NAC445A.6694. Springs: Prerequisites to development; reports after development; approval for use.

     1. Before commencing the construction of any improvements for the development of a spring as a source of water for a public water system, the supplier of water shall submit to the Division or the appropriate district board of health for its review and approval:

     (a) Detailed plans and specifications for the work.

     (b) The statement of an engineer indicating the measured or anticipated rate and quantity of flow from the spring.

     (c) Documentation that the supplier of water has a legal right to divert water from the spring for municipal, quasi-municipal or domestic purposes.

     (d) The results of an analysis of water quality, performed by a properly certified laboratory, which demonstrates that the water complies with the provisions of NAC 445A.450 to 445A.492, inclusive.

     (e) A map that shows the location of any source of pollution or contamination in the area and indicates the owner of the land where the source is located.

     2. After the development of a spring as a source of water for a public water system, the supplier of water shall submit to the Division or the appropriate district board of health:

     (a) A microscopic particulate analysis which shows that the water from the spring is not groundwater under the direct influence of surface water.

     (b) Information regarding the rate of flow developed from the spring.

     (c) A depiction of the development of the spring as built.

     3. Water from a spring must not be introduced into a public water system until the use of the water is approved, in writing, by the Division or the appropriate district board of health.

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