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NV Rev Stat § 445A.170 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.170 - Permit or written permission required from State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

  1. It is unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation to:  (a) Construct a pier, breakwater or marina in or to alter the shoreline of Lake Tahoe;  (b) Remove gravel, sand or similar material from Lake Tahoe; or  (c) Deposit any fill or deleterious material in Lake Tahoe,  without first having secured written permission from the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  2. Construction or alteration of the Lake Tahoe shoreline below the high water elevation (6,229.1 feet) requires written permission from the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  3. A permit must be denied when the source of domestic water or the place of disposal of sewage or other wastes would create a health hazard or the quality of Lake Tahoe waters would be impaired.  4. The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall adopt regulations governing the issuance of permits under this section.  [1:306:1949; 1943 NCL § 8247.01] — (NRS A 1963, 957; 1967, 404, 1171; 1973, 1406; 1975, 1402; 1977, 1139; 1979, 283)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.175 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.175 - Discharge of waste prohibited; issuance of permit subject to provision of sewerage.

  1. Except as provided in subsection 2, the direct discharge of sewage or other wastes into Lake Tahoe, or within 100 feet of the established high water rim of Lake Tahoe, or within 100 feet of a stream, reservoir, spring, well or other water supply in the Lake Tahoe Watershed is prohibited.  2. Where disposal of sewage or other waste by reason of property characteristics, topography or other limitations cannot be provided other than within 100 feet of Lake Tahoe, then the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall issue the required permit subject to installation and operation of such sewage works as may be necessary to provide protection to the Lake Tahoe water and the Lake Tahoe Watershed.  [2:306:1949; 1943 NCL § 8247.02] — (NRS A 1963, 957; 1973, 1406; 1975, 1403; 1977, 1140)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.180 - Adoption of regulations by State Environmental Commission; powers of State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

  1. The State Environmental Commission may adopt reasonable regulations consistent with law governing the Lake Tahoe Watershed area to carry out the purpose and intent of NRS 445A.170 to 445A.190, inclusive.  2. The State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources:  (a) May enforce the regulations of the State Environmental Commission with respect to the provisions of NRS 445A.170 to 445A.190, inclusive.  (b) May enter on any property within the Lake Tahoe Watershed area for the purpose of inspecting such premises to determine whether or not they are in conformity with the provisions of NRS 445A.170 to 445A.190, inclusive.  3. All regulations and standards adopted by the State Board of Health pertaining to the protection of Lake Tahoe and its watershed in force on July 1, 1975, remain in effect until revised by the State Environmental Commission pursuant to NRS 445A.170 to 445A.190, inclusive.  [3:306:1949; 1943 NCL § 8247.03] — (NRS A 1963, 958; 1967, 1172; 1973, 1406; 1975, 1403; 1977, 1140)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.185 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.185 - Construction of NRS 445A.170 to 445A.190, inclusive.

The provisions of NRS 445A.170 to 445A.190, inclusive, shall not be construed to authorize the adoption of any regulation or the issuance of any permit pursuant to such regulation, which allows any person to discharge any sewerage, effluents or other wastes or offensive materials into the waters of Lake Tahoe, but these provisions do not preclude a beneficial use of treated effluent within the Lake Tahoe Watershed under a permit issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive.  [4:306:1949; 1943 NCL § 8247.04] — (NRS A 1977, 756)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.190 - Penalties.

Any person, firm, association or corporation violating any of the provisions of NRS 445A.170 to 445A.185, inclusive, or of the rules and regulations hereby established shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.  [5:306:1949; 1943 NCL § 8247.05] — (NRS A 1967, 580)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.200 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.200 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 445A.200 to 445A.295, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 445A.203 to 445A.250, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1821)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.203 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.203 - "Account for the Revolving Fund" defined.

Account for the Revolving Fund means the Account created pursuant to NRS 445A.255 to finance the construction of projects.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1821)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.205 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.205 - "Account for Set-Aside Programs" defined.

