Nevada § 489.706 - Newly constructed mobile and manufactured homes: Minimal standards for plumbing fixtures and certain landscaping fixtures
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 489.706 — Newly constructed mobile and manufactured homes: Minimal standards for plumbing fixtures and certain landscaping fixtures, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 489.706. Newly constructed mobile and manufactured homes: Minimal standards for plumbing fixtures and certain landscaping fixtures
1. Each manufactured home or mobile home on which construction begins on or after
March 1, 1992, and before March 1, 1993, must incorporate the following minimal standards
for plumbing fixtures: (a) A toilet which uses water must not be installed unless its consumption of water
does not exceed 3.5 gallons of water per flush. (b) A shower apparatus which uses more than 3 gallons of water per minute must not
be installed unless it is equipped with a device to reduce water consumption to 3
gallons of water or less per minute. (c) Each faucet installed in a lavatory or kitchen must not allow water to flow at
a rate greater than 3 gallons per minute. 2. Each manufactured home or mobile home on which construction begins on or after
March 1, 1993, and before January 1, 2020, must incorporate the following minimal
standards for plumbing fixtures: (a) A toilet which uses water must not be installed unless its consumption of water
does not exceed 1.6 gallons of water per flush. (b) A shower apparatus which uses more than 2.5 gallons of water per minute must not
be installed unless it is equipped with a device to reduce water consumption to 2.5
gallons of water or less per minute. (c) Each faucet installed in a lavatory or kitchen must not allow water to flow at
a rate greater than 2.5 gallons per minute. 3. Each manufactured home or mobile home on which construction begins on or after
January 1, 2020: (a) If the WaterSense program established by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency has developed a final product specification for a type of toilet, shower apparatus,
urinal or faucet, must not install any toilet, shower apparatus, urinal or faucet
that has not been certified under the WaterSense program. (b) If the WaterSense program has not developed a final product specification for
a type of toilet, shower apparatus, urinal or faucet, must not install any toilet,
shower apparatus, urinal or faucet that does not comply with any applicable requirements
of federal law and the building code of the county or city. 4. For the purposes of subsection 3, a plumbing fixture is considered certified under
the WaterSense program if the fixture meets the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b)
of subsection 6 of NRS 278.582 . 5. Each manufactured home or mobile home on which construction begins on or after
January 1, 2024: (a) If the WaterSense program established by the United States Environmental Protection
Agency has developed a final product specification for an irrigation controller or
spray sprinkler body, must not install any irrigation controller or spray sprinkler
body that has not been certified under the WaterSense program. (b) If the WaterSense program has not developed a final product specification for
a type of irrigation controller or spray sprinkler body, must not install any irrigation
controller or spray sprinkler body that does not comply with any applicable requirements
of federal law and the building code of the county or city. 6. For the purposes of subsection 5, a landscape fixture is considered certified under
the WaterSense program if the fixture meets the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b)
of subsection 6 of NRS 278.582 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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