CHAPTER 444 - SANITATION

NAC 444.645 Program for quality assurance and control for construction of required liner system. (NRS 444.560) The owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill unit shall: 1. Develop and carry out a program for quality assurance and quality control for the construction o…

NAC 444.646 Disposal of special wastes: Sewage sludge, septic tank pumpings and medical wastes; coverage of burial area. (NRS 444.560) 1. Sewage sludges, septic tank pumpings and medical wastes may be deposited at a disposal site only if provisions for such disposal are included …

NAC 444.648 Disposal of special wastes: Waste tires. (NRS 444.560) 1. Disposal of waste tires by open dumping is prohibited. 2. Disposal of waste tires by open burning is prohibited. 3. Waste tires which are disposed of by landfilling and which are not incorporated with other was…

NAC 444.650 Disposal of special wastes: Waste oils. (NRS 444.560) 1. Large quantities of waste oils, greases, oil sludges or oil soaked wastes must not be placed in any land disposal site unless special provisions for handling and other special precautions are included in the ope…

NAC 444.652 Disposal of special wastes: Construction and demolition wastes. (NRS 444.560) Landfills incorporating large quantities of construction and demolition wastes of combustible nature must be cross-sectioned into cells by compacted cover material to prevent spread of accid…

NAC 444.654 Disposal of special wastes: Septic tank pumpings and raw sewage. (NRS 444.560) 1. Septic tank pumpings and raw sewage must not be disposed of by land spreading, unless it is specifically determined and approved in writing by the solid waste management authority that s…

NAC 444.656 Disposal of special wastes: Untreated sewage sludge. (NRS 444.560) Untreated sewage sludges must not be: 1. Used as fertilizer on root crops, vegetables, low-growing berries or fruits that may be eaten raw. 2. Applied to land later than 1 year prior to planting, where…

NAC 444.658 Plans to manage solid waste. (NRS 444.560) 1. Every municipality or district board of health must develop a plan for the management of solid waste within the area of its jurisdiction, together with a program for carrying out the plan. 2. The area or region to be inclu…

NAC 444.660 Standards for storage, collection and transportation set by ordinances. (NRS 444.560) 1. The storage on the premises, the collection and the transportation to the disposal site of solid waste must generally be according to the pertinent ordinances or regulations of th…

NAC 444.662 Storage of solid wastes before collection. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or occupant, or both, of any premises, business establishment or industry are responsible for the safe and sanitary storage of all solid waste accumulated at the premise until it is removed. 2. All …

NAC 444.664 Collection and transportation of solid wastes. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or occupant, or both, of any premises, business establishment or industry are responsible for the satisfactory and legal arrangement for removal of all solid waste accumulated at the premises. 2…

NAC 444.666 Transfer stations: Design and operating plans. (NRS 444.560) 1. A transfer station must not be established until the site location and the design and operating plans of the transfer station have been approved by the solid waste management authority. 2. A transfer stat…

NAC 444.6661 Transfer stations: Application to operate or modify. (NRS 444.560) 1. An application to operate a new transfer station or to modify an existing transfer station must be submitted to the solid waste management authority before construction commences. 2. The applicatio…

NAC 444.6662 Transfer stations: Contents of report concerning design. (NRS 444.560) The report concerning the design of the transfer station required pursuant to NAC 444.6661 must: 1. Be prepared under the direction of a licensed professional engineer. 2. Be signed and stamped by…

NAC 444.6663 Transfer stations: Requirements for operating plan. (NRS 444.560) The operating plan of the transfer station required pursuant to NAC 444.6661 must include, without limitation: 1. Provisions for the control of access to the transfer station; 2. The number of attendan…

NAC 444.6664 Transfer stations: Construction. (NRS 444.560) 1. A transfer station must be constructed with: (a) Any barriers and appurtenances necessary to control access to the station; (b) An all-weather access road; (c) Appurtenances to control litter; and (d) Areas for proces…

NAC 444.66645 Transfer stations: Handling and salvage of solid waste; maintenance of records; handling of asbestos; removal of remaining waste at final closure. (NRS 444.560) 1. Any solid waste accepted at a transfer station must be: (a) Transferred to a disposal site that has be…

NAC 444.66647 Public waste storage bin facility: Notification of establishment; general requirements; final closure. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner of a public waste storage bin facility shall notify the solid waste management authority in writing not more than 30 days after establis…

NAC 444.6665 Operating criteria: Program for detecting and preventing disposal of regulated hazardous waste and PCB wastes. (NRS 444.560, 459.485, 459.490) 1. The owner or operator shall carry out a program at the municipal solid waste landfill unit for detecting and preventing t…

NAC 444.667 Operating criteria: Control of explosive gas. (NRS 444.560) 1. An owner or operator shall provide for the control of explosive gas at the municipal solid waste landfill unit in accordance with the provisions of this section. 2. The owner or operator shall ensure that:…

NAC 444.6675 Operating criteria: Compliance with state implementation plan; open burning of certain solid wastes prohibited. (NRS 444.560) 1. An owner or operator shall ensure that the municipal solid waste landfill unit does not violate any applicable requirements developed by t…

NAC 444.6678 Operating criteria: Vector control. (NRS 444.560) An owner or operator shall prevent or control populations of disease vectors at the municipal solid waste landfill unit using techniques appropriate for the protection of public health and safety and the environment. …

NAC 444.668 System to process waste: Hazards, nuisances and impairment of environment prohibited. (NRS 444.560) No solid waste processing system may be allowed to cause health hazards, public nuisances or otherwise cause or contribute to the impairment of the environment. [Enviro…

