Section 445A.Sec. 5.2 - NEW1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NAC 445A.9692, in a county whose population is 700,000 or more, the Division may issue an individual permit for the installation of a holding tank system for domestic sewage for a site if: (a) The site is being developed for nonresidential purposes and will use waters of the Colorado River distributed by the Southern Nevada Water Authority or one of the member agencies of the Southern Nevada Water Authority;(b) The owner or operator of the site has applied and has not been provided a waiver from the General Manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority to the prohibition on the installation of a new septic system pursuant to section 38.4 of the Conservation of Colorado River Water Act;(c) A public or community sewerage system is not available or expected to become available at the time of development but is expected to become available not more than 5 years after the date on which a permit is issued pursuant to this section, but not later than December 31, 2030;(d) The agency responsible for the public or community sewerage system or the developer of the site: (1) Has completed the engineering designs for the public or community sewerage system;(2) Has secured funding for the expansion of the public or community sewerage system; and(3) Is in the process of negotiating a contract for the expansion of the public or community sewerage system;(e) The owner or operator of the site has begun construction of the necessary on-site and off-site infrastructure to connect to the public or community sewerage system once the system is operational;(f) The proposed holding tank system is anticipated to be used for not more than 5 years;(g) The projected daily sewage flow is not more than 3,500 gallons, unless otherwise approved by the Division;(h) The holding tank system will meet the setbacks required pursuant to NAC 445A.965;(i) Only domestic sewage will be discharged into the holding tank; and(j) Within 90 days after any building connected to the holding tank system is connected to the public or community sewerage system, the proposed holding tank system will be decommissioned pursuant to NAC 445A.9702.2. An application for a permit for the installation of a holding tank system issued pursuant to this section must include, without limitation:(a) Evidence that the site and holding tank system meet the requirements set forth in subsection 1;(b) A copy of a contract with a septic tank pumping contractor who has been issued a permit under chapter 444 of NAC that requires the tank to be inspected and pumped at regular intervals or as needed and the contents to be treated in a manner and at a facility approved by the Division; and(c) Evidence that the holder of the permit of the proposed treatment facility will accept the pumpings for treatment.3. A holding tank system for which a permit is issued pursuant to this section must comply with each of the following requirements:(a) Plans and specifications for the proposed holding tank system must be submitted to the Division for review and approval;(b) Each holding tank in the holding tank system must:(1) Have a minimum liquid capacity of 1,000 gallons;(2) Comply with the holding tank standards established by the Division;(3) Be located and designed to facilitate the removal of its contents by pumping;(4) Be equipped with both an audible and visual alarm, placed in locations acceptable to the Division, to indicate when the tank is 75 percent full;(5) Be watertight and have no overflow vent at an elevation lower than the overflow level of the lowest fixture served;(6) Be designed for anti-buoyancy if test-hole examination or other observations indicate that seasonally high groundwater may float the tank when empty;(7) Be structurally sound and made of durable, noncorrosive materials; and(8) Be designed and constructed to provide a secure, watertight connection with the sewer pipe for any building to which the tank is connected; and(c) The combined liquid capacity of the holding tanks in the holding tank system may not exceed 45,000 gallons.4. A holding tank system for which a permit is issued pursuant to this section may be designed to operate in series or in parallel.5. At all times that a holding tank system permitted pursuant to this section is being used, the holder of the permit must maintain a service contract with a septic tank pumping contractor who has been issued a permit under chapter 444 of NAC to provide regular inspections and pumping of the holding tank system.6. Before a permit issued pursuant to this section expires, the holder of the permit must submit to the Division for review and approval a plan for the abandonment of the holding tank system.7. Notwithstanding the provisions of NAC 445A.962 and 445A.9692, a permit issued pursuant to this section expires 5 years after the date on which the permit was issued or on December 31, 2030, whichever is earlier.8. A site for which a permit is issued pursuant to this section must be connected to a public or community sewerage system by not later than December 31, 2030.Nev. Admin. Code § 445A.Sec. 5.2
Added to NAC by Environmental Comm'n by R136-24A, eff. 10/23/2024