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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.585 - "Industrial solid waste" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Industrial
				solid waste" means solid waste derived from industrial or manufacturing
				processes, including, but not limited to, the solid waste generated by the:
(a) Generation of electric power;
(b) Manufacture of fertilizer and
				agricultural chemicals;
(c)
				Manufacture of food and its related products and by-products;
(d) Manufacture of inorganic
				chemicals;
(e) Manufacture of
				leather and products made from leather;
(f) Manufacture of nonferrous metals,
				including the foundries which manufacture those metals;
(g) Manufacture of organic
				chemicals;
(h) Manufacture of
				plastics, resins and other miscellaneous products made from plastic;
(i) Pulp and paper industry;
(j) Manufacture of rubber and other
				miscellaneous products made from rubber;
(k) Manufacture of products made from stone,
				glass, clay and concrete;
(l)
				Manufacture of textiles;
(m)
				Manufacture of transportation equipment;
(n) Treatment of water;
(o) Manufacture of iron and steel;
				and
(p) Construction, refurbishing
				or demolition of buildings or other structures.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.587 - "Lateral expansion" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Lateral expansion" means a horizontal expansion of the waste
				  boundaries of a disposal site after October 9, 1993.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-2-92
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.5875 - "Leachate" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Leachate" means a liquid which has passed through or emerged
				  from a municipal solid waste landfill unit and contains soluble, suspended or
				  miscible materials removed from the waste within the unit.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.588 - "Lift" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Lift" means a compacted layer of solid waste, typically
				  consisting of several cells, which is approximately 10 to 15 feet thick, placed
				  within a defined area of a municipal solid waste landfill unit and separated
				  from other lifts on the top and bottom by a layer of cover material.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.9, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A
				  11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.589 - "Medical waste" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Medical waste" has the meaning as ascribed to it in 49
				  C.F.R. Part 173, Appendix G - "Definition of Regulated Medical Waste," as that
				  Appendix existed on November 8, 1993.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.591 - "Municipal solid waste landfill unit" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Municipal solid waste landfill unit" means a discrete area
				  of land or an excavation that receives household waste. A municipal solid waste
				  landfill unit may receive other types of solid waste, including sludge and
				  industrial solid waste. A municipal solid waste landfill unit may be publicly
				  or privately owned. The term does not include an injection well, a surface
				  impoundment, a land application unit or a waste pile, as those terms are
				  defined in
				  40
				  C.F.R. §
										257.2.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-2-92; A 11-8-93;
				  3-1-94
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.592 - "Municipality" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Municipality" means any county and any city or town, whether
				  incorporated or unincorporated, and Carson City.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.11, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.593 - "New municipal solid waste landfill unit" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"New municipal solid waste landfill unit" means a municipal
				  solid waste landfill unit which has not received waste before November 8,
				  1993.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.594 - "Nuisance" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Nuisance" means anything which is injurious to health,
				  offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, and
				  thus interferes with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.12, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.596 - "Open burning" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Open burning" means the combustion of solid waste
				  without:
1. The control of air to
				maintain an adequate temperature for efficient combustion;
2. The containment of the reaction in an
				enclosed device to provide sufficient residence time and mixing for a complete
				combustion; and
3. The control of
				the emission of the products resulting from the combustion.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.13, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A
				  11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.598 - "Open dump" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Open dump" means an uncontrolled disposal site where solid
				  waste is disposed of in a manner which does not comply with
				  NRS
				  444.630, NAC 444.570 to 444.7499, inclusive,
				  or any permit issued pursuant thereto.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.14, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A 11-8-93;
				  3-1-94
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.5985 - "Operator" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Operator" means the person responsible for the overall
				  operation of a disposal site or any part of that site.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.600 - "Pathological wastes" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Pathological wastes" means human and animal remains,
				  consisting of carcasses, organs and solid organic waste from hospitals,
				  laboratories, abattoirs, animal pounds and similar sources.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.15, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.602 - "Percolation" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Percolation" means the downward movement of water through
				  soil or waste.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.16, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.604 - "Person" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Person" includes any state or federal agency, any state,
				  including the State of Nevada, a political subdivision of any state, including
				  the State of Nevada, and an interstate agency or organization.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.17, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A
				  11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.605 - "Pollutant" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Pollutant" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  445A.400.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-2-92
