NAC445A.1414. Snake Region: Taylor Canyon Creek.

The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Taylor Canyon Creek from its origin to its confluence with the South Fork of the Owyhee River. Taylor Canyon Creek is located in Elko County.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

Taylor Canyon Creek

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
Temperature - °C Maximum		S.V. May-Oct S.V. Nov-Apr	< 21 < 13			*	X
pH - SU		S.V.	6.5 - 9.0			*	X		X
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l		S.V.	≥ 6.0	X		*	X	X	X		X
Total Phosphorus (as P) - mg/l		S.V.	≤ 0.1b			*	*	X	X
Nitrogen Species (as N) - mg/l		Nitrate S.V.	≤ 10			X			*
		Nitrite S.V.	≤ 0.06			*			X
		Total Nitrogenb				*	*	X
Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/l		c				*
Suspended Solids - mg/l		S.V.	≤ 25			*			X
Turbidity - NTU		S.V.	≤ 10			*			X
Color - PCU		S.V.	≤ 75						*
Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l		S.V.	≤ 500	X	X				*
Chloride - mg/l		S.V.	≤ 250	X	X				*		X
Sulfate - mg/l		S.V.	≤ 250						*
E. coli - No./100 ml		A.G.M. S.V.	≤ 126 ≤ 410				*	X
Fecal Coliform - No./100 ml		S.V.	≤ 1,000	X	*			X	X		X

* = The most restrictive beneficial use.

X = Beneficial use.

^a     Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.1332 for beneficial use terminology.

^b     The water must not contain nutrient concentrations from a source other than a natural source which cause the growth of algae or aquatic plants in amounts that interfere with any beneficial uses of the water.

^c     The ambient water quality criteria for ammonia are specified in NAC 445A.118.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R133-10, eff. 12-16-2010; A by R131-12, 12-20-2012)