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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Treatment of Water: Groundwater › Section 445A.54038 - Inclusion of features for reliability in design and construction of facility

Current through June 11, 2024
The following features for reliability or alternatives
				  acceptable to the Division or the appropriate district board of health must be
				  included in the design and construction of any facility to treat
				  groundwater:
1. If required, alarm
				devices to indicate failures in the coagulation, filtration and disinfection
				processes. The alarm must notify the person designated by the public water
				system as responsible for taking corrective action or, if the facility is
				unmanned, have the capability to shut the plant down until corrective action
				can be taken.
2. If required,
				standby replacement equipment to ensure continuous operation and control of
				unit processes for coagulation, filtration and disinfection.
3. Unless it is otherwise justified by an
				engineer and approved by the Division or the appropriate district board of
				health, multiple filter units are required to provide redundant capacity if
				filters are out of service for backwash or maintenance.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n by R126-05, eff. 10-31-2005
NRS
					 445A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Treatment of Water: Groundwater › Section 445A.5404 - Equipment of facility for disinfection

Current through June 11, 2024
A facility for disinfection of groundwater must be equipped
				  with:
1. A reserve supply of chemicals
				and backup available parts for the equipment; and
2. An emergency plan to be put into effect if
				there is a failure in the disinfection process. The object of the plan must be
				to prevent delivery to the distribution system of any water that has not been
				disinfected or that has been disinfected inadequately. The plan must be posted
				in the treatment plant or in any other place that is accessible to the operator
				of the plant.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n by R126-05, eff. 10-31-2005
NRS
					 445A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Treatment of Water: Groundwater › Section 445A.54042 - Standards for disinfection

Current through June 11, 2024
Each public water system to which the disinfection
				  requirements of
				  40 C.F.R.
				  §
										141.403, as adopted by reference in
				  NAC 445A.4525, and NAC 445A.66825 apply shall provide disinfection treatment in
				  accordance with the provisions of NAC 445A.66825 to 445A.6685,
				  inclusive.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n by R126-05, eff. 10-31-2005; A by R061-10,
				  7-22-2010
NRS
					 445A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Treatment of Water: Groundwater › Section 445A.54044 - Certification of persons operating facility

Current through June 11, 2024
A public water system shall, not later than 6 months after
				  receiving notification from the Division or the appropriate district board of
				  health that it is operating a facility to treat groundwater, ensure that the
				  persons who operate the facility to treat groundwater have been issued
				  appropriate operating certificates as required by NAC 445A.626.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n by R126-05, eff. 10-31-2005
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.880
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Treatment of Water: Groundwater › Section 445A.54046 - Requirements for plan of operations

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A public water
				system shall submit a plan of operations for each facility that treats
				groundwater to the Division or the appropriate district board of health for
				review and approval. The plan must be designed to produce the optimal quality
				of water from the treatment process. The supplier shall operate the facility in
				accordance with the approved plan.
2. The plan must include a description of:
(a) The program for monitoring the
				performance of the treatment facility;
(b) The program for maintaining unit process
				equipment;
(c) The persons who
				operate the facility, including the number of staff and the level of their
				training;
(d) The operation of each
				unit process;
(e) The procedures
				used in the laboratory, if applicable;
(f) The procedures used to determine chemical
				dose rates;
(g) Recordkeeping
				protocol;
(h) The procedure for
				responding to an emergency at the facility or within the watershed that could
				conceivably affect the treatment facility; and
(i) Any other features that contribute to the
				reliable operation of the facility.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Treatment of Water: Groundwater › Section 445A.54048 - Maintenance of records