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.6065 - "Postclosure" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Postclosure" means the period immediately after a disposal
				  site is closed which lasts in accordance with NAC 444.6894.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.607 - "Public waste storage bin facility" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Public waste storage bin facility" means a facility that
				  provides one or more portable waste containers which are used for the
				  collection of solid waste for transport to a solid waste disposal site. The
				  term does not include residential or commercial waste containers that are
				  located on or near a site of waste generation.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n by R034-98, eff. 4-17-98; A by R105-02,
				  10-18-2002
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.608 - "Putrescible" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Putrescible" means capable of being decomposed by
				  microorganisms with sufficient rapidity as to cause nuisances from odors or
				  gases.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.19, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.609 - "Qualified groundwater scientist" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Qualified groundwater scientist" means a person who has
				  received a baccalaureate or postgraduate degree in the natural sciences or
				  engineering and has sufficient training and experience in groundwater hydrology
				  and related fields as may be demonstrated by professional certifications or the
				  completion of accredited programs offered by a college or university which
				  enable him or her to make sound professional judgments regarding the monitoring
				  of groundwater, the fate and transportation of contaminants, and required
				  corrective actions.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.610 - "Refuse" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
1. "Refuse" means
				any:
(a) Garbage.
(b) Sludge from a:
(1) Plant that treats wastewater.
(2) Plant that treats the water
				supply.
(3) Facility for
				controlling air pollution.
(c) Other discarded material, including
				solid, semi-solid, liquid or contained gaseous material, resulting from
				industrial or commercial operations or community activities.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.612 - "Rubbish" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Rubbish" means nonputrescible solid waste, consisting of
				  both combustible and noncombustible wastes such as paper, cardboard, abandoned
				  automobiles, tin cans, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar
				  materials.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.21, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.614 - "Salvage yard" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Salvage yard" means any place where salvaged material is
				  regularly dismantled, accumulated, stored or offered for sale, unless such
				  operations are wholly contained in an approved building.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.23, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.616 - "Salvaging" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Salvaging" means the controlled removal of material from the
				  solid waste stream for reuse, sale or recycling.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.22, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.620 - "Scavenging" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Scavenging" means the uncontrolled removal of material from
				  the solid waste stream for any purpose in a manner which interferes with the
				  safe, efficient operation of the system.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.25, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.622 - "Solid waste" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Solid waste" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  444.490.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.26, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A
				  11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.624 - "Solid waste management authority" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Solid waste management authority" has the meaning ascribed
				  to it in
				  NRS
				  444.495.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.27, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A
				  11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.626 - "Solid waste management system" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Solid waste management system" means the entire process of
				  storage, collection, transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste by
				  any person engaging in such process as a business or by any municipality or by
				  any combination thereof.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.28, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.6265 - "Surface impoundment" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Surface impoundment" means a facility or part of a facility
				  which is a natural topographic depression, artificially created excavation or
				  diked area formed primarily of earthen material or lined with artificially
				  created material, which is designed to hold an accumulation of liquid wastes or
				  wastes containing free liquids. The term includes holding storage, settling and
				  aeration pits, ponds and lagoons. The term does not include an injection
				  well.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.628 - "Transfer station" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Transfer station" means a solid waste processing site where
				  solid waste is transferred from one vehicle to another vehicle or storage
				  device for temporary storage until transferred to a disposal site. Some
				  processing may be included therein. The term does not include public waste
				  storage bin facilities.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.29, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A by R034-98, 4-17-98;
				  R105-02, 10-18-2002
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.629 - "Uppermost aquifer" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Uppermost aquifer" means the aquifer located within the
				  boundaries of a disposal site that is nearest the natural ground surface. The
				  term includes lower aquifers which are hydraulically interconnected within the
				  boundary of the disposal site.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.630 - "Vector" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Vector" means a living insect or other arthropod or animal
				  (not human) capable of carrying infectious disease from one person or animal to
				  another.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 1.30, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.631 - "Waters of the State" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Waters of the State" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  445A.415.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 9-2-92
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.634 - Severability

