NAC445A.2204. Colorado Region: Bowman Reservoir.  


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  • The limits of this table apply to the entire body of water known as Bowman Reservoir. Bowman Reservoir is located in Clark County.

    STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

    Bowman Reservoir

    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

    ΔTb

    T

    ΔT

    ≤ 34

    ≤ 3°C

    *

    pH Units

    S.V.

    6.5 - 9.0

    X

    X

    *

    X

    X

    X

    X

    *

    Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l

    S.V.

    ≥ 5.0

    X

    *

    X

    X

    X

    X

    Total Phosphorus

    (as P) - mg/l

    S.V.

    ≤ 0.33

    *

    X

    X

    X

    Total Ammonia

    (as N) - mg/l

    c

    *

    X

    Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l

    d

    X

    X

    *

    E. coli - No./100 ml

    A.G.M.

    S.V.

    ≤ 126

    ≤ 298

    *

    X

    Fecal Coliform -

    No./100 ml

    S.V.

    ≤ 1,000

    X

    *

    X

    X

    X

    Fluoride (as total recoverable) – mg/l

    S.V.

     ≤ 2.6

    X

    *

    * = The most restrictive beneficial use.

    X = Beneficial use.

    a     Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.2142 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.

    d     The salinity standard for the Colorado River System is specified in NAC 445A.1233.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R083-08, eff. 8-26-2008; A by R131-12, 12-20-2012)