Title 40

NRS 445A.8075 “Commission” defined. “Commission” means the State Environmental Commission. (Added to NRS by 2005, 551)

NRS 445A.808 “Community water system” defined. “Community water system” means a public water system that: 1. Has at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents of the area served by the system; or 2. Regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents of the area serv…

NRS 445A.810 “Contaminant” defined. “Contaminant” means any physical, chemical, biological, radiological or other substance which can cause or transmit infectious disease, chemical poisoning, chronic disease or other impairment to humans. (Added to NRS by 1977, 443)

NRS 445A.812 “District board of health” defined. “District board of health” means a district board of health of a health district created pursuant to NRS 439.362 or 439.370. (Added to NRS by 2005, 551; A 2025, 2845)

NRS 445A.814 “Division” defined. “Division” means the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Added to NRS by 2005, 551)

NRS 445A.815 “Federal Act” defined. “Federal Act” means the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq., as amended. (Added to NRS by 1977, 443; A 1999, 1867)

NRS 445A.817 “Financial capability” defined. “Financial capability” means the ability of a public water system to: 1. Pay the costs related to maintenance, operations, depreciation and capital expenses; 2. Maintain creditworthiness; and 3. Establish and maintain adequate fiscal c…

NRS 445A.824 “Local governing body” defined. “Local governing body” means: 1. The governing body of an incorporated city in which is located within the limits of the incorporated city all or any part of an area serviced by a water system; or 2. The board of county commissioners o…

NRS 445A.827 “Managerial capability” defined. “Managerial capability” means the ability of a public water system to conduct its administrative affairs in a manner that ensures compliance with all applicable standards based on: 1. The accountability, responsibility and authority o…

NRS 445A.828 “Noncommunity water system” defined. “Noncommunity water system” means a public water system that is not a community water system. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1865)

NRS 445A.829 “Nontransient water system” defined. “Nontransient water system” means a noncommunity water system that regularly serves at least 25 of the same persons for more than 6 months per year. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1865)

NRS 445A.830 “Operator” defined. “Operator” means a person regularly in charge of the day-to-day operations of a public water system. (Added to NRS by 1991, 613)

NRS 445A.835 “Person” defined. “Person” includes the State of Nevada, any political subdivision of this or another state, and any agency of the United States. (Added to NRS by 1977, 443)

NRS 445A.838 “Public utility” defined. “Public utility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.020. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1865)

NRS 445A.840 “Public water system” defined. “Public water system” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445A.235. (Added to NRS by 1977, 443; A 1999, 1867)

NRS 445A.843 “Service connection” defined. 1. “Service connection” means: (a) The point of connection between a public water system and the system used by a customer of the public water system to obtain water from that system, at which point the public water system loses its cont…

NRS 445A.845 “Supplier of water” defined. “Supplier of water” means a person who owns, controls or operates a public water system. (Added to NRS by 1977, 443)

NRS 445A.847 “Technical capability” defined. “Technical capability” means the ability of a public water system to: 1. Obtain an adequate and reliable source of water that is necessary to provide the quantity and quality of water required by the system; 2. Establish and maintain a…

NRS 445A.848 “Transient water system” defined. “Transient water system” means a noncommunity water system that does not regularly serve at least 25 of the same persons for more than 6 months per year. (Added to NRS by 1999, 1866)

NRS 445A.850 “Water system” defined. “Water system” means any privately owned public water system which serves at least 15 service connections that are used by residents throughout the year or regularly serves at least 25 residents throughout the year. The term does not include a…

NRS 445A.853 Designation of district board of health to issue permits to operate water system; periodic review; deficiencies; revocation of designation. 1. The Administrator of the Division may, in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 445A.860…

NRS 445A.855 Commission: Adoption of primary and secondary standards of drinking water. The Commission shall adopt by regulation: 1. Primary drinking water standards which prescribe the maximum permissible levels for contaminants in any public water system and provide for the mon…

NRS 445A.860 Commission: Adoption of regulations. In addition to the regulations required to be adopted pursuant to NRS 445A.880, the Commission: 1. Shall adopt regulations establishing procedures for a system of permits to operate water systems which are constructed on or after …

NRS 445A.861 Deposit and use of fees. 1. All fees collected pursuant to NRS 278.3295 and subsection 7 of NRS 445A.860 must be deposited in a separate account created in the State General Fund. The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall administer the account…

NRS 445A.863 Certification of laboratories for analysis of water; requirements for performance of certain analyses. 1. The Commission shall provide by regulation standards for the certification of laboratories for the analysis of water pursuant to NRS 445A.800 to 445A.955, inclus…