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each public
				water system shall maintain accurate and complete records of the operation of
				each facility to treat groundwater. The records must include:
(a) The results of all monitoring conducted
				in accordance with NAC 445A.454 and 445A.456;
(b) If applicable, the documentation required
				to comply with
				40 C.F.R.
				§
											141.405, as adopted by reference in
				NAC 445A.4525;
(c) The date of any
				maintenance or inspection of a filter and the results of the
				inspection;
(d) The quantity of
				water produced;
(e) The quality of
				water produced;
(f) The hours of
				operation;
(g) The rates of flow at
				the plant;
(h) The rates of
				filtration;
(i) The rates of
				backwash; and
(j) The dates and
				description of failures of major equipment or unit processes and the action
				taken to correct these failures.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Treatment of Water: Groundwater › Section 445A.5405 - Submission of sampling logs

Current through June 11, 2024
A public water system operating a facility to treat or blend
				  groundwater shall submit a sampling log every 3 months to the Division or the
				  appropriate district board of health that verifies the facility is properly
				  treating or blending the water in accordance with NAC 445A.450 to 445A.492,
				  inclusive. The Division or the appropriate district board of health may reduce
				  the frequency for submittal of the sampling log information after the facility
				  provides sampling information verifying that the facility is providing treated
				  or blended water that is consistent with the minimum requirements of NAC
				  445A.450 to 445A.492, inclusive.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n by R126-05, eff. 10-31-2005
NRS
					 445A.855,
					 445A.860
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.542 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC
				  445A.542 to
				  445A.54296, inclusive, and
				  section 1, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
				  in NAC 445A.5421 to
				  445A.5425, inclusive, and
				  section 1 have the meanings ascribed to them in those
				  sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001; A by
				  R130-22A,
				  eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.5421 - "Accuracy" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Accuracy" has the meaning ascribed to it in Appendix B of
				  chapter 5 of the Standards.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54212 - "Analyst" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Analyst" means a chemist, microbiologist, physicist or
				  technician who:
1. Is qualified to
				conduct analyses of environmental samples pursuant to the provisions of the
				Manual specified in subsection 6 of NAC 445A.54254; and
2. Performs those tests or assists in
				performing those tests with other qualified employees of a certified
				laboratory.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54214 - "Analyte" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Analyte" means any compound, element, radical, isotope,
				  contaminant organism, species or other substance for which an environmental
				  sample is tested by a laboratory.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54216 - "Approved method of testing" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Approved method of testing" means a laboratory procedure
				  specified in subsection 4 of NAC 445A.54264 that is approved by the
				  Environmental Protection Agency or the Bureau to test an environmental
				  sample.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54218 - "Board" defined (Repealed)

