Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1664 - Truckee Region: Edgewood Creek at Palisades Drive

The limits of this table apply to the body of water known as Edgewood Creek from its origin to 50 feet downstream from the culvert at Palisades Drive. This segment of Edgewood Creek is located in Douglas County.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

Edgewood Creek at Palisades Drive

PARAMETER

REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN EXISTING HIGHER QUALITY

WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BENEFICIAL USES

Beneficial Usea

Livestock

Irrigation

Aquatic

Contact

Noncontact

Municipal

Industrial

Wildlife

Aesthetic

Enhance

Marsh

Beneficial Uses

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Aquatic Life Species of Concern

Cold-water fishery.

Temperature - °C

S.V. Oct-May S.V. Jun-Sep

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10.0 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 20.0

*

X

pH - SU

S.V.

7.0 - 8.4

S.V.

6.5 - 9.0

X

X

*

*

X

X

*

Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l

S.V.

[GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 6.0

X

*

X

X

X

X

Total Phosphates (as P) - mg/l

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.100

A-Avg.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.05

*

X

X

X

*

Nitrogen Species (as N) - mg/l

Total Nitrogen

Nitrate S.V. Nitrite S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10.0 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.06

X

X

*

X

*

S.V. A-Avg.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.6 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.6

Unionized Ammonia - mg/l

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.004

*

X

Total Suspended Solids - mg/l

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 25.0

*

*

Turbidity - NTU

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10.0

*

*

Color - PCU

No increase 10

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 75.0

*

*

Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l

A-Avg.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 500.0

X

X

*

Chloride - mg/l

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250.0

X

*

X

X

Sulfate - mg/l

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250.0

*

Sodium - SAR

A-Avg.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 8.0

*

E. coli - No./100 ml

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 126.0

*

X

* = The most restrictive beneficial use.

X = Beneficial use.

^a Refer to NAC 445A.122 and 445A.1622 for beneficial use terminology.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1664

Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R160-06, eff. 8-26-2008

NRS 445A.425, 445A.520