NAC445A.66615. Purposes of provisions.

The purposes of NAC 445A.65505 to 445A.6731, inclusive, are to:

     1. Provide the public with reasonable assurance that its water is satisfactory for consumption and for ablutionary and culinary purposes;

     2. Protect the public health and welfare by ensuring that water is developed, treated, stored and distributed in a safe manner;

     3. Ensure a reliable supply of water;

     4. Prevent the potential pollution or contamination of a public water system as a result of backpressure or backsiphonage;

     5. Provide for the use of components in a public water system that are designed and constructed in accordance with accepted engineering principles, standards and practices; and

     6. Protect the public investment in its infrastructure for the provision of water by public utilities.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health, eff. 2-20-97; A by R118-99, 2-10-2000; A by Environmental Comm’n by R194-08, 10-27-2009)