Current through June 11, 2024
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001; R by
				  R130-22A,
				  eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.5422 - "Bureau" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Bureau" means the Bureau of Safe Drinking Water of the
				  Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation
				  and Natural Resources.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001; A by
				  R130-22A,
				  eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54222 - "Certified laboratory" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Certified laboratory" means a laboratory for which a
				  certificate to conduct analyses of drinking water is issued pursuant to the
				  provisions of NAC 445A.542 to 445A.54296, inclusive.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54224 - "Director" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Director" means:
1.
				A person who is qualified to administer any technical or scientific operation
				of a certified laboratory and supervise the procedures for the testing and
				reporting of the results of tests pursuant to the provisions of the standards;
				or
2. A chemist, microbiologist or
				physicist who is qualified to engage in an activity specified in subsection 1
				pursuant to the provisions of the manual specified in subsection 6 of NAC
				445A.54254.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54226 - "Environmental sample" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Environmental sample" means a sample of any substance
				  obtained from any natural source or any source that may reasonably be expected
				  to pollute or receive pollution from the atmosphere, supplies of drinking
				  water, groundwater, surface water, soil, sediment or ecosystem biota of this
				  State, including, without limitation:
1. Ambient air;
2. Emissions of air from point
				sources;
3. Drinking
				water;
4. Receiving
				waters;
5. Soil or
				sediment;
6. Effluents from
				industrial, municipal or residential sources;
7. Samples from facilities used to store or
				handle chemicals;
8. Facilities
				used to dispose of waste;
9. Runoff
				of surface water; and
10. Samples
				obtained from facilities used to handle or apply substances for the control of
				weeds or insects.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54228 - "Federal Act" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Federal Act" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
				  NRS
				  445A.815.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.5423 - "National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference"
				  has the meaning ascribed to it in Appendix B of chapter 5 of the
				  Standards.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54232 - "Performance-based measurement system" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Performance-based measurement system" has the meaning
				  ascribed to it in Appendix B of chapter 5 of the Standards.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54234 - "Point source" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Point source" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS
				  NRS
				  445A.395.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54236 - "Precision" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Precision" has the meaning ascribed to it in Appendix B of
				  chapter 5 of the Standards.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54238 - "Proficiency test sample" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Proficiency test sample" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  Appendix B of chapter 5 of the Standards.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.5424 - "Proficiency testing program" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Proficiency testing program" has the meaning ascribed to it
				  in Appendix B of chapter 5 of the Standards.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54242 - "Quality control sample" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Quality control sample" means an uncontaminated
				  environmental sample that is spiked with a known analyte and provided to a
				  laboratory for analysis to determine the performance of the laboratory in
				  testing for the presence of that analyte by using a specified method of testing
				  for the analyte.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54244 - "Quality manual" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Quality manual" has the meaning ascribed to it in Appendix B
				  of chapter 5 of the Standards.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54246 - "Sensitivity" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Sensitivity" has the meaning ascribed to it in Appendix B of
				  chapter 5 of the Standards.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54248 - "Spike" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Spike" has the meaning ascribed to it in Appendix B of
				  chapter 5 of the Standards.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.5425 - "Standards" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Standards" means the Standards of the National Environmental
				  Laboratory Accreditation Conference adopted by reference pursuant to the
				  provisions of NAC 445A.54252.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54252 - Adoption by reference of National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference-Constitution, Bylaws and Standards

Current through June 11, 2024
The Commission hereby adopts by reference the
National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation
Conference,
				  2003 NELAC Standard, EPA/600/R-04/003, in the form most recently published by
				  the Environmental Protection Agency, unless the Commission gives notice
				  pursuant to the provisions of NAC
				  445A.5426 that the most recent
				  publication is not suitable for this State. The publication is available, free
				  of charge, from the NELAC Institute, at the Internet address
https://www.nelac-institute.org
.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001; A by
				  R130-22A,
				  eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54256 - Adoption by reference of certain publications related to methods of testing for certain contaminants

Current through June 11, 2024
The Commission hereby adopts by reference the following
				  publications in the forms most recently published, unless the Commission gives
				  notice pursuant to the provisions of NAC
				  445A.5426 that the most recent
				  publication is not suitable for this State:
1.
Method 1600: Membrane Filter Test
				Method for Enterococci in Water
, May 1997, EPA-821-R-97-004, which is
				available, free of charge, from the United States Environmental Protection
				Agency, National Service Center for Environmental Publications, at the Internet
				address
https://www.epa.gov/nscep
.
2.
Method 1664, Revision A: N-Hexane
				Extractable Material (HEM; Oil and Grease) and Silica Gel Treated N-Hexane
				Extractable Material (SGT-HEM; Non-Polar Material) by Extraction and
				Gravimetry
, February 1999, EPA-821-R-98-002. The publication is
				available, free of charge, from the Environmental Protection Agency at the
				Internet address
https://www.epa.gov/nscep
.
3. Method 1664, Revision B: n-Hexane
				Extractable Material (HEM; Oil and Grease) and Silica Gel Treated n-Hexane
				Extractable Material (SGT-HEM; Non-polar Material) by Extraction and
				Gravimetry, February 2010, EPA-821-R-10-001. The publication is available free
				of charge, from the Environmental Protection Agency at the Internet address
https://www.epa.gov/nscep
.
4.
Test Methods for Evaluating Solid
				Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods
, SW-846, 3rd edition, and Updates I,
				II, IIA, IIB, III, IIIA, IIIB, IV and V. The publication is available, free of
				charge, from the Environmental Protection Agency at the Internet address
https://www.epa.gov/hw-sw846/sw-846-compendium
.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001; A by
				  R130-22A,
				  eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54258 - Adoption of certain ASTM standards and other publications related to calibration and testing laboratories, and examination of water and wastewater