NRS 445A.865 Commission: Contracts; assistance; hearings; subpoenas. To carry out the provisions and purposes of NRS 445A.800 to 445A.955, inclusive, the Commission may: 1. Through the Administrator of the Division: (a) Enter into agreements, contracts or cooperative arrangements…

NRS 445A.870 Advisory board regarding certification of operators: Appointment; membership; compensation of members. 1. The Commission may appoint an advisory board to act in an advisory capacity in matters relating to the certification of operators of community water systems or n…

NRS 445A.875 Certification of operators: Requirement; exception; operation of multiple systems; presence of operator on-site. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not act as an operator of a community water system or noncommunity water system unless the…

NRS 445A.880 Certification of operators: Regulations; fees; examination; exemption from examination. 1. The Commission shall adopt regulations to establish: (a) A system of classification of operators of community water systems and noncommunity water systems who are required to b…

NRS 445A.885 Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Requirements for permit. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, no water system which is constructed on or after July 1, 1991, may operate unless the owner of the water system receives a permit to operate the water s…

NRS 445A.890 Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Preliminary requests for comments. Before making the finding specified in NRS 445A.910 and before making the determinations specified in NRS 244.3655, 268.4102 and 445A.895, the Commission or Division, as applicable, shall req…

NRS 445A.895 Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Conditions for issuance of permit. A permit to operate a water system may not be issued pursuant to NRS 445A.885 unless all of the following conditions are met: 1. Neither water provided by a public utility nor water provided …

NRS 445A.900 Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Prerequisites to liens for assessments. No lien for the assessments provided by the covenants, conditions and restrictions described in NRS 445A.895 is binding upon the property until: 1. The local governing body, after a hear…

NRS 445A.905 Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Disposition of proceeds of assessments and sureties. 1. The proceeds of any assessments upon lots or parcels and the sureties required pursuant to NRS 445A.895 must be deposited with the treasurer of the local governing body w…

NRS 445A.910 Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Assumption of control by local governing body. 1. If the Division has found that any of the conditions of a permit to operate a water system issued pursuant to NRS 445A.885 are being violated and has notified the holder of the…

NRS 445A.915 Systems constructed after June 30, 1991: Effect of provisions. The provisions of NRS 445A.885 to 445A.915, inclusive, do not prevent: 1. A local governing body or a health district from imposing its own conditions for approval of the operation of any water system loc…

NRS 445A.920 Review and approval of plans and specifications by Commission or district board of health. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, plans and specifications for any substantial addition to or alteration of a public water system subject to a regulation of the …

NRS 445A.925 Duties of Division and district boards of health. 1. The Division or the district board of health, if designated pursuant to NRS 445A.853, shall: (a) Enforce the provisions of NRS 445A.800 to 445A.955, inclusive, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and (b) Make…

NRS 445A.930 Imminent hazard; issuance and review of emergency order; public warning. 1. An imminent hazard exists if the Division, after consulting with the district board of health and the supplier of water, determines that a contaminant is or will be found in a public water sy…

NRS 445A.935 Variance or exemption from regulation of Commission: Application; notice and hearing; participation of Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. 1. A supplier of water may apply to the Commission for a variance or exemption from the regulations of the Commission. The Co…

NRS 445A.940 Notification to Division or district board of health and user of water system by supplier of water. 1. A supplier of water shall immediately notify the Division or, if designated pursuant to NRS 445A.853, the district board of health and the users of the supplier’s p…

NRS 445A.943 Issuance of orders by Division. 1. If the Division has reason to believe that a person is engaging or has engaged in any act or practice which violates the provisions of NRS 445A.800 to 445A.955, inclusive, or a regulation adopted or order issued pursuant thereto, or…

NRS 445A.945 Injunctions. 1. The Division or the district board of health, if designated pursuant to NRS 445A.853, may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the continuance or occurrence of any act or practice which violates the provisions of NRS 445A.800 to 445A.9…

NRS 445A.950 Civil penalty and administrative fine against supplier of water for certain violations; enforcement proceedings. 1. Any supplier of water who: (a) Violates any standard established pursuant to NRS 445A.855; (b) Violates or fails to comply with an order issued pursuan…

NRS 445A.952 Civil penalty and administrative fine against laboratories for certain violations; enforcement proceedings. 1. A laboratory for the analysis of water that: (a) Violates any regulation adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 445A.863; or (b) Violates or fails to com…

NRS 445A.955 Criminal penalty. Any person who violates the provisions of NRS 445A.800 to 445A.955, inclusive, or any regulation adopted by the Commission pursuant to those provisions is guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. (Added to NRS b…