Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1636 - Truckee Region: Incline Creek, East Fork; Incline Creek, West Fork; and Incline Creek

The limits of this table apply to the bodies of water known as the East Fork of Incline Creek from the ski resort to the West Fork of Incline Creek, the West Fork of Incline Creek from State Highway 431 to the East Fork of Incline Creek, and Incline Creek from the confluence of the East and West Forks of Incline Creek to Lake Tahoe. These segments of Incline Creek are located in Washoe County.

STANDARDS OF WATER QUALITY

Incline Creek, East Fork; Incline Creek, West Fork; and Incline Creek

PARAMETER

REQUIREMENTS TO MAINTAIN EXISTING HIGHER QUALITY

WATER QUALITY STANDARDS FOR BENEFICIAL USES

Beneficial Usea

Livestock

Irrigation

Aquatic

Contact

Noncontact

Municipal

Industrial

Wildlife

Aesthetic

Enhance

Marsh

Beneficial Uses

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Aquatic Life Species of Concern

Cold-water fishery.

Temperature - °C

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

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

*

X

pH - SU

S.V.

7.0 - 8.3

S.V.

6.5 - 9.0

X

X

*

*

X

X

*

Dissolved Oxygen - mg/l

S.V.

[GREATER THEN OR EQUAL TO] 6.0

X

*

X

X

X

X

Total Phosphates (as P) - mg/l

A-Avg.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.05

*

X

X

X

*

Nitrogen Species (as N) - mg/l

Total Nitrogen

Nitrate S.V. Nitrite S.V.

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

X

X

*

X

*

S.V. A-Avg.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 1.8 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 1.2

Unionized Ammonia - mg/l

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 0.004

*

X

Total Suspended Solids - mg/l

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 25.0

*

*

Turbidity - NTU

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 10.0

*

*

Color - PCU

No increase 10

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 75.0

*

*

Total Dissolved Solids - mg/l

S.V. A-Avg.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 85 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 70

A-Avg.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 500.0

X

X

*

Chloride - mg/l

S.V. A-Avg.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 8.0 [LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 6.0

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250.0

X

*

X

X

Sulfate - mg/l

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 250.0

*

Sodium - SAR

A-Avg.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 8.0

*

E. coli - No./100 ml

S.V.

[LESS THEN OR EQUAL TO] 126.0

*

X

* = The most restrictive beneficial use.

X = Beneficial use.

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

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.1636

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

NRS 445A.425, 445A.520