Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter445A Water Controls |
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL |
Standards for Water Quality |
NAC445A.1682. Truckee Region: Truckee River at the state line.
- The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as the Truckee River at the California-Nevada state line. This segment of the Truckee River is located in Washoe County.
STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY
Truckee River at the state line
PARAMETER
REQUIREMENTS
TO MAINTAIN
EXISTING HIGHER
QUALITY
WATER QUALITY
STANDARDS FOR
BENEFICIAL USES
Beneficial Usea
Livestock
Irrigation
Aquatic
Contact
Noncontact
Municipal
Industrial
Wildlife
Aesthetic
Enhance
Marsh
Beneficial Uses
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Aquatic Life Species of Concern
All life stages of mountain whitefish, rainbow trout and brown trout.
Temperature - °C
ΔTb - °C
ΔT = 0
S.V. Nov-Mar
S.V. Apr-May
S.V. Jun
S.V. Jul
S.V. Aug
S.V. Sep-Oct
ΔT
≤ 7
≤ 13
≤ 17
≤ 21
≤ 22
≤ 23
≤ 2
*
X
pH - SU
S.V.
7.0 - 8.3
S.V.
∆pH
6.5 - 9.0
± 0.5
X
X
X
*
X
X
*
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l
S.V. Nov-Mar
S.V. Apr-Oct
≥ 6.0
≥ 5.0
X
*
X
X
X
X
Total Phosphates
(as P) - mg/l
A-Avg.
≤ 0.03
A-Avg.
≤ 0.10
*
*
X
X
Ortho Phosphate
(as P) - mg/l
S.V.
≤ 0.01
S.V.
≤ 0.05
*
*
X
X
Nitrogen Species
(as N) - mg/l
Total Nitrogen
Nitrate S.V.
Nitrite S.V.
≤ 2.0
≤ 0.04
*
*
X
X
A-Avg.
S.V.
≤ 0.3
≤ 0.43
Total Ammonia
(as N) - mg/l
c
*
Suspended Solids - mg/l
A-Avg.
≤ 15.0
S.V.
≤ 25
*
Turbidity - NTU
A-Avg.
S.V.
≤ 5.0
≤ 9.0
S.V.
≤ 10.00
*
X
Color - PCU
d
S.V.
≤ 75
*
Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l
A-Avg.
S.V.
≤ 70.0
≤ 85.0
A-Avg.
≤ 500
X
X
*
Chloride - mg/l
A-Avg.
S.V.
≤ 7.0
≤ 10.0
S.V.
≤ 250
X
X
*
X
Sulfate - mg/l
A-Avg.
S.V.
≤ 7.0
≤ 8.0
S.V.
≤ 250
*
Sodium - SAR
A-Avg.
S.V.
≤ 0.5
≤ 0.6
A-Avg.
≤ 8
*
X
Alkalinity
(as CaCO3) - mg/l
< 25% change from natural conditions
*
X
E. coli - No./100 ml
A.G.M.
S.V.
≤ 126
≤ 410
*
X
Fecal Coliform -No./100 ml
A.G.M.
S.V.
≤ 30.0
≤ 150.0
S.V.
≤ 1,000
X
*
X
X
X
BOD - mg/l
A-Avg.
S.V.
≤ 2.5
≤ 3.0
*
* = The most restrictive beneficial use.
X = Beneficial use.
a Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.1622 for beneficial use terminology.
b Maximum allowable increase in temperature above water temperature at the boundary of an approved mixing zone, but the increase must not cause a violation of the single value standard.
c The ambient water quality criteria for ammonia are specified in NAC 445A.118.
d Increase in color must not be more than 10 PCU above natural conditions.
(Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008; A by R131-12, 12-20-2012)