General Provisions

NAC 445A.6751. Definitions.

NAC 445A.67511. “Account for the Revolving Fund” defined.

NAC 445A.67512. “Account for Set-Aside Programs” defined.

NAC 445A.67513. “Acute health concern” defined.

NAC 445A.67514. “Administrator” defined.

NAC 445A.67515. “Applicant” defined.

NAC 445A.67517. “Board for Financing Water Projects” defined.

NAC 445A.67518. “Capability” defined.

NAC 445A.67519. “Capitalization grant” defined.

NAC 445A.6752. “Categorical exclusion” defined.

NAC 445A.67521. “Chronic health concern” defined.

NAC 445A.675215. “Commission” defined.

NAC 445A.67522. “Community water system” defined.

NAC 445A.67523. “Completion of the water project” defined.

NAC 445A.67524. “Construction” defined.

NAC 445A.67525. “Distribution system” defined.

NAC 445A.67526. “Division” defined.

NAC 445A.67527. “Emergency situation” defined.

NAC 445A.67528. “Environmental assessment” defined.

NAC 445A.67529. “Environmental impact statement” defined.

NAC 445A.67531. “EPA” defined.

NAC 445A.67532. “Finding of no significant impact” defined.

NAC 445A.67533. “Intended use plan” defined.

NAC 445A.67534. “Long-term loan” defined.

NAC 445A.67535. “Maintenance” defined.

NAC 445A.67536. “Median household income” defined.

NAC 445A.67537. “Mitigation” defined.

NAC 445A.67538. “Noncommunity water system” defined.

NAC 445A.67539. “Nonprofit” defined.

NAC 445A.6754. “Nontransient, noncommunity water system” defined.

NAC 445A.67541. “Operation” defined.

NAC 445A.67542. “Operation and maintenance” defined.

NAC 445A.67543. “Operator” defined.

NAC 445A.67544. “Priority list” defined.

NAC 445A.67545. “Process of environmental review” defined.

NAC 445A.67546. “Professional engineer” defined.

NAC 445A.67547. “Public water system” defined.

NAC 445A.67548. “Recipient” defined.

NAC 445A.67549. “Replacement” defined.

NAC 445A.6755. “Safe Drinking Water Act” defined.

NAC 445A.67551. “Service connection” defined.

NAC 445A.67552. “Short-term loan” defined.

NAC 445A.67553. “Significant noncompliance” defined.

NAC 445A.67554. “State clearinghouse” defined.

NAC 445A.675545. “State median household income” defined.

NAC 445A.67555. “Transient water system” defined.

NAC 445A.67556. “User charge” defined.

NAC 445A.67557. “Water project” defined.

NAC 445A.67558. Process for public participation: Notice of workshop; contents of notice.

NAC 445A.67559. Procedure for review of actions taken by Division.

NAC 445A.6756. Resolution of conflicting requirements; severability of provisions.

Preliminary Procedures for Financing Water Projects and Other Authorized Activities

NAC 445A.67561. Eligibility for short-term or long-term loan for certain types and costs of water projects; limitations; extension of long-term loan.

NAC 445A.67562. Eligibility for short-term loan for certain costs of water project; incorporation of loans.

NAC 445A.67563. Ineligibility for financial assistance for certain costs associated with water project.

NAC 445A.67564. Eligibility for money to refinance water project.

NAC 445A.67565. Proposal for allotment of money for certain activities; use of money; application for capitalization grant; work plans.

NAC 445A.67566. Solicitation and submission of proposals for water projects and requests to remain on priority list; duties following receipt; preapplications.

NAC 445A.67567. Priority list: Development; consideration of water projects for funding; revision.

NAC 445A.67568. Priority list: Considerations; contents.

NAC 445A.67569. Priority list: Criteria for ranking water projects; prioritizing requests for certain financial assistance.

NAC 445A.6757. Priority list: Approval required; public review and comment; development of final or revised list; correction of minor errors.

NAC 445A.67571. Priority list: Submission for approval; objections to ranking of water projects.

NAC 445A.67573. Bypassing water project on priority list.

NAC 445A.67574. Intended use plan: Incorporation of priority list; inclusion in application for capitalization grant agreement.

NAC 445A.67575. Intended use plan: Preparation; contents.

NAC 445A.67576. Intended use plan: Public review and comment; availability of final plan.

NAC 445A.67577. Notification of applicant; filing of letter of intent.

NAC 445A.67578. Letter of intent: Contents; mailing; effect when intent to proceed with project.

NAC 445A.67579. Preapplication conference.

Environmental Review of Proposed Water Projects

NAC 445A.6758. Initiation of process of environmental review; preparation of plan for water project; prerequisite to offer of loan contract; changes in water project or environmental conditions.

