NAC445A.1838. Carson Region: Clear Creek at the Carson River.

The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Clear Creek from gaging station number 10-3105, located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of section 1, T. 14 N., R. 19 E., M.D.B. & M., to the Carson River, except for the length of the creek within the exterior borders of the Washoe Indian Reservation. This segment of Clear Creek is located in Carson City and Douglas County.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

Clear Creek at the Carson 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	X
Aquatic Life Species of Concern						Trout.
Temperature - °C DTb - °C			S.V. ΔT	≤ 20 = 0				*	X
pH - SU			S.V.	6.5 - 9.0		X	X	*	*		X	X	*
Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l			S.V.	≥ 6.0		X		*	X	X	X		X
Total Phosphorus (as P) - mg/l			S.V.	≤ 0.10				*	*	X	X
Total Ammonia (as N) - mg/l			c					*			X
Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l			S.V.	≤ 500 or the 95th percentile (whichever is less).		X	X				*
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.1792 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.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008; A by R131-12, 12-20-2012; R093-13, 12-23-2013)