Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 444.712 Plan for operating. (NRS 444.560) The plan for operating a Class II site must: 1. Comply with subsections 1, 2 and 4 of NAC 444.684; and 2. Demonstrate how the site will comply with NAC 444.6665 to 444.6678, inclusive, and 444.714 to 444.728, inclusive. [Environmental…

NAC 444.714 Operation and maintenance. (NRS 444.560) The operation and maintenance of a Class II site must be in accordance with NAC 444.686. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 5.2.3.1-5.2.3.4, eff. 9-21-77]—(NAC A 9-2-92; 11-8-93)

NAC 444.716 Cover of solid wastes. (NRS 444.560) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, solid wastes at a Class II site must be covered in accordance with NAC 444.688. 2. The solid waste management authority may, after public review and comment, allow the owner or opera…

NAC 444.7175 Final cover and closure for certain sites; deviations. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator of a Class II site that stops receiving waste before October 9, 1997, shall: (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, comply with the requirements for a final cover…

NAC 444.718 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. §§ 5.2.3.14-5.2.3.14.4, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.720 Disposal of special wastes. (NRS 444.560) Sewage solids or liquids and other special wastes must not be disposed of in a Class II site except when special permission has been given by the solid waste management authority. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § …

NAC 444.722 Putrescible wastes; vector control. (NRS 444.560) 1. Any dead animals, carrion, slaughterhouse wastes or 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 i…

NAC 444.724 Control of erosion and dust. (NRS 444.560) Suitable grasses must be planted, as required, in completed areas of the landfill to prevent erosion, surface deterioration and fugitive dust. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 5.2.3.5.5, eff. 9-21-77]

NAC 444.726 Roads. (NRS 444.560) 1. Permanent roads should be provided from the public road system to the site. 2. Temporary roads may be provided as necessary to the working face. 3. All roads must be passable during normal inclement weather. [Environmental Comm’n, Solid Waste M…

NAC 444.728 Miscellaneous requirements for operation; semiannual reports; topographic or other volumetric surveys and reports. (NRS 444.560) 1. Salvaging is prohibited at the working face of a Class II site. Scavenging is prohibited at a Class II site. 2. A Class II site must be …

NAC 444.731 Minimum standards; reduction or waiver of requirements. (NRS 444.560) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, each Class III site must comply with the standards for location, design, construction, operation and maintenance set forth in NAC 444.733 to 4…

NAC 444.733 Application for permit to operate Class III site or lateral expansion thereof. (NRS 444.553, 444.560) An application for a permit to operate a Class III site or a lateral expansion of a Class III site must be submitted to the solid waste management authority. Unless o…

NAC 444.735 Location. (NRS 444.560, 459.485, 459.490) The location of a Class III site must: 1. Be easily accessible in all kinds of weather to all vehicles expected to use it. 2. Safeguard against water pollution originating from the decomposed solid waste at the site. 3. Safegu…

NAC 444.737 Plan to characterize solid waste. (NRS 444.560) A plan to characterize solid waste for a Class III site must be sufficient to: 1. Determine that the waste is not a hazardous waste; 2. Identify physical and chemical characteristics of the waste which may create an envi…

NAC 444.739 Report for design. (NRS 444.560) A report for the design of a Class III 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 a topograp…

NAC 444.741 Plan for monitoring water; suspension of monitoring requirements. (NRS 444.560) 1. A plan for monitoring water for a Class III site must provide for a system capable of monitoring the performance of the design of the site, including the monitoring of the unsaturated z…

NAC 444.743 Final cover or closure; postclosure. (NRS 444.560) A Class III site must comply with requirements set forth in NAC 444.6891 to 444.6894, inclusive, concerning closure and postclosure. (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 9-2-92; A 11-8-93)

NAC 444.745 Control of erosion and dust. (NRS 444.560) 1. Suitable grasses must be planted at a Class III site, if required, in completed areas of the landfill to prevent erosion, surface deterioration and fugitive dust. 2. The operator of the site shall ensure that an adequate a…

NAC 444.747 Miscellaneous requirements; reports; records; notification. (NRS 444.560) 1. Scavenging at a Class III site is prohibited. 2. The area of a Class III site must be inspected daily and all scattered paper and other lightweight debris returned to the fill area and covere…

NAC 444.7474 “Materials recovery facility” defined. (NRS 444.560) As used in NAC 444.7474 to 444.74779, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “materials recovery facility” means a solid waste management facility that provides for the extraction from solid waste of rec…

NAC 444.74743 Approval needed for operation; submission of application before construction begins. (NRS 444.560) 1. A person shall not operate a materials recovery facility unless the location, design and operating plans of the facility have been approved by the solid waste manag…

NAC 444.74747 Application to operate; application to modify. (NRS 444.560) 1. An application to operate a materials recovery facility must include: (a) The name, location and mailing address of: (1) The materials recovery facility; (2) The owner of the materials recovery facility…

NAC 444.74751 Report of design. (NRS 444.560) The report of the design of the materials recovery facility required by NAC 444.74747 must: 1. Include a detailed description of the site of the facility, a diagram indicating the manner in which the materials are processed at the fac…

NAC 444.74755 Plan for operating. (NRS 444.560) The plan for operating the materials recovery facility required by NAC 444.74747 must provide a detailed description of the proposed operating procedures and include, without limitation: 1. The provisions for controlling access to t…