NAC 445A.67581. Conduct of new process of environmental review after completion of prior environmental review for water project.

NAC 445A.67582. Categorical exclusion: Review of request; determination by Division.

NAC 445A.67583. Categorical exclusion: Eligibility of water project.

NAC 445A.67584. Categorical exclusion: Public notice; period for public comment.

NAC 445A.67585. Categorical exclusion: Criteria for and effect of granting, reviewing and responding to public comments.

NAC 445A.67586. Categorical exclusion: Reevaluation of decision by Division to grant exclusion.

NAC 445A.67587. Environmental assessment: Preparation; contents; public review and comment; submission.

NAC 445A.675875. Draft environmental assessment: Process for public participation; notice of workshop; period for public comment.

NAC 445A.67588. Draft environmental assessment: Action following consideration by Division.

NAC 445A.67589. Finding of no significant impact: Public notice; period for public comment.

NAC 445A.6759. Finding of no significant impact: Criteria for issuance; response to public comments.

NAC 445A.67591. Finding of no significant impact: Reevaluation of decision by Division to issue finding.

NAC 445A.67592. Execution of loan contract following finding of no significant impact.

NAC 445A.67593. Partitioning of water project into discrete components: Request; requirements; determination by Division; restriction on loan contract.

NAC 445A.67594. Environmental impact statement: When required.

NAC 445A.67595. Environmental impact statement: Public notice; meeting of interested parties; preparation of draft.

NAC 445A.67596. Environmental impact statement: Public workshops; additional procedures for ensuring public participation.

NAC 445A.67597. Environmental impact statement: Distribution of draft by applicant; public notice of availability of draft; period for public comment.

NAC 445A.67598. Environmental impact statement: Issuance of final determination of completion of environmental review; response to public comments.

NAC 445A.67599. Environmental impact statement: Fee for copies of documents.

NAC 445A.6761. Preparation of final environmental impact statement.

NAC 445A.67611. Completion of process of environmental review; compliance with mitigation; prerequisites to execution of loan contract; changes in design or environmental conditions.

NAC 445A.67612. Reevaluation of decision by Division regarding final environmental impact statement.

Filing, Review and Approval of Applications for Financial Assistance

NAC 445A.67613. Filing and contents of application; submission of additional information.

NAC 445A.67614. Initial evaluation of application.

NAC 445A.67615. Completion of application; waiver of requirements for certain permits; submission of incomplete application.

NAC 445A.67616. Additional documentation required with applications regarding certain water projects.

NAC 445A.67617. Rejection of application.

NAC 445A.67618. Preparation of written report.

NAC 445A.67619. Final review of application; submission of written report and recommendation to Board for Financing Water Projects.

NAC 445A.6762. Notification of action taken regarding recommendations.

NAC 445A.67621. Submission of final set of plans and specifications for water project; examination by Division.

NAC 445A.67622. Loan contract: Conditions for offer.

NAC 445A.67623. Loan contract: Conditions for execution; requirements.

Requirements for Water Projects

NAC 445A.67624. Submission of certain documentation and information to Division before commencing construction of water project; issuance of notice to proceed.

NAC 445A.67625. Provision of certain documentation and reports to Division during construction of water project.

NAC 445A.67626. Disbursement of money pursuant to loan: Submission of requests and proof of appropriate distribution by recipient; requirements.

NAC 445A.67627. Submission of certain documents and information to Division upon completion of water project; availability of unused amount of loan.

NAC 445A.67628. Adoption by reference of certain accounting pronouncements; maintenance of separate accounts for water projects.

NAC 445A.67629. Maintenance of records and accounts.

NAC 445A.6763. Audit of financial records relating to water project.

NAC 445A.67631. Use of value engineering; submission of water project for peer review.

NAC 445A.67632. System of user charges.

NAC 445A.67633. Use of rate structures for repayment of loan.

NAC 445A.67634. Construction contracts for public water system that is publicly owned: Compliance with certain requirements; resolution of disputes related to bidding.

NAC 445A.67635. Compliance with federal and state law regarding labor and wages.

NAC 445A.67636. Participation by disadvantaged businesses: Generally.

NAC 445A.67637. Participation by disadvantaged businesses: Awarding of subcontracts.

NAC 445A.67638. Notification of Division: Award of prime construction contract; steps in construction; beginning of operation of project.

NAC 445A.67639. Oversight inspections.

NAC 445A.6764. Submission to Division of manual of operations and maintenance for water project.

NAC 445A.67641. Submission to Division of set of as-built drawings of water project.

NAC 445A.67642. Final inspection and certification of performance of water project; corrective action.

NAC 445A.67643. Claims arising from or related to water project: Notification of Division; resolution.

NAC 445A.67644. Approval required to abandon, discontinue use of or dispose of water project.