Current through June 11, 2024
If any of the provisions of NAC 444.570 to 444.7499,
				  inclusive, or any application thereof to any person, thing or circumstance is
				  held invalid, it is intended that such invalidity not affect the remaining
				  provisions, or their application, that can be given effect without the invalid
				  provision or application.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 2.1.1, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A 11-8-93; 3-1-94; R173-99,
				  2-9-2000
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.636 - Adoption by reference of certain provisions of Code of Federal Regulations, United States Geological Survey and Environmental Protection Agency

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The following provisions are hereby
				adopted by reference:
(a) Appendix I to 40
				C.F.R. Part 258, as that Appendix existed on November 8, 1993;
(b) Appendix II to 40 C.F.R. Part 258, as
				that Appendix existed on November 8, 1993;
(c) The provisions of 40 C.F.R. Part 257.2,
				as that part existed on November 8, 1993, for the limited purposes of defining
				"municipal solid waste landfill unit" in NAC 444.591;
(d) The United States Geological Survey, Open
				File Report 82-1033, "Probabilistic Estimates of Maximum Acceleration and
				Velocity in Rock in the Contiguous United States," for the limited purpose of
				defining "seismic impact zone" in NAC 444.6793;
(e) "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste,
				Physical/Chemical Methods," Environmental Protection Agency, Publication No.
				SW-846, for the limited purposes of defining "liquid waste" in NAC 444.692;
				and
(f) The Toxic Substances
				Control Act Good Laboratory Practice Standards, 40 C.F.R. Part 792, as those
				standards existed on March 1, 1994, for the limited purpose of conducting
				scientific studies pursuant to sub-subparagraph (II) of subparagraph (2) of
				paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NAC 444.7492.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.638 - Interpretation of provisions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The provisions
				of NAC 444.570 to 444.7499, inclusive, may not be interpreted to circumvent any
				of those provisions to make them less effective.
2. If more than one interpretation exists for
				a provision, the more restrictive interpretation applies.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 2.2.1 & 2.2.2, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A
				  11-8-93; 3-1-94; R173-99, 2-9-2000
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › General Provisions › Section 444.639 - Interrelation with other laws and regulations

Current through June 11, 2024
The provisions of NAC 444.570 to 444.7499, inclusive, do not
				  waive or circumvent the provisions of
				  NRS 445A.300 to
				  445A.730,
				  inclusive, 445B.100 to 445B.640, inclusive, 459.400 to 459.600, inclusive, and
				  459.800 to 459.856, inclusive. Each owner and operator shall comply with all
				  other laws and regulations adopted and orders issued pursuant to those sections
				  governing the disposal of solid waste.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93; A 3-1-94; R173-99,
				  2-9-2000
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.640 - Open burning; disposal of animal carcasses

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in this section, open burning of solid wastes at a disposal
				site, transfer station or other facility which handles solid waste is
				prohibited.
2. The solid waste
				management authority may approve open burning of yard waste and other untreated
				wood waste at facilities that serve remote communities if:
(a) There is no other practicable alternative
				for the management of the waste; and
(b) The burning is done in accordance with
				NAC 445B.22067.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.6405 - Permit to operate disposal site: Requirement; exemptions; application

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				2, the owner or operator of a disposal site must obtain a permit to operate the
				site from the appropriate solid waste management authority.
2. The following sites are exempt from the
				provisions of subsection 1:
(a) Composting
				bins which are operated at a personal residence for personal use; and
(b) Municipal composting operations for yard
				wastes.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.641 - Permit to operate disposal site: Evaluation of application; notice to applicant concerning completeness and compliance; notice of intent to issue or deny application; period for public comment