NAC 444.74759 Standards for design. (NRS 444.560) 1. A materials recovery facility must be constructed with: (a) Barriers and appurtenances necessary to control access to the facility; (b) A road that provides access to the facility in all kinds of weather; (c) Appurtenances to c…

NAC 444.74763 Transfer, removal, recovery and storage of solid waste. (NRS 444.560) 1. Solid waste that is accepted by a materials recovery facility must be: (a) Transferred to a disposal site that has been issued a permit by the solid waste management authority; or (b) Recovered…

NAC 444.74767 Maintenance, availability and content of records; classification of certain information as trade secret; reporting of recycled materials. (NRS 444.560) 1. The operator of a materials recovery facility shall maintain accurate operating records at the facility. The re…

NAC 444.74771 Closure of facility. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator of a materials recovery facility shall notify the solid waste management authority in writing at least 90 days before the date the facility is expected to close. The facility may not accept any solid waste …

NAC 444.74775 Surety bond or other financial assurance required to cover cost of closure. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator of a materials recovery facility shall obtain a surety bond, or any other mechanism of financial assurance approved by the solid waste management autho…

NAC 444.74779 Compliance with plans for design and operation; suspension or revocation of approval to operate. (NRS 444.560) 1. A materials recovery facility must comply with the plans for the design and operation of the facility approved by the solid waste management authority. …

NAC 444.748 Petition for variance; appeals. (NRS 444.558, 444.560, 444.590) 1. Any person who believes that an alternative to any standard specified in NAC 444.570 to 444.7499, inclusive, will comply with the intent of the specified standard and will protect public health and the…

NAC 444.7481 Suspension and continuation of monitoring requirements. (NRS 444.560) 1. The requirements for monitoring groundwater set forth in NAC 444.7483 to 444.7492, inclusive, may be suspended by a solid waste management authority for a municipal solid waste landfill unit if …

NAC 444.7482 Alternative schedule for complying with monitoring requirements. (NRS 444.560) 1. A solid waste management authority may establish an alternative schedule for the owners or operators of existing municipal solid waste landfill units or lateral expansions within the ar…

NAC 444.7483 Requirements concerning system for monitoring groundwater. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill unit shall install a system for monitoring groundwater which consists of a sufficient number of wells, installed at appropriate locat…

NAC 444.7484 Program for sampling and analysis. (NRS 444.560) 1. The owner or operator shall notify the solid waste management authority that the documentation of the program for sampling and analysis has been placed in the records of the disposal site. 2. A system for monitoring…

NAC 444.7485 Statistical methods for evaluating data; performance standards. (NRS 444.560) 1. An owner or operator shall specify in the records for the disposal site one of the following statistical methods to be used in evaluating data from monitoring groundwater for each hazard…

NAC 444.7486 Determination of statistically significant increase over background values. (NRS 444.560) 1. Within 14 days after completing sampling and analysis, the owner or operator shall determine whether there is a statistically significant increase over background values for …

NAC 444.7487 Constituents required to be monitored; establishment of list of alternative parameters for inorganic materials. (NRS 444.560) 1. An owner or operator shall monitor constituents at all wells monitoring groundwater pursuant to NAC 444.7483. At a minimum, the constituen…

NAC 444.7488 Program for detection monitoring. (NRS 444.560) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, all constituents listed in Appendix I or in the list of alternative parameters established pursuant to NAC 444.7487 must be monitored at least semiannually during the act…

NAC 444.7489 Procedures upon determination of statistically significant increase of Appendix I constituents or alternative parameters. (NRS 444.560) 1. If an owner or operator determines, pursuant to NAC 444.7485, that there is a statistically significant increase over background…

NAC 444.749 Program for assessment monitoring. (NRS 444.560) 1. If a statistically significant increase over background has been detected for one or more of the constituents listed in Appendix I or the list of alternative parameters established pursuant to NAC 444.7487, an owner …

NAC 444.7491 Procedures upon determination of concentrations of Appendix II constituents. (NRS 444.560) 1. If the concentrations of all constituents listed in Appendix II are shown to be at or below background values, using the statistical procedures set forth in NAC 444.7485, fo…

NAC 444.7492 Establishment of standard for protection of groundwater. (NRS 444.560) 1. The Administrator shall establish a standard for the protection of groundwater for each constituent listed in Appendix II detected in the groundwater as follows: (a) For a constituent for which…

NAC 444.7493 Assessment of corrective measures upon determination that level of any Appendix II constituent exceeds standard for protection of groundwater; public notice and comment. (NRS 444.560) 1. Within 90 days after finding that any of the constituents listed in Appendix II …

NAC 444.7494 Selection and approval of remedy by solid waste management authority. (NRS 444.560) 1. Based on the results of the assessment of corrective measures conducted pursuant to NAC 444.7493 and the public comments received, if any, the solid waste management authority may …

NAC 444.7495 Schedule for initiation and completion of remedial activities. (NRS 444.560) An owner or operator shall submit to the solid waste management authority a schedule for initiating and completing remedial activities. The schedule must require the initiation of remedial a…

NAC 444.7496 Exemptions from requirement of remediation. (NRS 444.560) 1. The solid waste management authority and the Administrator may jointly determine that remediation of a release of a constituent listed in Appendix II from a municipal solid waste landfill unit is not necess…