NAC445A.1726. Truckee Region: Steamboat Creek at the Truckee River.

The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Steamboat Creek 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. This segment of Steamboat Creek is located in Washoe County.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

Steamboat Creek at the Truckee River

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
Aquatic Life Species of Concern
pH - SU			S.V.	6.0 - 9.0	X	X	*	X			X	*
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l			S.V.	≥ 3.0	X		*	X	X			X
Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/l			b				*
E. coli - No./100 ml			A.G.M. S.V.	≤ 126 576				*	X

* = The most restrictive beneficial use.

X = Beneficial use.

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

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

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008; A by R129-10, 1-13-2011)