NAC444.6887. Discharge of pollutants or contaminants into surface waters prohibited.  


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  • 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 waters of the United States, including wetlands, which violates any requirements of the federal Clean Water Act of 1977, including, but not limited to, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, 33 U.S.C. § 1342, as that section existed on November 8, 1993, or NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or

         2. Cause the discharge of a nonpoint source of pollution into the waters of the State or waters of the United States, including wetlands, which violates any requirement of a plan for the management of the quality of water that is applicable in the area or throughout the State and which has been approved pursuant to sections 208 or 319 of the Clean Water Act of 1977, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1288 or 1329, as those sections existed on November 8, 1993, or NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 11-8-93)