NAC445A.544. Definitions.

As used in NAC 445A.544 to 445A.590, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

     1. “Bottled water” means water which may or may not be treated and is sealed in a bottle, package or other container, properly labeled and offered for sale as water for drinking. The term includes mineral water.

     2. “Division” means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.

     3. “Mineral water” means bottled water which is:

     (a) Produced from a source which is approved by the health authority; and

     (b) Tapped at one or more boreholes or natural springs.

     4. “Nontoxic material” means material which:

     (a) Is used for surfaces which come in contact with the water used in the transporting, processing, storing and packaging of bottled water; and

     (b) Does not contain substances which may render the water injurious to health or which may adversely affect the flavor, color, odor or bacteriological quality of the water.

     5. “Operator” means the operator of a plant.

     6. “Plant” means a facility in which water is:

     (a) Processed for the market by treatment;

     (b) Bottled; or

     (c) Treated and bottled.

     7. “Public water system” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 445A.840.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 10-14-82; A 9-15-94; 10-30-97)