NAC 444.670 System to process waste: Compost plant. (NRS 444.560) 1. A compost plant must not be established until the site location, design of the plant and proposed method of operation have been approved by the solid waste management authority and a permit to operate the compos…

NAC 444.672 System to process waste: Incineration. (NRS 444.560) 1. An incinerator plant must not be established until the site location, facilities and the proposed method of operation have been approved by the solid waste management authority. 2. All incineration equipment and …

NAC 444.674 System to process waste: Salvage yard. (NRS 444.560) 1. A salvage yard must not be established until the location, facilities and proposed method of operation have been approved by the solid waste management authority. 2. Salvage in a salvage yard must be stored in an…

NAC 444.676 System to process waste: Other methods. (NRS 444.560) Before any method of solid waste processing, not otherwise provided for in these regulations, is placed into operation, complete plans, specifications and design data must meet the approval of the solid waste manag…

NAC 444.6765 Closure of existing municipal solid waste landfill unit for failure to prove compliance with certain provisions. (NRS 444.560) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an existing municipal solid waste landfill unit which does not file the proof required by N…

NAC 444.6769 Minimum requirements. (NRS 444.560) A Class I site must comply with the minimum requirements set forth in NAC 444.6405 to 444.6435, inclusive, 444.645, 444.6665 to 444.6678, inclusive, 444.6765 to 444.7025, inclusive, and 444.7481 to 444.7499, inclusive. A Class I si…

NAC 444.677 Application for permit to operate Class I site or lateral expansion thereof. (NRS 444.553, 444.556, 444.560) An application for a permit to operate a Class I site or a lateral expansion of a Class I site must be submitted to the solid waste management authority and mu…

NAC 444.678 Location restrictions: Generally. (NRS 444.560) The location of a Class I site must: 1. Be easily accessible in all kinds of weather to all vehicles expected to use it. 2. Prevent pollutants and contaminants from the municipal solid waste landfill units at the site fr…

NAC 444.6783 Location restrictions: Airport safety. (NRS 444.560) 1. A Class I site must meet the following safety requirements relating to airports: (a) An owner or operator of a new or existing municipal solid waste landfill unit or a lateral expansion which is located: (1) Wit…

NAC 444.6785 Location restrictions: Floodplains. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator of a new or existing municipal solid waste landfill unit or lateral expansion located in a 100-year floodplain shall maintain proof that the unit or lateral expansion will not: (a) Restrict th…

NAC 444.679 Location restrictions: Wetlands. (NRS 444.560) 1. A new municipal solid waste landfill unit or a lateral expansion may not be located in wetlands unless the owner or operator satisfactorily demonstrates to the solid waste management authority and the Administrator tha…

NAC 444.6791 Location restrictions: Fault areas. (NRS 444.560) 1. A new municipal solid waste landfill unit or lateral expansion must not be located within 200 feet of a fault that has had a displacement in Holocene time unless the owner or operator demonstrates to the solid wast…

NAC 444.6793 Location restrictions: Seismic impact zones. (NRS 444.560) 1. A new municipal solid waste landfill unit or lateral expansion may not be located in a seismic impact zone, unless the owner or operator submits proof to the solid waste management authority that all struc…

NAC 444.6795 Location restrictions: Unstable areas. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator of a new or existing municipal solid waste landfill unit or a lateral expansion located in an unstable area shall maintain proof that engineering measures have been incorporated into the st…

NAC 444.680 Report of design. (NRS 444.560) The report of the design of a Class I site must: 1. Be signed by a professional engineer registered in this State. 2. Include a general location map showing land use and zoning within 1 mile of the disposal site. 3. Include plans and sp…

NAC 444.681 Design criteria. (NRS 444.560) 1. A new municipal solid waste landfill unit or lateral expansion must be constructed: (a) In accordance with a design approved by the solid waste management authority that is sufficient to protect the waters of the State from degradatio…

NAC 444.683 Plan for monitoring water; suspension of monitoring requirements. (NRS 444.560) 1. The plan for monitoring water for a Class I site must provide a complete description of a system capable of monitoring the performance of the design of the site, including monitoring of…

NAC 444.6835 Schedule for compliance with monitoring requirements. (NRS 444.560) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 444.7482, the owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill unit in a Class I site shall comply with the requirements for monitoring groundwater according …

NAC 444.684 Plan for operating. (NRS 444.560) The plan for operating a Class I site must: 1. Include a description of the equipment and persons necessary to operate the site; 2. Provide for: (a) Adequate fire control methods to extinguish and prevent the spread of accidental fire…

NAC 444.685 Financial assurance: Compliance mandatory; exemptions; waiver. (NRS 444.560) 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the owner or operator of a Class I site or lateral expansion of a Class I site shall comply with the provisions of NAC 444.6851 to 444.6859, i…

NAC 444.6851 Financial assurance: Estimate for cost of plan for closure; adjustments to estimate. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator shall obtain a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the cost of hiring a third person to close the largest area of all municipal s…

NAC 444.68515 Financial assurance: Estimate for cost of program for postclosure; adjustments to estimate. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator shall obtain a detailed written estimate, in current dollars, of the cost of hiring a third person to conduct a program for postclosure…

NAC 444.6852 Financial assurance: Estimate for cost of plan for corrective action; adjustments to estimate. (NRS 444.560) 1. An owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill unit required to undertake a plan for corrective action pursuant to NAC 444.7497, 444.7498 and 444…

NAC 444.68525 Financial assurance: Allowable mechanisms. (NRS 444.560) The mechanisms used to demonstrate financial assurance pursuant to NAC 444.685 must ensure that the money necessary to meet the cost of closure, postclosure and corrective action for known releases of contamin…