Current through June 11, 2024
The Commission hereby adopts by reference the following
				  publications in the forms most recently published, unless the Environmental
				  Protection Agency fails to publish notice of its approval of the publication in
				  the Federal Register or the Commission gives notice pursuant to the provisions
				  of NAC 445A.5426 that the most recent
				  publication is not suitable for this State:
1.
Annual Book of ASTM
				Standards
, Section 5, "Petroleum Products, Lubricants, and Fossil
				Fuels," which is available from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O.
				Box C700, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959, or at the Internet
				address
http://www.astm.org
, for the
				price of $2,019.
2.
Annual
				Book of ASTM Standards
, Section 11, "Water and Environmental
				Technology," which is available from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive,
				P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959, or at the Internet
				address
http://www.astm.org
, for the
				price of $2,056.
3. ASTM C1308-21,
				"Standard Test Method for Accelerated Leach Test for Measuring Contaminant
				Releases From Solidified Waste," which is available from ASTM International,
				100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania,
				19428-2959, or at the Internet address
http://www.astm.org
, for the price of
				$69.
4. ASTM D5744-18 "Standard
				Test Method for Laboratory Weathering of Solid Materials Using a Humidity
				Cell," which is available from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O.
				Box C700, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, 19428-2959, or at the Internet
				address
http://www.astm.org
, for the
				price of $90.
5.
ISO/IEC
17025:2017
General Requirements for the
				Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories
, 2017, which is
				available from the American National Standards Institute, at the Internet
				address
https://webstore.ansi.org
, for the
				price of $146.40 for members and $183 for
				nonmembers.
6.
Standard
				Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
, 24th edition,
				which is available from the American Water Works Association, 6666 West Quincy
				Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80235, by toll-free telephone at (800) 926-7337, or at
				the Internet address
http://www.awwa.org/store.aspx
,
				for the price of $275 for members and $395 for nonmembers.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001; A by
				  R130-22A,
				  eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.5426 - Review by Board of publications adopted by reference

Current through June 11, 2024
If any publication adopted by reference pursuant to the
				  provisions of NAC
				  445A.542 to
				  445A.54296, inclusive, and
				  section 1 is revised, the Commission may review the revision to determine its
				  suitability for this State. If the Commission determines that the revision is
				  not suitable for this State, it will hold a public hearing to review its
				  determination and give notice of that hearing within 6 months after the date of
				  the publication of the revision. If, after the hearing, the Commission does not
				  revise its determination, the Commission will give notice that the revision is
				  not suitable for this State within 30 days after the hearing. If the Commission
				  does not give the notice, the revision becomes part of the publication adopted
				  by reference pursuant to the provisions of NAC
				  445A.542 to
				  445A.54296, inclusive, and
				  section 1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001; A by
				  R130-22A,
				  eff. 1/5/2024
NRS 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54262 - Interpretation of provisions; resolution of conflicting requirements

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The provisions of NAC 445A.542 to
				445A.54296, inclusive, must not be interpreted to circumvent any of those
				provisions to make them less effective. If more than one interpretation exists
				for any of those provisions, the more restrictive interpretation
				applies.
2. If any provision of a
				publication adopted by reference pursuant to the provisions of NAC 445A.54254,
				445A.54256 or 445A.54258 conflicts with any provision of NAC 445A.542 to
				445A.54296, inclusive, or with the standards, the provision set forth in NAC
				445A.542 to 445A.54296, inclusive, or the standards applies.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54264 - Scope of certification

