Permits: Issuance prohibited in certain cases.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 445A.490
in effectNo permit may be issued which authorizes any discharge or injection of fluids through a well into any waters of the State:
1. Of any radiological, chemical or biological warfare agent or high-level radioactive waste;
2. Which would substantially impair anchorage and navigation in any waters of the State;
3. Which would result in the degradation of existing or potential underground sources of drinking water;
4. Which is inconsistent with an applicable areawide plan for management of the treatment of waste; or
5. Which the Director determines is inconsistent with the regulations and guidelines adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730 , inclusive, including those relating to standards of water quality and injections of fluids through a well.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-445A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026