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				solid waste management authority shall, within 45 days after receiving an
				application for a permit to operate a disposal site, notify the applicant as to
				whether the application is complete or deficient in content. A determination of
				completeness must be based on whether the application contains all specified
				documents and supporting information required by NAC
				444.677,
				444.705 or
				444.733, as applicable. The solid
				waste management authority may require the submittal of any such additional
				documents or information as it deems necessary and may specify the period
				within which the documents or information must be submitted to the
				authority.
2. If the solid waste
				management authority determines that an application is complete, the authority
				shall evaluate the merits of the application to determine if the application is
				in compliance with all applicable statutes and regulations. If the solid waste
				management authority determines that the application does not comply with all
				applicable statutes and regulations, it shall mail a notice to the applicant.
				The notice must specify:
(a) Each statute or
				regulation with which the applicant has failed to comply;
(b) Any documents or other information which
				the applicant is required to submit to the authority; and
(c) The period within which the applicant is
				required to submit to the authority the documents or other information
				requested pursuant to paragraph (b).
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.6415 - Permit to operate disposal site: Response to notice of intent to issue or deny application; request for public hearing; notice of public hearing

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An applicant for
				a permit to operate a disposal site and any other interested person may, within
				30 days after the notice of intent is issued pursuant to NAC 444.641:
(a) Submit a written request to the solid
				waste management authority for a public hearing on the proposed issuance or
				denial of the permit which must state the nature of the issues which the
				requester intends to raise at the hearing; or
(b) Submit written comments on the proposed
				issuance or denial of the permit to the solid waste management
				authority.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.6419 - Permit to operate disposal site: Response by solid waste management authority to written comments concerning proposed issuance or denial of permit; publication of written comments

Current through June 11, 2024
The solid waste management authority shall issue a statement
				  responding to the written comments on the proposed issuance or denial of a
				  permit to operate a disposal site which are received during the period for
				  public review. A copy of the statement must be sent to the applicant, the
				  person who submitted the written comments, if different from the applicant, and
				  all other persons who specifically request, in writing, a copy of the
				  statement. A copy of the statement must be made available for inspection by the
				  general public at a location specified by the solid waste management
				  authority.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.6425 - Permit to operate disposal site: Duties of solid waste management authority after period for public review; modification or placement of conditions based on public comments

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Within 30 days
				after the end of the period for public review, the solid waste management
				authority shall:
(a) Issue a permit to operate
				a disposal site; or
(b) Deny the
				application and send written notice to the applicant which details the reasons
				why the application is being denied. The written notice must set forth the time
				and procedure by which the applicant may appeal the decision of the solid waste
				management authority.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.643 - Permit to operate disposal site: Issuance; revocation or suspension; requirements for transfer to subsequent owner or operator

Current through June 11, 2024
A permit to operate a disposal site issued by a solid waste
				  management authority:
1. Must be
				issued for the life of the design of the disposal site;
2. May be modified by the solid waste
				management authority if the statutes or regulations upon which the issuance of
				the permit is based change, or if a modification is otherwise necessary to
				protect public health and safety and the environment;
3. Must specify the amount and type of solid
				waste which the disposal site may receive that is consistent with the design
				and operational plans of the site;
4. Must be issued for the area and volume of
				waste specified in the application, if the disposal site is a municipal solid
				waste landfill unit or Class III site;
5. May be revoked or suspended if written
				notice is given by the solid waste management authority and the disposal site
				does not remain in compliance with the applicable statutes and regulations;
				and
6. Must be issued to a specific
				operator or owner. A permit may be transferred to a subsequent owner or
				operator only if the solid waste management authority approves the transfer
				based on documentation of financial responsibility provided by the new owner or
				operator.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.6435 - Permit to operate disposal site: Request for modification; conditions requiring public notice and review

Current through June 11, 2024
A permit to operate a disposal site may be modified upon the
				  request of the owner or operator of the disposal site and approval of the solid
				  waste management authority. A proposal to modify a permit may be subject to
				  public notice and 30 days of public review if the proposed modification
				  includes:
1. An increase in the amount
				or type of solid wastes managed at the site which is inconsistent with the
				permitted design, operational plans or municipal plans concerning the
				management of solid waste;
2. A
				change in the manner of waste management at the site which is inconsistent with
				the permitted design or operational plans of the site;
3. A substantive change in the:
(a) Permitted design of the site;
(b) Plans for closure and
				postclosure;
(c) Procedures for
				monitoring the site and for taking any necessary corrective actions;
				or
(d) The mechanisms for financial
				assurance; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.644 - Systems for solid waste