Account for Set-Aside Programs means the Account created pursuant to NRS 445A.255 to fund activities, other than projects, authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act, pursuant to NRS 445A.275 and 445A.280.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1821)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.207 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.207 - "Administrator" defined.

Administrator means the Administrator of the Division.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1821)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.210 - "Commission" defined.

Commission means the State Environmental Commission.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1821; A 2003, 3060)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.215 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.215 - "Construction" defined.

Construction includes:  1. Preliminary planning to determine the feasibility of a project;  2. Engineering, architectural, legal, environmental, fiscal or economic investigations or studies, surveys, designs, plans, working drawings, specifications or procedures that comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act, and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and  3. Other necessary actions related to a project including the erection, building, acquisition, alteration, remodeling, improvement or extension of a project, or the inspection or supervision of any item set forth in this section.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1821)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.220 - "Division" defined.

Division means the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1822; A 2003, 3060)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.225 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.225 - "Federal grant" defined.

Federal grant means money authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act to:  1. Create a revolving fund to assist public water systems to finance the costs of facilities needed to achieve or maintain compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and regulations adopted pursuant thereto and to protect public health; and  2. Fund set-aside programs authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1822)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.230 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.230 - "Project" defined.

Project means the initial construction, or renovation, modification or expansion, of portions of a public water system for:  1. The impoundment, collection, pumping, treatment, storage or distribution of water;  2. Increasing, sustaining or reducing water pressure; or  3. The supervision, monitoring, administration, management, operation or maintenance of the water system, including acquisition of water rights,  subject to any restrictions set forth in the Safe Drinking Water Act.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1822)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.235 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.235 - "Public water system" defined.

Public water system means a system, regardless of ownership, that provides the public with water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances, if the system has 15 or more service connections, as defined in NRS 445A.843, or regularly serves 25 or more persons. The term includes:  1. A facility for the collection, pumping, treatment, storage or distribution of water which is controlled by the operator of the system and used primarily in connection with the system; and  2. A facility for the collection or storage before treatment of water which is not controlled by the operator of the system but is used primarily in connection with the system.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1822; A 1999, 1866)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.240 - "Safe Drinking Water Act" defined.

Safe Drinking Water Act means 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq., as amended.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1822)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.245 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.245 - "Small water system" defined.

Small water system means a public water system serving less than 10,000 persons.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1822)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.250 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.250 - "State securities" defined.

State securities means securities of the kinds described in NRS 349.198 authorized to be issued in the name and on behalf of the State upon the authorization of the Administrator.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1822)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.255 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.255 - Creation and purpose; payment of claims; faith of State pledged.

  1. The Account to Finance the Construction of Projects, to be known as the Account for the Revolving Fund, is hereby created in the Fund for Water Projects Loans.  2. The account to fund activities, other than projects, authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act, to be known as the Account for Set-Aside Programs, is hereby created in the Fund for the Municipal Bond Bank.  3. The money in the Account for the Revolving Fund and the Account for Set-Aside Programs may be used only for the purposes set forth in the Safe Drinking Water Act.  4. All claims against the Account for the Revolving Fund and the Account for Set-Aside Programs must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.  5. The faith of the State is hereby pledged that the money in the Account for the Revolving Fund and the Account for Set-Aside Programs will not be used for purposes other than those authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1823; A 1999, 21; 2001, 2754)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.260 - Interest and income; deposits; acceptance of gifts, appropriations, contributions, grants and bequests; use of money to benefit public water systems limited.

  1. The interest and income earned on money in the Account for the Revolving Fund and the Account for Set-Aside Programs must be credited to the Account for the Revolving Fund and the Account for Set-Aside Programs, respectively.  2. All payments of principal and interest on all loans made to a public water system and all proceeds from the sale, refunding or prepayment of obligations of a public water system acquired or loans made in carrying out the purposes of the Account for the Revolving Fund must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Account for the Revolving Fund.  3. The Division may accept gifts, appropriations from the State General Fund, contributions, grants and bequests of money from any public or private source. The money so accepted must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Account for the Revolving Fund, or the Account for Set-Aside Programs, and can be used to provide money from the State to match the federal grant, as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.  4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, only federal money deposited in a separate subaccount of the Account for the Revolving Fund, including repayments of principal and interest on loans made solely from federal money, and interest and income earned on federal money in the Account for the Revolving Fund, may be used to benefit public water systems not governmentally owned.  5. In addition to the sources described in subsection 4, the proceeds of state securities that are solely secured by and solely payable from one or more of the sources set forth in subsection 4 may be used to benefit public water systems not governmentally owned.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1823)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.265 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.265 - Powers and duties of Division; limitations.