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Laboratory
				testing is the category of testing specified in section
				1.6.1 of the standards for which a
				laboratory may obtain certification pursuant to the provisions of NAC
				445A.542 to
				445A.54296, inclusive, and
				section 1.
2. The scientific
				disciplines within the category of testing specified in subsection 1 for which
				a laboratory may obtain certification are:
(a) Chemistry;
(b) Microbiology; and
(c) Radiochemistry.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54266 - Categories of analytes for which laboratory may be certified

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of charging and collecting fees and
				  conducting performance evaluations pursuant to the provisions of NAC 445A.542
				  to 445A.54296, inclusive, the Bureau shall classify each analyte for which a
				  laboratory may be certified into the following categories:
1. Primary inorganic contaminants;
2. Secondary inorganic
				contaminants;
3. Regulated and
				unregulated volatile organic contaminants, including, without limitation, vinyl
				chloride and trihalomethanes;
4.
				Regulated and unregulated synthetic organic contaminants;
5. Radiochemical contaminants;
6. Individual primary or secondary inorganic
				contaminants; or
7. Microbiological
				contaminants.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54266 - Categories of analytes for which laboratory may be certified

Current through June 11, 2024
For the purposes of charging and collecting fees and
				  conducting performance evaluations pursuant to the provisions of NAC
				  445A.542 to
				  445A.54296, inclusive, and
				  section 1, the Bureau shall classify each analyte for which a laboratory may be
				  certified into the following categories:
1. Mircrobiology.
2. Primary inorganic analytes.
3. Radionuclides.
4. Secondary inorganic analytes.
5. Synthetic organic analytes.
6. Volatile organic analytes.
7. Any other individual analyte
				method.
8. Any other multianalyte
				method.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001; A by
				  R130-22A,
				  eff. 8/1/2024
NRS 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54268 - Requirements for certification in certain areas

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To
				be certified to conduct laboratory testing, a laboratory must comply with the
				requirements set forth in sections 1.8.3, 4.1.1, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.4 to 5.16,
				inclusive, of the Standards.
2. To
				be certified in:
(a) Chemistry, a laboratory
				must comply with the requirements set forth in section 1.8.5 and Appendix D.1
				of chapter 5 of the Standards;
(b)
				Microbiology, a laboratory must comply with the requirements set forth in
				section 1.8.7 and Appendix D.3 of chapter 5 of the Standards; or
(c) Radiochemistry, a laboratory must comply
				with the requirements set forth in section 1.8.8 and Appendix D.4 of chapter 5
				of the Standards.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.5427 - Certification by Bureau or pursuant to National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A laboratory may
				apply for certification by the Bureau or certification pursuant to the National
				Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program.
2. To obtain certification by the Bureau, a
				laboratory must comply with the provisions of NAC 445A.542 to 445A.54296,
				inclusive.
3. A laboratory that is
				certified by the Bureau may provide analytical data for an environmental sample
				originating in this State for each analyte for which the laboratory is
				certified.
4. To obtain
				certification pursuant to the National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation
				Program, a laboratory must:
(a) Comply with
				the provisions of NAC 445A.542 to 445A.54296, inclusive;
(b) Before obtaining certification pursuant
				to the program and every 2 years after obtaining the certification, submit to
				an assessment of the laboratory conducted at the laboratory under the direction
				of a person who is approved pursuant to the National Environmental Laboratory
				Accreditation Program; and
(c)
				Specify in its application for certification at least one approved method of
				testing and analyte pursuant to the provisions of subsections 4 and 6 of NAC
				445A.54264.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54272 - Application for certification

