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Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
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Chapter445A Water Controls |
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WATER POLLUTION CONTROL |
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Standards for Water Quality |
NAC445A.1622. Truckee Region: Designated beneficial uses.
- The designated beneficial uses for select bodies of water within the Truckee Region are prescribed in this section:
Water Body Name
Segment Description
Beneficial Uses
Aquatic Life Species of Concern
Water Quality Standard NAC Reference
Livestock
Irrigation
Aquatic
Contact
Noncontact
Municipal
Industrial
Wildlife
Aesthetic
Enhance
Marsh
Lake Tahoe
Existing sampling points.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Lake Tahoe Tributaries
All tributaries to Lake Tahoe located in Nevada and which are not included in NAC 445A.1632 to 445A.1666, inclusive.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Incline Creek, East Fork at the ski resort
From its origin to the ski resort.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Incline Creek, West Fork at State Highway 431
From its origin to State Highway 431.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Incline Creek, East Fork; Incline Creek, West Fork; and Incline Creek
The East Fork of Incline Creek from the ski resort to the West Fork of Incline Creek, the West Fork of Incline Creek from State Highway 431 to the East Fork of Incline Creek, and Incline Creek from the confluence of the East and West Forks of Incline Creek to Lake Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Third Creek, East Fork at State Highway 431
From its origin to State Highway 431.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Third Creek, East Fork; Third Creek, West Fork; and Third Creek
The East Fork of Third Creek from State Highway 431 to the West Fork of Third Creek, the West Fork of Third Creek from its origin to the East Fork of Third Creek, and Third Creek from the confluence of the East and West Forks of Third Creek to Lake Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Wood Creek
From its origin to its confluence with Lake Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Second Creek at Second Creek Drive
From its origin to Second Creek Drive.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Second Creek at Lakeshore Drive
From Second Creek Drive to its confluence with Lake Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
First Creek at Dale and Knotty Pine Drives
From its origin to Dale and Knotty Pine Drives.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
First Creek at Lakeshore Drive
From Dale and Knotty Pine Drives to its confluence with Lake Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Glenbrook Creek
From its origin to its confluence with Lake Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Logan House Creek
From its origin to its confluence with Lake Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Eagle Rock Creek
From its origin to its confluence with Edgewood Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Edgewood Creek at Palisades Drive
From its origin to 50 feet downstream from the culvert at Palisades Drive.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Edgewood Creek at Stateline
From 50 feet downstream from the culvert at Palisades Drive to its confluence with Lake Tahoe.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Cold-water fishery
Truckee River at the state line
At the California-Nevada state line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
All life stages of mountain whitefish, rainbow trout and brown trout
Truckee River at Idlewild
From the California-Nevada state line to Idlewild.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
All life stages of mountain whitefish, rainbow trout and brown trout
Truckee River at East McCarran
From Idlewild to the East McCarran Boulevard Bridge.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
All life stages of mountain whitefish, rainbow trout and brown trout
Truckee River at Lockwood Bridge
From the East McCarran Boulevard Bridge to the Lockwood Bridge.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Juvenile and adult rainbow trout and brown trout
Truckee River at Derby Dam
From the Lockwood Bridge to Derby Dam.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Juvenile and adult rainbow trout and brown trout. However, the species which are sensitive to temperature are expected to seek a cooler microhabitat during July and August
Truckee River at the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation
From Derby Dam to the exterior border of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Early spawning Lahontan cutthroat trout and their incubation, larvae, juveniles and migration, from May through June, depending on hydrologic conditions
Bronco Creek
From its origin to the California-Nevada state line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Gray Creek
From its origin to the California-Nevada state line.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hunter Creek at Hunter Lake
From its origin to Hunter Lake.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hunter Lake
The entire lake.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Hunter Creek at the Truckee River
From Hunter Lake to its confluence with the Truckee River.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
Washoe Lakes
The entire lakes.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Steamboat Creek at the gaging station
From Little Washoe Lake to gaging station number 10-349300, located in the S 1/2 of section 33, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Steamboat Creek at the Truckee River
From gaging station number 10-349300, located in the S 1/2 of section 33, T. 18 N., R. 20 E., M.D.B. & M., to its confluence with the Truckee River.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Franktown Creek, upper
From its origin to the first irrigation diversion, near the north line of section 9, T. 16 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Franktown Creek at Washoe Lake
From the first irrigation diversion, near the north line of section 9, T. 16 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M., to Washoe Lake.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
Hobart Reservoir and tributaries
The entire system.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
Ophir Creek at State Route 429
From its origin to State Route 429 (old U.S. Highway 395).
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Ophir Creek at Washoe Lake
From State Route 429 (old U.S. Highway 395) to Washoe Lake.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
Price Lakes
The entire lakes.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Davis Lake
The entire lake.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
Galena Creek, upper
From its origin to the east line of section 18, T. 17 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Galena Creek, middle
From the east line of section 18, T. 17 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M., to gaging station number 10-348900 located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of section 2, T. 17 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
Galena Creek at Steamboat Creek
From gaging station number 10-348900, located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of section 2, T. 17 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M., to its confluence with Steamboat Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
Whites Creek, upper
From its origin to the east line of section 33, T. 18 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Whites Creek at Steamboat Ditch
Below the east line of section 33, T. 18 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M., to Steamboat Ditch.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Trout
Whites Creek at Steamboat Creek
Below Steamboat Ditch.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Lagomarsino Creek
The entire length; also known as Long Valley Creek.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Tracy Pond
The entire area.
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Irrigation
Irrigation
Livestock
Watering of livestock
Contact
Recreation involving contact with the water
Noncontact
Recreation not involving contact with the water
Industrial
Industrial supply
Municipal
Municipal or domestic supply, or both
Wildlife
Propagation of wildlife
Aquatic
Propagation of aquatic life
Aesthetic
Waters of extraordinary ecological or aesthetic value
Enhance
Enhancement of water quality
Marsh
Maintenance of a freshwater marsh
(Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008; A by R127-10, 12-16-2010; R129-10, 1-13-2011; R093-13, 12-23-2013)