NAC445A.6583. “Disinfection” defined.  


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  • “Disinfection” means:

         1. The introduction of chlorine or another chemical oxidant, or of another agent approved by the Division or the appropriate district board of health, in such a concentration and for such a period of contact as is sufficient to kill or inactivate pathogenic or indicator microbiological organisms; or

         2. The performance of another process approved by the Division or the appropriate district board of health in such a manner as to kill or inactivate pathogenic or indicator microbiological organisms.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97; A by Environmental Comm’n by R194-08, 10-27-2009)