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To apply for
				certification pursuant to the provisions of NAC 445A.542 to 445A.54296,
				inclusive, the director of the laboratory for which certification is requested
				must submit an application to the Bureau on a form approved by the Bureau. The
				application must be accompanied by the fees prescribed in NAC 445A.54296 and
				include the information specified in sections 4.1.7 and 4.1.9 of the
				Standards.
2. The provisions of
				this section do not require an application and certificate for each building or
				other portion of a certified laboratory that:
(a) Is operated by the same management,
				quality manual and quality assurance officer as the certified
				laboratory;
(b) Uses only methods
				for which the laboratory is certified;
(c) Does not issue reports directly but
				forwards data to the certified laboratory for reporting purposes; and
(d) The Bureau determines is used to analyze
				the same environmental samples as the certified laboratory.
As used in this subsection, "quality assurance officer"
				  means the quality assurance officer specified in section 5.4.2 of the
				  Standards.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54274 - Acceptance of analysis conducted by laboratory located outside State

Current through June 11, 2024
The Bureau shall accept data relating to the analysis of
				  contaminants regulated pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Act that are
				  submitted from a laboratory located outside this State if:
1. The laboratory has otherwise complied with
				the requirements set forth in NAC 445A.542 to 445A.54296, inclusive;
2. The laboratory is certified by:
(a) The state where it is located or, if the
				state where the laboratory is located does not have a program for certifying
				laboratories for the analysis of drinking water, by any other state that
				provides those certifications; or
(b) The Environmental Protection
				Agency;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54276 - Participation in proficiency testing program

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				Each laboratory for which an application for certification is submitted and
				each certified laboratory must participate in a proficiency testing program.
				The laboratory must:
(a) Obtain single-blind
				proficiency test samples from a provider approved by the National Institute of
				Standards and Technology;
(b)
				Analyze the proficiency test samples, if available, for each category of
				certification and analyte that is included in the program; and
(c) Report the results of the analysis to the
				provider specified in paragraph (a).
If the laboratory is a certified laboratory and if a test
				  will be conducted for each category of certification and analyte for which the
				  laboratory is certified, the certified laboratory must analyze a proficiency
				  test sample pursuant to the program not less than once every 6 months.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54278 - Adoption of quality manual by laboratory; contents

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
				Each laboratory that applies for certification pursuant to NAC 445A.542 to
				445A.54296, inclusive, shall adopt a quality manual and comply with the
				provisions of that manual. The director of the laboratory shall submit the
				manual to the Bureau before the Bureau conducts an inspection of the
				laboratory.
2. Each quality manual
				specified in subsection 1 must be adopted in accordance with the provisions of
				section 5.5 of the standards and include, without limitation:
(a) A statement setting forth the
				requirements of the laboratory for sensitivity, precision and accuracy for each
				method of testing or analyte for which the laboratory requests certification;
				and
(b) The policy of the
				laboratory concerning any unauthorized use of data or fraudulent activity that
				occurs at the laboratory.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.5428 - Inspection of laboratory by Bureau

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Bureau shall
				conduct an inspection of the premises and operation of each certified
				laboratory or laboratory for which an application for certification is
				submitted pursuant to the provisions of NAC 445A.54272. An inspection conducted
				pursuant to this section must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of
				sections 3.4 to 3.7, inclusive, of the Standards. If a certified laboratory
				conducts analyses of drinking water, the laboratory must be inspected in
				accordance with the manual specified in subsection 6 of NAC 445A.54254. A
				certified laboratory shall analyze a control sample for each method of testing
				and analyte for which it is certified:
(a) At
				least once every 12 months; and
(b)
				Each time a new calibration curve is generated.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54282 - Grounds for denial of application for certification, or revocation, suspension or limitation of certification

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Bureau
				may deny an application for certification of a laboratory or revoke, suspend or
				limit the certification of a certified laboratory if the laboratory:
(a) Makes a false statement in:
(1) An application for
				certification;
(2) A report
				concerning the analysis of an environmental sample; or
(3) Any other document relating to
				certification in violation of the provisions of NAC 445A. 542 to
				445A.54296, inclusive and
				section 1;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54284 - Reapplication after denial of application or revocation of certification

