NAC704.5672. Conservation plan: Information about reclaimed water.

The conservation plan of a utility must provide, to the extent practicable, information about reclaimed water and its potential for use as a water source in the service area of the utility. The utility must coordinate with local water, wastewater, groundwater and planning agencies that operate within the utility’s service area to acquire the information. The information must include, without limitation:

     1. A description of the systems of wastewater treatment in the utility’s service area, including, without limitation:

     (a) The quantities of sewage collected and wastewater treated by the utility; and

     (b) The utility’s methods for the disposal of effluent and the reclamation of water.

     2. A description of the quantity of treated wastewater that:

     (a) Is discharged by the utility;

     (b) Complies with the standards of water quality for reclaimed water established by the State Environmental Commission pursuant to chapter 445A of NRS; and

     (c) Is otherwise available for use in a project of water reclamation.

     3. A description of the reclaimed water that is used in the utility’s service area, including, without limitation, the location, quantity and type of each use.

     4. A description of the potential uses for reclaimed water in the utility’s service area, including, without limitation:

     (a) Agricultural irrigation;

     (b) Irrigation of large landscapes, including, without limitation, golf courses, parks and school grounds;

     (c) The enhancement of wildlife habitat;

     (d) The creation, restoration or preservation of wetlands;

     (e) Industrial uses; and

     (f) The recharging of groundwater.

Ê The utility shall, for each potential use of reclaimed water it identifies, estimate the amount of reclaimed water that could be used and make a determination of the technical and economic feasibility of serving that use.

     5. A plan to maximize the use of reclaimed water in the utility’s service area. The plan must include, without limitation, any action by the utility to:

     (a) Facilitate the installation of systems for the distribution of water that have dedicated lines for the distribution of potable water and reclaimed water;

     (b) Promote the recirculation of water;

     (c) Facilitate the increased use of treated wastewater that complies with the standards of water quality for reclaimed water established by the State Environmental Commission pursuant to chapter 445A of NRS; and

     (d) Identify the impediments to achieving the increased use of treated wastewater and to remove those impediments.

     6. A projection of the use of reclaimed water within the utility’s service area at the end of the 3rd, 10th, 15th and 20th years of the resource plan.

     7. If a utility has previously submitted a projection of uses for reclaimed water within its service area, a comparison of the actual uses of reclaimed water with the previous projection of uses for reclaimed water.

     (Added to NAC by Pub. Utilities Comm’n by R043-08, eff. 9-18-2008)