Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 444.570 Definitions. (NRS 444.560) As used in NAC 444.570 to 444.7499, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NAC 444.5701 to 444.631, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Supplied in codification; A by En…

NAC 444.5701 “Active life” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Active life” means the period of operation of a disposal site beginning with the initial receipt of solid waste and ending at the completion of closure activities in accordance with NAC 444.6891, 444.6892 and 444.6893. (Added to …

NAC 444.5702 “Administrator” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.5703 “Appendix I” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Appendix I” means the Appendix I of 40 C.F.R. Part 258. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.57035 “Appendix II” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Appendix II” means the Appendix II of 40 C.F.R. Part 258. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.5704 “Aquifer” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Aquifer” means a geological formation, group of formations or portion of a formation capable of yielding usable quantities of groundwater to wells and springs. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.57048 “Cell” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Cell” means a portion of a municipal solid waste landfill unit which consists of compacted wastes completely enclosed in cover material. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.5705 “Class I site” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Class I site” means a disposal site which: 1. Is comprised of at least one municipal solid waste landfill unit including all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances and improvements on the land used for the disposal …

NAC 444.571 “Class II site” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Class II site” means a disposal site: 1. Which is comprised of at least one municipal solid waste landfill unit; 2. Which accepts less than 20 tons of solid waste per day on an annual average; 3. For which there is no evidence o…

NAC 444.5715 “Class III site” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Class III site” means a disposal site which accepts only industrial solid waste. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-2-92; A 11-8-93)

NAC 444.572 “Composting” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Composting” means a controlled process of biological degradation of solid waste to an inoffensive humus-like product. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.1, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.573 “Contaminant” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Contaminant” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445A.325. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-2-92)

NAC 444.5735 “Cross-media” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Cross-media” means the transfer of a constituent from a medium such as water, land or air, to another medium. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.574 “Disposal site” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Disposal site” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 444.460. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.2, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.576 “Division” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Division” means the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.3, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.577 “Existing municipal solid waste landfill unit” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Existing municipal solid waste landfill unit” means a municipal solid waste landfill unit which is receiving waste on November 8, 1993. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.578 “Garbage” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Garbage” means putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, storage, sale, preparation, cooking and serving of food. (Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.4, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.5785 “Gas condensate” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Gas condensate” means the liquid generated as a result of any processes to recover gas at a municipal solid waste landfill unit. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.579 “Groundwater” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Groundwater” means all subsurface water comprising the zone of saturation, including perched water. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)

NAC 444.580 “Hazardous waste” defined. (NRS 444.560) “Hazardous waste” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 459.430. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.5, eff. 9-21-77]—(NAC A 9-2-92)

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]