Current through June 11, 2024
If the Bureau denies an application for certification of a
				  laboratory or revokes the certification of a certified laboratory, the
				  laboratory may, after the period specified in section 4.4 of the Standards has
				  expired, reapply for certification in the manner prescribed in NAC
				  445A.54272.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54286 - Renewal of certification

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The Bureau may
				renew the certificate of a certified laboratory if:
(a) The laboratory pays the applicable fee to
				renew the certificate;
(b) The
				laboratory submits a statement on a form approved by the Bureau indicating that
				it is in compliance with the provisions of NAC 445A.542 to 445A.54296,
				inclusive, concerning each category of testing, method of testing and analyte
				for which it is certified;
(c) The
				laboratory submits a report to the Bureau indicating that it has received
				satisfactory proficiency test results for each category of testing and analyte
				for which it is certified; and
(d)
				The Bureau determines that the laboratory is in compliance with the provisions
				of NAC 445A.542 to 445A.54296, inclusive.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54288 - Display and contents of certificate

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The director of
				the laboratory shall display the certificate issued by the Bureau in a
				conspicuous place in the laboratory to which the members of the general public
				have access.
2. A certificate:
(a) Must include a statement indicating each
				category of testing and analyte for which the laboratory is certified;
				and
(b) Is the property of the
				Bureau and must be surrendered to the Bureau if:
(1) The Bureau revokes the
				certificate;
(2) The laboratory for
				which the certificate is issued ceases to conduct analyses of drinking water
				for which a certificate is required; or
(3) The Bureau ceases to be an accrediting
				authority approved by the Environmental Protection Agency. As used in this
				subparagraph, "accrediting authority" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				Appendix B of chapter 5 of the Standards.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.5429 - Notification of Bureau of certain changes concerning certified laboratory

Current through June 11, 2024
If, as determined by the Bureau, a change concerning a
				  certified laboratory occurs which substantially affects the ability of the
				  laboratory to perform any analysis for which the laboratory is certified, the
				  director of the laboratory shall, not more than 30 days after the change
				  occurs, notify the Bureau of that change in writing. For the purposes of this
				  section, a change includes, without limitation, a change in the name,
				  ownership, location or personnel of a laboratory or any other change specified
				  in sections 4.1.8 and 4.3.2 of the Standards.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health by R203-99, eff. 8-1-2001
NRS
					 445A.860,
					 445A.863
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54292 - Contractual agreements, records and reports

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
				certified laboratory shall ensure that each analysis it performs complies with
				the provisions of Appendix D of chapter 5 of the Standards.
2. A certified laboratory shall maintain any
				document or other information required by the provisions of section 4.3.3 of
				the Standards in accordance with the provisions of that section.
3. If a certified laboratory prepares a
				report of any test conducted pursuant to the provisions of this section, the
				report must be prepared in accordance with the provisions of section 5.13 of
				the Standards.
4. If a certified
				laboratory is not certified to conduct a test in a category of testing or to
				use a method of testing or test for an analyte pursuant to the provisions of
				NAC 445A.542 to 445A.54296, inclusive, the director of the laboratory may
				contract with a certified laboratory to perform that test if:
(a) Before entering into the contract, the
				director notifies in writing the person for whom the test will be conducted of
				his or her intent to enter into the contract; and
(b) The laboratory complies with NAC 445A.542
				to 445A.54296, inclusive, or the requirements specified in section 5.14 of the
				Standards.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Certification of Laboratories to Analyze Drinking Water › Section 445A.54294 - Issuance of emergency order