Current through June 11, 2024
1. All solid wastes
				must be:
(a) Stored, collected, utilized,
				treated, processed and disposed of by means that do not create a health hazard,
				public nuisance or impairment of the environment.
(b) Handled in such a manner which does not
				contribute to breeding of insects and rodents or to support any disease
				vector.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.645 - Program for quality assurance and control for construction of required liner system

Current through June 11, 2024
The owner or operator of a municipal solid waste landfill
				  unit shall:
1. Develop and carry out a
				program for quality assurance and quality control for the construction of all
				liner systems required by NAC 444.681; and
2. Submit a summary of this program to the
				solid waste management authority before waste may be placed in the municipal
				solid waste landfill unit.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n, eff. 11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.646 - Disposal of special wastes: Sewage sludge, septic tank pumpings and medical wastes; coverage of burial area

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Sewage sludges,
				septic tank pumpings and medical wastes may be deposited at a disposal site
				only if provisions for such disposal are included in the operational plan and
				approved by the solid waste management authority.
2. A completed special waste burial area must
				be covered with a layer of suitable cover material compacted to a minimum
				uniform depth of 36 inches.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 2.6.1.1-2.6.1.3, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A 9-2-92;
				  11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.648 - Disposal of special wastes: Waste tires

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Disposal of
				waste tires by open dumping is prohibited.
2. Disposal of waste tires by open burning is
				prohibited.
3. Waste tires which
				are disposed of by landfilling and which are not incorporated with other wastes
				in a landfill for which a permit has been issued by a solid waste management
				authority pursuant to NAC 444.6405 must be chipped, split or otherwise handled
				in a manner approved by the solid waste management authority which:
(a) Prevents tires from resurfacing after
				they have been covered;
(b) Reduces
				the possibility of a fire at the landfill;
(c) Controls vectors; and
(d) Otherwise protects the environment and
				public health.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.650 - Disposal of special wastes: Waste oils

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Large quantities
				of waste oils, greases, oil sludges or oil soaked wastes must not be placed in
				any land disposal site unless special provisions for handling and other special
				precautions are included in the operational plan to prevent fires and pollution
				of surface or groundwaters.
2.
				Provisions for handling and disposing of large quantities of waste oils are
				effective only if approved by the solid waste management authority.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 2.6.3.1-2.6.3.2, eff.
				  9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.652 - Disposal of special wastes: Construction and demolition wastes

Current through June 11, 2024
Landfills incorporating large quantities of construction and
				  demolition wastes of combustible nature must be cross-sectioned into cells by
				  compacted cover material to prevent spread of accidental fires.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 2.6.4.1, eff. 9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.654 - Disposal of special wastes: Septic tank pumpings and raw sewage

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Septic tank pumpings and raw sewage must
				not be disposed of by land spreading, unless it is specifically determined and
				approved in writing by the solid waste management authority that such disposal
				can be conducted with assured, adequate protection of public health and safety
				and the environment.
2. The
				disposal of raw sewage and the septic tank pumpings at a municipal solid waste
				landfill unit or a Class III site are prohibited.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. § 2.6.5.1, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A
				  11-8-93
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.656 - Disposal of special wastes: Untreated sewage sludge

Current through June 11, 2024
Untreated sewage sludges must not be:
1. Used as fertilizer on root crops,
				vegetables, low-growing berries or fruits that may be eaten raw.
2. Applied to land later than 1 year prior to
				planting, where vegetables are to be grown.
3. Used on grass in public parks or other
				areas at a time or in such a way that people could unknowingly come in contact
				with it.
4. Given or sold to the
				public without their knowledge as to its origin.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 2.6.5.2.1-2.6.5.2.4, eff.
				  9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.658 - Plans to manage solid waste