  1. The Division shall:  (a) Use the money in the Account for the Revolving Fund and the Account for Set-Aside Programs for the purposes set forth in the Safe Drinking Water Act.  (b) Determine whether public water systems which receive money or other assistance from the Account for the Revolving Fund or the Account for Set-Aside Programs comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.  2. The Division may:  (a) Prepare and enter into required agreements with the Federal Government for the acceptance of grants of money for the Account for the Revolving Fund and the Account for Set-Aside Programs.  (b) Bind itself to terms of the required agreements.  (c) Accept grants made pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act.  (d) Manage the Account for the Revolving Fund and the Account for Set-Aside Programs in accordance with the requirements and objectives of the Safe Drinking Water Act.  (e) Provide services relating to management and administration of the Account for the Revolving Fund and the Account for Set-Aside Programs, including the preparation of any agreement, plan or report.  (f) Perform, or cause to be performed by the Nevada Rural Water Association or other persons, agencies or organizations through interagency agreement, subgrant, contract or memorandum of understanding, set-aside programs pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300j-12 of the Safe Drinking Water Act.  3. The Division shall not:  (a) Commit any money in the Account for the Revolving Fund for expenditure for the purposes set forth in NRS 445A.275; or  (b) Establish the priorities for determining which public water systems will receive money or other assistance from the Account for the Revolving Fund,  without obtaining the prior approval of the Board for financing water projects.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1824; A 1999, 1866; 2009, 635)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.270 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.270 - Regulations of Commission.

The Commission may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 445A.200 to 445A.295, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1826; A 2003, 3061)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.275 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.275 - Limitations on use of money; compliance with federal law.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 445A.260 and 445A.280, money in the Account for the Revolving Fund, including repayments of principal and interest on loans, and interest and income earned on money in the Account for the Revolving Fund, may be used only to:  (a) Make loans at or below the market rate to public water systems for the construction of projects.  (b) Buy or refinance at or below the market rate the obligations of public water systems if:  (1) The project for which the obligations were incurred complies with the Safe Drinking Water Act and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; and  (2) The obligations were incurred after July 1, 1993.  (c) Guarantee or purchase insurance for local obligations, including nongovernmental debt or municipal debt, if the action would improve access to credit or reduce the rate of interest applicable to the obligation.  (d) Arrange for the sale of state securities, including state securities issued to provide money from the State to match the federal grant, as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act, if the net proceeds from the sale of those state securities are deposited in the Account for the Revolving Fund.  (e) Provide or guarantee loans or as a source of reserve and security for leveraged loans, except that repayments of interest on loans, and interest and income earned on money in the Account for the Revolving Fund, may be used to secure the sale of state securities or otherwise be pledged to provide money from the State to match the federal grant, as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.  2. Money in the Account for Set-Aside Programs may be used only to fund set-aside programs authorized by the Safe Drinking Water Act. Money in the Account for Set-Aside Programs may be transferred to the Account for the Revolving Fund pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act.  3. A public water system which requests a loan or other financial assistance must demonstrate that it has:  (a) Complied with the Safe Drinking Water Act and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or  (b) Agreed to take actions that are needed to ensure that it has the capability to comply with the Safe Drinking Water Act and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.  4. Funding from the Account for the Revolving Fund may not be given to an existing public water system unless it has the technical, managerial and financial capability to ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. A new public water system, to receive such funding, must demonstrate that it has the technical, managerial and financial capability to ensure compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1824)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.280 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.280 - Administration: Limitations on expenditures; imposition and collection of fees to defray costs.

