Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter445A Water Controls |
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS |
Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance |
NAC445A.6561. “Backpressure” defined.
Latest version.
- “Backpressure” means an elevation in the downstream pressure of a piping system above the supply pressure which:
1. Is caused by pumping, air pressure, steam or the elevation of piping; and
2. Could cause a reversal in the normal direction of flow at a particular point.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97)