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Every
				municipality or district board of health must develop a plan for the management
				of solid waste within the area of its jurisdiction, together with a program for
				carrying out the plan.
2. The area
				or region to be included in such plan is the area within the boundaries of each
				county in the State, except in those instances where an incorporated city
				develops and carries out a separate plan. This section does not prevent several
				municipalities from developing a single combined plan.
3. Such plans must be comprehensive in scope
				so as to provide for all parts of a complete solid waste management
				system.
4. In those areas where
				plans for a solid waste management system have already been developed and
				approved, plans must be updated as necessary to conform with NAC 444.570 to
				444.7499, inclusive, and submitted to the Division. The updated plan may be in
				the form of a letter or summary if all necessary items are included.
5. The schedule for carrying out the plan
				must state the times for putting each part of the plan into effect.
6. All municipalities and district boards of
				health must submit their respective plans for a solid waste management system
				on or before October 1, 1994.
7.
				Every plan must be reviewed and updated as necessary, but not less often than
				once every 5 years following October 1, 1994.
8. Every plan must be submitted to the
				Division for its approval. The plan may not be carried out unless it has been
				approved by the Division.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 2.7.1-2.7.7, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A 9-2-92;
				  11-8-93; 3-1-94
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.660 - Standards for storage, collection and transportation set by ordinances

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The storage on the premises, the
				collection and the transportation to the disposal site of solid waste must
				generally be according to the pertinent ordinances or regulations of the city,
				town or county wherein those services are performed.
2. The provisions of NAC 444.570 to 444.7499,
				inclusive, do not abridge the authority of a town, city or county to establish,
				by ordinance or otherwise, higher standards than those contained in those
				sections.
3. No system for the
				storage, collection or transportation of solid waste may be allowed to cause
				health hazards, public nuisances or otherwise cause or contribute to the
				impairment of the environment.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 3.1 & 3.2, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A 11-8-93;
				  3-1-94
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.662 - Storage of solid wastes before collection

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The owner or
				occupant, or both, of any premises, business establishment or industry are
				responsible for the safe and sanitary storage of all solid waste accumulated at
				the premise until it is removed.
2.
				All garbage and similar putrescible waste:
(a) Must be stored in:
(1) Durable, nonabsorbent, watertight and
				easily cleanable containers that are resistant to corrosion and rodents. The
				covers of such containers must prevent the entry of flies.
(2) Other types of containers acceptable to
				the solid waste management authority which conform to the intent of NAC 444.660
				to 444.666, inclusive.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.664 - Collection and transportation of solid wastes

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The owner or
				occupant, or both, of any premises, business establishment or industry are
				responsible for the satisfactory and legal arrangement for removal of all solid
				waste accumulated at the premises.
2. The person collecting or transporting
				solid waste is responsible for prevention of littering and creation of other
				nuisances at the loading point and during transport, and for proper unloading
				at an authorized site or facility for solid waste disposal.
3. Vehicles or containers used for the
				collection and transportation of garbage and similar putrescible waste or
				refuse must be tightly covered, leak proof, durable and of easily cleanable
				construction. The vehicles or containers must be cleaned frequently to prevent
				nuisances and insect breeding and must be maintained in good repair.
4. Vehicles or containers used for the
				collection and transportation of any solid waste must be loaded and moved in
				such a manner that the contents will not fall, leak or spill therefrom and must
				be covered as necessary to prevent the blowing of material from the vehicle or
				container. Where spillage does occur, the waste must be picked up immediately
				by the collector or transporter and returned to the vehicle or container and
				the area otherwise properly cleaned.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 3.4.1-3.4.4, eff.
				  9-21-77
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.666 - Transfer stations: Design and operating plans

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				transfer station must not be established until the site location and the design
				and operating plans of the transfer station have been approved by the solid
				waste management authority.
2. A
				transfer station must be designed and constructed so as to be esthetically
				compatible with its environs.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Solid Waste Mgt Reg. §§ 3.5.1-3.5.3, eff. 9-21-77-NAC A by R034-98,
				  4-17-98
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.6661 - Transfer stations: Application to operate or modify

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An application to operate a new transfer
				station or to modify an existing transfer station must be submitted to the
				solid waste management authority before construction commences.
2. The application must include:
(a) The name, location and mailing address
				of:
(1) The transfer station;
(2) The owner of the transfer
				station;
(3) The operator of the
				transfer station; and
(4) The
				authorized agent of the owner;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.6662 - Transfer stations: Contents of report concerning design