  1. The Administrator shall not:  (a) Spend more than 4 percent of the federal grant for a set-aside program for administration pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300j-12(g)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act;  (b) Spend more than 10 percent of the federal grant for a set-aside program for activities authorized pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300j-12(g)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act if matched equally by the State;  (c) Spend more than 2 percent of the federal grant for a set-aside program for technical assistance to small water systems pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300j-12(g)(2) of the Safe Drinking Water Act; or  (d) Spend more than 15 percent of the federal grant for a set-aside program for activities authorized pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 300j-12(k) of the Safe Drinking Water Act.  2. The Administrator may impose and collect a fee from each public water system that receives a loan or other financial assistance from the Account for the Revolving Fund or the Account for Set-Aside Programs. The fee must be used to defray the costs of administering the Account for the Revolving Fund or the Account for Set-Aside Programs.  3. If the Administrator imposes a fee pursuant to subsection 2, the Commission shall adopt regulations establishing the amount of the fee to be collected.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1825; A 2003, 3061)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.285 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.285 - Employment of expert services.

The Administrator may employ any legal, fiscal, engineering and other expert services necessary to carry out his or her duties pursuant to NRS 445A.200 to 445A.295, inclusive.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1825)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.290 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.290 - Legislative findings and declarations; issuance of securities.

  1. The Legislature finds and declares that any state securities issued pursuant to this section are necessary for the protection and preservation of the property and natural resources of this State and for the purpose of obtaining the benefits thereof, and their issuance constitutes an exercise of the authority conferred by the second paragraph of Section 3 of Article 9 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada.  2. The Administrator may authorize the State Treasurer to issue, sell or deliver state securities as general obligations or secured by pledged revenue if viable to carry out the purposes of the Account for the Revolving Fund, or to provide money from the State to match the federal grant as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.  3. If the Administrator authorizes the issuance of state securities, the State Treasurer may:  (a) Sue and be sued to establish or enforce any right arising out of a project receiving financial assistance or of any state securities issued pursuant to this authorization;  (b) Acquire and hold municipal securities, and exercise all of the rights of holders of those securities;  (c) Sell or otherwise dispose of municipal securities and assets acquired in connection with those securities, unless limited by any agreement which relates to the securities;  (d) Make contracts and execute all necessary or convenient instruments;  (e) Accept grants of money from the Federal Government, the State, any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other person;  (f) Adopt financial regulations relating to projects receiving financial assistance and the administration of those projects;  (g) Employ for himself or herself or for any public water system, any necessary legal, fiscal, engineering and other expert services in connection with projects receiving financial assistance and with the authorization, sale and issuance of state securities, and the purchase of municipal securities or nongovernmental debt;  (h) Enter into agreements and arrangements consistent with NRS 445A.200 to 445A.295, inclusive, concerning the authorization, sale and issuance of state securities and the purchase of municipal securities or nongovernmental debt;  (i) Require, as appropriate to secure a nongovernmental debt, enhancements of credit or the pledge of any variety of collateral or other types of security, such as corporate or personal guarantees; and  (j) Undertake other matters which he or she determines to be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of NRS 445A.200 to 445A.295, inclusive.  4. The money in the Account for the Revolving Fund which is available for the payment of the interest and installments of principal on the state securities must be pledged as the primary source for the payment of the state securities. The full faith and credit of the State may be pledged as additional security for the payment of the state securities.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1822, 1826)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.295 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.295 - Environmental review: Regulations; preparation and review of environmental assessments.

  1. The Commission shall adopt such regulations as are necessary relating to the environmental review required by the Safe Drinking Water Act.  2. Each public water system which receives money from the Account for the Revolving Fund shall prepare an environmental assessment which complies with the regulations adopted by the Commission and submit it to the Division for review.  3. The Division shall review each such assessment.  (Added to NRS by 1997, 1825; A 2003, 3061)
NV Rev Stat § 445A.300 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 445A - Water Controls|NRS 445A.300 - Short title.

NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, may be cited as the Nevada Water Pollution Control Law.  (Added to NRS by 1973, 1707; A 1977, 1141)