NAC445A.1636. Truckee Region: Incline Creek, East Fork; Incline Creek, West Fork; and Incline Creek.

The limits of this table apply to the bodies of water known as 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. These segments of Incline Creek are located in Washoe County.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

Incline Creek, East Fork; Incline Creek, West Fork; and Incline 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		X
Aquatic Life Species of Concern					Cold-water fishery.
Temperature - °C			S.V. Oct-May S.V. Jun-Sep	≤ 10.0 ≤ 20.0			*	X
pH - SU	S.V.	7.0 - 8.3	S.V.	6.5 - 9.0	X	X	*	*		X	X	*
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l			S.V.	≥ 6.0	X		*	X	X	X		X
Total Phosphates (as P) - mg/l			A-Avg.	≤ 0.05			*	X	X	X				*
Nitrogen Species (as N) - mg/l	Total Nitrogen		Nitrate S.V. Nitrite S.V.	≤ 10.0 ≤ 0.06	X		X			*		X		*
	S.V. A-Avg.	≤ 1.8 ≤ 1.2
Unionized Ammonia - mg/l			S.V.	≤ 0.004			*			X
Total Suspended Solids - mg/l			S.V.	≤ 25.0			*							*
Turbidity - NTU			S.V.	≤ 10.0			*							*
Color - PCU	No increase > 10		S.V.	≤ 75.0						*				*
Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l	S.V. A-Avg.	≤ 85 ≤ 70	A-Avg.	≤ 500.0	X	X				*
Chloride - mg/l	S.V. A-Avg.	≤ 8.0 ≤ 6.0	S.V.	≤ 250.0	X		*			X		X
Sulfate - mg/l			S.V.	≤ 250.0						*
Sodium - SAR			A-Avg.	≤ 8.0		*
E. coli - No./100 ml			S.V.	≤ 126.0				*	X

* = The most restrictive beneficial use.

X = Beneficial use.

^a     Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.1622 for beneficial use terminology.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008)