NAC445A.4665. Sanitary surveys: Significant deficiencies.

     1. Any significant deficiency noted in a sanitary survey must be addressed in writing to the Division or to the appropriate district board of health and must include a proposed implementation plan and schedule for correction of the deficiency within 45 days after the receipt of the sanitary survey report by the public water system.

     2. A public water system shall correct any significant deficiency identified in the sanitary survey in accordance with a schedule approved by the Division or the appropriate district board of health or, if there is no approved schedule, in accordance with the schedule reported pursuant to subsection 1, if those deficiencies are within the control of the system.

     3. As used in this section, “significant deficiency” means any deficiency found at a public water system during a sanitary survey that is a violation of any provision of NAC 445A.450 to 445A.6731, inclusive, which may have the potential to cause a risk to public health. A significant deficiency includes, without limitation, unsanitary source conditions, treatment plant deficiencies, inadequate disinfectant contact time, cross-connections, endangerment of sources, unsanitary storage and distribution of water, inadequate pressure, inadequate staff and any other deficiency of comparable significance.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n by R126-05, eff. 10-31-2005; A by R194-08, 10-27-2009)