Current through June 11, 2024
The report concerning the design of the transfer station
				  required pursuant to NAC 444.6661 must:
1. Be prepared under the direction of a
				licensed professional engineer.
2.
				Be signed and stamped by a professional engineer who is licensed in this
				State.
3. Include, without
				limitation, a general location map that shows land use and zoning within a
				1-mile radius of the transfer station.
4. Include, without limitation, plans and
				specifications of the transfer station in sufficient detail to demonstrate
				compliance with the design standards set forth in NAC 444.6664. The plans must:
(a) Be drawn to a scale of not more than 200
				feet per inch and must include, without limitation, contour intervals of not
				more than 5 feet;
(b) Show existing
				and proposed contours;
(c) Show
				access roads and traffic routing inside of and around the transfer
				station;
(d) Include, without
				limitation, provisions for the control of surface water runon and runoff and
				show grades, berms, dikes, swales and other devices used for drainage and
				control of surface water;
(e) Show
				fencing, equipment, shelter, employee facilities, waste handling areas and any
				other appurtenance;
(f) Include,
				without limitation, provisions for weighing and measuring incoming solid
				waste;
(g) Include, without
				limitation, provisions for controlling odors and dust as necessary to prevent a
				public nuisance;
(h) Define the
				population and area to be served by the transfer station;
(i) List the anticipated types, quantities
				and sources of solid waste to be received at the transfer station;
				and
(j) Provide evidence that the
				transfer station will be in compliance with the design standards set forth in
				NAC 444.6664.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.6663 - Transfer stations: Requirements for operating plan

Current through June 11, 2024
The operating plan of the transfer station required pursuant
				  to NAC 444.6661 must include, without limitation:
1. Provisions for the control of access to
				the transfer station;
2. The number
				of attendants who will be at the transfer station during operating
				hours;
3. A list of the equipment
				and machinery that will be used at the transfer station;
4. Procedures for controlling vehicular
				traffic;
5. The types of wastes
				that the transfer station will not receive and a list of the facilities where
				such waste will be directed;
6. A
				program for detecting and preventing the disposal of regulated hazardous waste
				and polychlorinated biphenyl wastes;
7. Procedures for measuring or weighing
				incoming solid waste;
8. The
				proposed capacity and expected life of the transfer station;
9. The frequency and method of transfer of
				solid waste to a disposal site;
10.
				The maximum time that solid waste will be stored at the transfer
				station;
11. The location of waste
				storage areas at the transfer station;
12. The proposed operating hours;
13. A contingency plan that describes
				procedures for emergencies and alternate solid waste handling
				systems;
14. A plan approved by the
				local fire authority for the prevention and control of fires;
15. A plan for the management of special
				wastes that are proposed for acceptance at the facility; and
16. A description of how the transfer station
				will comply with the operating standards set forth in NAC 444.66645.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n by R034-98, eff. 4-17-98
NRS
					 444.560
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.6664 - Transfer stations: Construction

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A transfer
				station must be constructed with:
(a) Any
				barriers and appurtenances necessary to control access to the
				station;
(b) An all-weather access
				road;
(c) Appurtenances to control
				litter; and
(d) Areas for
				processing, tipping, sorting and storing that:
(1) Are located within a covered enclosure
				with at least three sides; and
(2)
				Have a floor with a hard surface such as concrete or asphalt pavement and a
				drainage structure for the recovery of liquids.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.66645 - Transfer stations: Handling and salvage of solid waste; maintenance of records; handling of asbestos; removal of remaining waste at final closure

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Any solid waste accepted at a transfer
				station must be:
(a) Transferred to a disposal
				site that has been issued a permit by the solid waste management authority;
				or
(b) Salvaged for reuse or
				recycling and thereafter promptly removed from the transfer station.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 444 - Sanitation › SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL › Provisions Applicable to Solid Waste Management Systems › Section 444.66647 - Public waste storage bin facility: Notification of establishment; general requirements; final closure

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The owner of a
				public waste storage bin facility shall notify the solid waste management
				authority in writing not more than 30 days after establishing the facility. The
				notification must include, without limitation:
(a) The location of the facility;
(b) The owner of the facility;
(c) The name and phone number of the
				authorized agent of the owner;
(d)
				The capacity of the facility in cubic yards;
(e) The types of solid waste the facility
				receives; and
(f) The population
				and area to be served by the facility.