Nevada Administrative Code

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…

NAC 444.6853 Financial assurance: Trust fund. (NRS 444.560) 1. An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of NAC 444.685 by establishing a trust fund which conforms to the requirements of this section. The trustee must be an entity which has the authority to act as a trust…

NAC 444.68535 Financial assurance: Surety bond guaranteeing payment or performance. (NRS 444.560) 1. An owner or operator may demonstrate financial assurance for closure or postclosure by obtaining a surety bond guaranteeing payment or performance which conforms to the requiremen…

NAC 444.6854 Financial assurance: Letter of credit. (NRS 444.560) 1. An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of NAC 444.685 by obtaining an irrevocable letter of credit which conforms to the requirements of this section. 2. A letter of credit must: (a) If for closure an…

NAC 444.6855 Financial assurance: Insurance. (NRS 444.560) 1. An owner or operator may demonstrate financial assurance for closure and postclosure by obtaining insurance which conforms to the requirements of this section. 2. The insurance must: (a) Be obtained by the owner or ope…

NAC 444.6856 Financial assurance: Alternate mechanisms approved by solid waste management authority. (NRS 444.560) 1. An owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of NAC 444.685 by obtaining any other mechanism which: (a) Meets the criteria specified in NAC 444.6859; and (b)…

NAC 444.6857 Financial assurance: Assumption of responsibility by State. (NRS 444.560) If this State assumes legal responsibility for an owner’s or operator’s compliance with the requirements for closure, postclosure or corrective action set forth in NAC 444.570 to 444.7499, incl…

NAC 444.6858 Financial assurance: Use of multiple mechanisms. (NRS 444.560) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an owner or operator may satisfy the requirements of NAC 444.685 by establishing more than one mechanism for financial assurance per municipal solid waste …

NAC 444.6859 Financial assurance: General requirements for all mechanisms. (NRS 444.560) 1. An entity providing the mechanism used to demonstrate financial assurance pursuant to NAC 444.685 shall reimburse or make payments to the owner, operator or any other person designated by …

NAC 444.686 Operation and maintenance. (NRS 444.560) 1. The operation and maintenance of a Class I site must be in a manner which will not create odors, unsightliness or other nuisances. 2. The face of the working fill must be kept as narrow as is consistent with safe and efficie…

NAC 444.688 Covering of compacted solid waste; continuous operation as alternative. (NRS 444.560) 1. The compacted solid waste of a Class I site must be covered as follows: (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, solid waste that is disposed of at the Class I site must …

NAC 444.6885 System to control runon and runoff. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator of a Class I site shall provide a system to control runon and runoff. 2. The owner or operator of a Class I site shall design, construct and maintain: (a) A system to control runon to prevent …

NAC 444.6887 Discharge of pollutants or contaminants into surface waters prohibited. (NRS 444.560) The owner or operator of a Class I site shall not: 1. Cause a discharge of pollutants or contaminants from a municipal solid waste landfill unit into the waters of the State or wate…

NAC 444.6891 Requirements for design and construction of system for final cover. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator of a Class I site shall install a system for a final cover which is designed to minimize infiltration and erosion. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,…

NAC 444.6892 Notice of intent to close; general requirements concerning closure. (NRS 444.560) 1. At least 15 days before beginning the closure of a municipal solid waste landfill unit at a Class I site pursuant to subsection 2, an owner or operator shall provide notice to the so…

NAC 444.6893 Requirements after closure of all municipal solid waste landfill units within Class I site. (NRS 444.560) 1. After the closure of all municipal solid waste landfill units within a Class I site, the owner or operator of the site shall: (a) Record a notation that compl…

NAC 444.6894 Program for postclosure for each municipal solid waste landfill unit within Class I site. (NRS 444.560) 1. After the closure of each municipal solid waste landfill unit of a Class I site, the owner or operator of the site shall conduct a program for postclosure for t…

NAC 444.6895 Plan for final cover or closure of Class I site. (NRS 444.560) A plan for closing a Class I site must include: 1. A description of the actions necessary to close all municipal solid waste landfill units within the site at any time during their active life; 2. A descr…

NAC 444.6896 Plan for postclosure; use of property during or after period of postclosure. (NRS 444.560) 1. A plan for postclosure which specifies how and at what frequency a municipal solid waste landfill unit will be maintained and monitored during the period of postclosure must…

NAC 444.6897 Maintenance of plans for closure and postclosure in operating records of site. (NRS 444.553, 444.560) The owner or operator of a Class I site shall maintain a copy of the plans for closure and postclosure in the operating records of the site. To receive a permit to o…

NAC 444.690 Signs. (NRS 444.560) Signs must be posted that clearly indicate: 1. The owner and operator of the site. 2. The hours of operation. 3. Materials accepted or excluded. 4. Fees charged. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 5.1.3.18.1-5.1.3.18.4, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.692 Disposal of liquids. (NRS 444.560) 1. An owner or operator of a Class I site shall restrict the types and amounts of liquids disposed of in a Class I site except as permitted by the solid waste management authority in accordance with subsections 2 and 3. 2. Liquids wh…

NAC 444.694 Putrescible wastes; vector control. (NRS 444.560) 1. Any dead animals, carrion, slaughterhouse wastes and other highly putrescible wastes accepted at the land disposal site must be placed in a separate trench or area and covered immediately. 2. Vector control must be …

NAC 444.696 Control of erosion and dust. (NRS 444.560) 1. Suitable grasses must be planted, as required, in completed areas of the landfill to prevent erosion, surface deterioration and fugitive dust. 2. Adequate water must be available at all times for dust control and for compa…

NAC 444.698 Access; roads. (NRS 444.560) 1. Access to a municipal solid waste landfill unit must be controlled as to time of use and as to those authorized to use the site in order to prevent unauthorized vehicular traffic and illegal dumping. Access must be controlled by using a…

NAC 444.700 Facilities for personnel. (NRS 444.560) Suitable shelter and sanitary facilities must be provided for operating personnel and waste transport personnel. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 5.1.3.10, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.702 Miscellaneous requirements for operation; quarterly reports; topographic or other volumetric surveys and reports. (NRS 444.560) 1. Scavenging at a Class I site is prohibited. 2. Salvaging is prohibited at the working face of a Class I site. 3. A Class I site must be i…

NAC 444.7025 Operating records required to be kept; notice to solid waste management authority. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator of a Class I site shall record and retain at the site in the operating records or at a location approved by the solid waste management authority,…

NAC 444.704 Minimum requirements; operating records; contamination of groundwater. (NRS 444.560) 1. All Class II sites must comply with the minimum requirements set forth in this section and NAC 444.706 to 444.728, inclusive. A Class II site which fails to satisfy the minimum req…

NAC 444.7045 Provisions for employees; compliance with certain provisions; deviations. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator of a Class II site shall provide suitable shelter, drinking water and sanitary facilities for the employees who work at the Class II site. 2. Except as ot…

NAC 444.705 Application for permit to operate Class II site or lateral expansion thereof. (NRS 444.553, 444.556, 444.560) An application for a permit to operate a Class II site or a lateral expansion of a Class II site must be submitted to the solid waste management authority and…