NAC445A.54256. Adoption by reference of certain publications related to methods of testing for certain contaminants.

The Board hereby adopts by reference the following publications in the forms most recently published, unless the Board gives notice pursuant to the provisions of NAC 445A.5426 that the most recent publication is not suitable for this State. The publications are available, unless otherwise specified in this section, by mail from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, Missouri 63197-9000, or by toll-free telephone at [phone]. The publications are:

     1. Method 1600-Membrane Filter Test Method for Enterococci in Water, May 1997, EPA-821-R-97-004, which is available, free of charge, from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Environmental Publications and Information, 11029 Kenwood Road, Building 5, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.

     2. Method 1664, Revision A: N-Hexane Extractable Material (HEM; Oil and Grease) and Silica Gel Treated N-Hexane Extractable Material (SGT-HEM; Non-Polar Material) by Extraction and Gravimetry, February 1999, EPA-821-R-98-002. The publication is available, free of charge, from the Environmental Protection Agency at the Internet address http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/methods/1664f051.html.

     3. Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods, SW-846, 3rd edition, and Updates I, II, IIA, IIB, III and IIIA, Publication Number 955-001-00000-1, for the price of $367. The publication is also available, free of charge, from the United States Government Printing Office at the Internet address http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/test/main.htm.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001)