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the Bureau
				determines that any facility, equipment, operation or other condition of a
				certified laboratory requires immediate action to protect the health and safety
				of the members of the general public and the Bureau receives the approval of
				the Administrator of the Division of Environmental Protection of the State
				Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Bureau may, without
				notice or hearing, issue an emergency order:
(a) Suspending the certification of the
				laboratory; and
(b) Requiring the
				person to whom the Bureau issues the order to correct the condition for which
				the emergency order is issued.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Bottled Water › Section 445A.544 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in NAC 445A.544 to 445A.590, inclusive, unless the
				  context otherwise requires:
1.
				"Bottled water" means water which may or may not be treated and is sealed in a
				bottle, package or other container, properly labeled and offered for sale as
				water for drinking. The term includes mineral water.
2. "Division" means the Division of Public
				and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
3. "Mineral water" means bottled water which
				is:
(a) Produced from a source which is
				approved by the health authority; and
(b) Tapped at one or more boreholes or
				natural springs.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Bottled Water › Section 445A.545 - Permit required to operate plant

Current through June 11, 2024
No person may operate a plant in the State of Nevada without
				  a permit issued by the health authority.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health, eff. 10-14-82-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  445.272
NRS
					 439.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Bottled Water › Section 445A.546 - Submission of plans, specifications for approval of construction or remodeling

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before an
				operator begins to construct or extensively remodel a plant, he or she shall
				submit properly prepared plans and specifications for that construction or
				remodeling to the appropriate health authority for its approval.
2. The plans and specifications must show:
(a) The proposed layout of the
				plant;
(b) The proposed layout of
				the processing, bottling and storage areas;
(c) The proposed size, type and arrangement
				of the equipment to be used in those areas; and
(d) The materials proposed for use in the
				construction of those areas.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Bottled Water › Section 445A.5465 - Requirements for construction, design and maintenance of plant

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The structures and buildings of a plant
				must be suitable in size, construction and design to ensure adequate
				maintenance and sanitary operations for the treatment and bottling of
				water.
2. The floors, walls and
				ceilings of a plant must be:
(a) In good
				repair;
(b) Smooth;
(c) Light in color;
(d) Nonabsorbent; and
(e) Easily cleanable.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Bottled Water › Section 445A.547 - Distribution of water bottled outside Nevada: Permit required; application for permit

Current through June 11, 2024
1. No bottled water
				produced in a plant located in this State may be sold or distributed within
				this State unless the operator or distributor has obtained a permit issued by
				the appropriate health authority pursuant to NAC
				445A.545.
2. An applicant for such a permit must submit
				with his or her application:
(a) A copy of the
				document which records the approval of the source of water by the health
				authority which has jurisdiction;
(b) A report by the applicant regarding his
				or her past compliance with the applicable regulations on the quality and
				sampling of the water the applicant produced or distributed;
(c) A copy of each type of label which will
				be displayed with the bottled water distributed in this State;
(d) A copy of the most recent analysis
				conducted pursuant to:
(1) Paragraph (b) of
				subsection 1 of NAC
				445A.555; and
(2) Paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NAC
				445A.555;
(e) Copies of the three most recent analyses
				conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NAC
				445A.555; and
(f) The fee required pursuant to NAC
				445A.589.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Bottled Water › Section 445A.548 - Quality of water used for bottling; inspections; sampling

Current through June 11, 2024
All water used for bottling must be:
1. Obtained from a source which has been
				developed in a safe and sanitary manner;
2. Inspected regularly, in accordance with
				the regulations of the State Board of Health on the supply of potable water;
				and
3. Sampled, analyzed and found
				to comply with the standards set forth in NAC 445A.550 to 445A.554,
				inclusive.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health, eff. 10-14-82; A 9-15-94
NRS
					 439.200
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445A - Water Controls › PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS › Bottled Water › Section 445A.5485 - Requirements for flavor added to bottled water

Current through June 11, 2024
If bottled water contains added flavor, it must:
1. Be prepared with added flavors derived
				from spices or fruits which consist of less than 1 percent of the weight of the
				water; and
2. Not contain any
				additives other than those additives that comply with the requirement set forth
				in subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Health, eff. 9-15-94
NRS
					 439.200