Nevada § 445A.540 - Package plant for sewage treatment: Conditions for issuing permit
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 445A.540 — Package plant for sewage treatment: Conditions for issuing permit, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 445A.540. Package plant for sewage treatment: Conditions for issuing permit
A permit to discharge water from a package plant for sewage treatment may not be issued
unless all of the following conditions are met: 1. Neither of the following is available: (a) Sewerage provided by a public utility; or (b) Sewerage provided by a municipality or other public entity. 2. The applicant fully complies with all of the conditions of NRS 445A.465 to 445A.515 , inclusive. 3. The local governing body assumes: (a) Responsibility in case of default by the builder or developer for the continued
operation and maintenance of the plant in accordance with all of the terms and conditions
of the permit. (b) The duty of assessing the lands served as provided in subsection 5. 4. The applicant furnishes the local governing body sufficient surety in the form
of a bond, certificate of deposit, investment certificate or any other form acceptable
to the governing body, to ensure the continued maintenance and operation of the plant: (a) For 5 years following the date the plant is placed in operation; or (b) Until 75 percent of the lots or parcels served by the plant are sold, whichever is later. 5. The owners of the lands to be served by the package plant for sewage treatment
record a declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions, which is an equitable
servitude running with the land and which must provide that each lot or parcel will
be assessed by the local governing body for its proportionate share of the cost of
continued operation and maintenance of the plant if there is a default by the applicant
or operator of the plant and a sufficient surety, as provided in subsection 4, is
not available. 6. The declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions recorded by the owners
further provides that if the local governing body determines that: (a) The plant is not satisfactorily serving the needs of its users; and (b) Sewerage provided by a public utility or a municipality or other public entity
is reasonably available, the local governing body may require all users of a package plant for sewage treatment
to connect into the available sewers provided by a utility or a municipality or other
public entity, and each lot or parcel will be assessed by the local governing body
for its proportionate share of the cost of connecting into those sewers. These assessments are not subject to the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Commission
of Nevada. 7. Provision has been made for disposition of the plant and the land on which it is
situated after the local governing body requires all users to connect into available
sewers provided by a public utility or a municipality or other public entity.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Nevada Revised Statutes § 445A.540 cover?
Section 445A.540 ("Package plant for sewage treatment: Conditions for issuing permit") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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