CHAPTER 444 - SANITATION

NAC 444.581 “Household waste” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Household waste” means any solid waste, including garbage, trash and sanitary wastes, derived from households, including single and multiple family residences, hotels, motels, bunkhouses, ranger stations, crew quarters, campgr…

NAC 444.584 “Incinerator” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Incinerator” means an engineered apparatus capable of withstanding heat and designed to efficiently reduce solid, semi-solid, liquid or gaseous waste at specified rates, and from which the residues contain little or no combustible…

NAC 444.585 “Industrial solid waste” defined. (NRS 444.560) 1. “Industrial solid waste” means solid waste derived from industrial or manufacturing processes, including, but not limited to, the solid waste generated by the: (a) Generation of electric power; (b) Manufacture of fert…

NAC 444.587 “Lateral expansion” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Lateral expansion” means a horizontal expansion of the waste boundaries of a disposal site after October 9, 1993. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-2-92)

NAC 444.5875 “Leachate” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Leachate” means a liquid which has passed through or emerged from a municipal solid waste landfill unit and contains soluble, suspended or miscible materials removed from the waste within the unit. (Added to NAC by Environmental Com…

NAC 444.588 “Lift” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Lift” means a compacted layer of solid waste, typically consisting of several cells, which is approximately 10 to 15 feet thick, placed within a defined area of a municipal solid waste landfill unit and separated from other lifts on the …

NAC 444.589 “Medical waste” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Medical waste” has the meaning as ascribed to it in 49 C.F.R. Part 173, Appendix G - “Definition of Regulated Medical Waste,” as that Appendix existed on November 8, 1993. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.591 “Municipal solid waste landfill unit” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Municipal solid waste landfill unit” means a discrete area of land or an excavation that receives household waste. A municipal solid waste landfill unit may receive other types of solid waste, including slu…

NAC 444.592 “Municipality” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Municipality” means any county and any city or town, whether incorporated or unincorporated, and Carson City. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.11, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.593 “New municipal solid waste landfill unit” defined. (NRS 444.560) “New municipal solid waste landfill unit” means a municipal solid waste landfill unit which has not received waste before November 8, 1993. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.594 “Nuisance” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Nuisance” means anything which is injurious to health, offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, and thus interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste…

NAC 444.596 “Open burning” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Open burning” means the combustion of solid waste without: 1. The control of air to maintain an adequate temperature for efficient combustion; 2. The containment of the reaction in an enclosed device to provide sufficient residen…

NAC 444.598 “Open dump” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Open dump” means an uncontrolled disposal site where solid waste is disposed of in a manner which does not comply with NRS 444.630, NAC 444.570 to 444.7499, inclusive, or any permit issued pursuant thereto. [Environmental Comm’n, So…

NAC 444.5985 “Operator” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Operator” means the person responsible for the overall operation of a disposal site or any part of that site. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.599 “Owner” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Owner” means the person who owns a disposal site or any part of that site. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.600 “Pathological wastes” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Pathological wastes” means human and animal remains, consisting of carcasses, organs and solid organic waste from hospitals, laboratories, abattoirs, animal pounds and similar sources. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mg…

NAC 444.602 “Percolation” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Percolation” means the downward movement of water through soil or waste. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.16, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.604 “Person” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Person” includes any state or federal agency, any state, including the State of Nevada, a political subdivision of any state, including the State of Nevada, and an interstate agency or organization. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste M…

NAC 444.605 “Pollutant” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Pollutant” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445A.400. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-2-92)

NAC 444.6065 “Postclosure” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Postclosure” means the period immediately after a disposal site is closed which lasts in accordance with NAC 444.6894. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.607 “Public waste storage bin facility” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Public waste storage bin facility” means a facility that provides one or more portable waste containers which are used for the collection of solid waste for transport to a solid waste disposal site. The term …

NAC 444.608 “Putrescible” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Putrescible” means capable of being decomposed by microorganisms with sufficient rapidity as to cause nuisances from odors or gases. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.19, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.609 “Qualified groundwater scientist” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Qualified groundwater scientist” means a person who has received a baccalaureate or postgraduate degree in the natural sciences or engineering and has sufficient training and experience in groundwater hydrology…

NAC 444.610 “Refuse” defined. (NRS 444.560) 1. “Refuse” means any: (a) Garbage. (b) Sludge from a: (1) Plant that treats wastewater. (2) Plant that treats the water supply. (3) Facility for controlling air pollution. (c) Other discarded material, including solid, semi-solid, liqu…

