Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter445A Water Controls |
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS |
Design, Construction, Operation and Maintenance |
NAC445A.65765. “Coliform bacteria” defined.
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- “Coliform bacteria” means a group of bacteria that inhabits the intestines of humans and animals, and is occasionally found in other habitats, including:
1. All aerobic and facultative anaerobic, Gram-negative bacilli that do not form spores and which cause the production of gas through the fermentation of lactose; and
2. All bacteria that produce a dark purplish-green colony with a metallic sheen when the membrane-filter technique is used for the identification of coliform.
(Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97)