation of the single value standard.

^c The ambient water quality criteria for ammonia are specified in NAC 445A.118.

^d One-hour and 96-hour concentration limits may be exceeded only once every 3 years.

Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1502

Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008; A by R131-12, 12-20-2012; A by R102-14, eff. 10/24/2014

NRS 445A.425, 445A.520