NAC 444.612 “Rubbish” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Rubbish” means nonputrescible solid waste, consisting of both combustible and noncombustible wastes such as paper, cardboard, abandoned automobiles, tin cans, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials. [Environmental Comm’n…

NAC 444.614 “Salvage yard” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Salvage yard” means any place where salvaged material is regularly dismantled, accumulated, stored or offered for sale, unless such operations are wholly contained in an approved building. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt R…

NAC 444.616 “Salvaging” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Salvaging” means the controlled removal of material from the solid waste stream for reuse, sale or recycling. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.22, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.620 “Scavenging” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Scavenging” means the uncontrolled removal of material from the solid waste stream for any purpose in a manner which interferes with the safe, efficient operation of the system. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.25, e…

NAC 444.622 “Solid waste” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Solid waste” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444.490. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.26, eff. 9-21-77]—(NAC A 11-8-93)

NAC 444.624 “Solid waste management authority” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Solid waste management authority” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444.495. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.27, eff. 9-21-77]—(NAC A 11-8-93)

NAC 444.626 “Solid waste management system” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Solid waste management system” means the entire process of storage, collection, transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste by any person engaging in such process as a business or by any municipality o…

NAC 444.6265 “Surface impoundment” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Surface impoundment” means a facility or part of a facility which is a natural topographic depression, artificially created excavation or diked area formed primarily of earthen material or lined with artificially created …

NAC 444.628 “Transfer station” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Transfer station” means a solid waste processing site where solid waste is transferred from one vehicle to another vehicle or storage device for temporary storage until transferred to a disposal site. Some processing may be i…

NAC 444.629 “Uppermost aquifer” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Uppermost aquifer” means the aquifer located within the boundaries of a disposal site that is nearest the natural ground surface. The term includes lower aquifers which are hydraulically interconnected within the boundary of…

NAC 444.630 “Vector” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Vector” means a living insect or other arthropod or animal (not human) capable of carrying infectious disease from one person or animal to another. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.30, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.631 “Waters of the State” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Waters of the State” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445A.415. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-2-92)

NAC 444.634 Severability. (NRS 444.560) If any of the provisions of NAC 444.570 to 444.7499, inclusive, or any application thereof to any person, thing or circumstance is held invalid, it is intended that such invalidity not affect the remaining provisions, or their application, …

NAC 444.636 Adoption by reference of certain provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, United States Geological Survey and Environmental Protection Agency. (NRS 444.560) 1. The following provisions are hereby adopted by reference: (a) Appendix I to 40 C.F.R. Part 258, as that Ap…

NAC 444.638 Interpretation of provisions. (NRS 444.560) 1. The provisions of NAC 444.570 to 444.7499, inclusive, may not be interpreted to circumvent any of those provisions to make them less effective. 2. If more than one interpretation exists for a provision, the more restricti…

NAC 444.639 Interrelation with other laws and regulations. (NRS 444.560) The provisions of NAC 444.570 to 444.7499, inclusive, do not waive or circumvent the provisions of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, 445B.100 to 445B.640, inclusive, 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive, and 459…

NAC 444.6395 Fees for initial issuance of permit or letter of approval; annual permit fees. (NRS 444.560) 1. The Division shall charge and collect the following fees for an application for the initial issuance of a permit or letter of approval: For an application submitted by a c…

NAC 444.640 Open burning; disposal of animal carcasses. (NRS 444.560) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, open burning of solid wastes at a disposal site, transfer station or other facility which handles solid waste is prohibited. 2. The solid waste management author…

NAC 444.6405 Permit to operate disposal site: Requirement; exemptions; application. (NRS 444.560) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the owner or operator of a disposal site must obtain a permit to operate the site from the appropriate solid waste management authori…

NAC 444.641 Permit to operate disposal site: Evaluation of application; notice to applicant concerning completeness and compliance; notice of intent to issue or deny application; period for public comment. (NRS 444.560) 1. A solid waste management authority shall, within 45 days …

NAC 444.6415 Permit to operate disposal site: Response to notice of intent to issue or deny application; request for public hearing; notice of public hearing. (NRS 444.560) 1. An applicant for a permit to operate a disposal site and any other interested person may, within 30 days…

NAC 444.6419 Permit to operate disposal site: Response by solid waste management authority to written comments concerning proposed issuance or denial of permit; publication of written comments. (NRS 444.560) The solid waste management authority shall issue a statement responding …

NAC 444.6425 Permit to operate disposal site: Duties of solid waste management authority after period for public review; modification or placement of conditions based on public comments. (NRS 444.560) 1. Within 30 days after the end of the period for public review, the solid wast…