Nev. Admin. Code § 444.6785 - Location restrictions: Floodplains

1. The owner or operator of a new or existing municipal solid waste landfill unit or lateral expansion located in a 100-year floodplain shall maintain proof that the unit or lateral expansion will not:

(a) Restrict the flow of the floodplain;

(b) Reduce the temporary capacity of the floodplain to store water; and

(c) Result in the washout of solid waste that poses a hazard to public health and safety and the environment.

2. The owner or operator shall place the proof in the operating records of the municipal solid waste landfill unit and notify the solid waste management authority that the proof has been placed within the operating records.

3. As used in this section, "100-year floodplain" means the lowland and the relatively flat lands adjoining the waters that are inundated by a 100-year flood.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 444.6785

Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93

NRS 444.560