Antidegradation Regulation Archive
This webpage provides archive information on previous drafts of Nevada’s rulemaking process for establishing an antidegradation program to maintain and protect the quality of surface waters of the State. All meetings, hearings, documents, and correspondence pertaining to the archived rulemaking process are accessible below. |
The objective of antidegradation is to protect water quality of the associated beneficial uses of Nevada’s surface waters and maintain the unique attributes and special characteristics and values associated with high-quality waters.
Comments on previous drafts of R113-22
- R113-22 Stakeholder Support
- R113-22 NACO Support
- R113-22 Las Vegas Stakeholder Support
- R113-22 Summit Lake Paiute Tribe
Regulation amendment workshop on R113-22 (DRAFT regulation R113-22 replaced R119-20)
- DRAFT Nevada's Antidegradation Implementation Procedures, December 2022
- R113-22P Green Line
- NDEP Response to Comments received during the Aug 31, 2022 Workshop
- NDOW EAW Letter in Support
- HRBWA Comments R 113-22
- NVFB Comments R 113-22
- PEW NV EAW Comments R113-22
- TU EAW Comments Sept 2022
- WRA 2022 0908 Cover Letter
- WRA 2022 0908 Petition and Signatures
- Summary of comments during workshop
- Workshop recording
- Public Notice for Workshop
Regulation amendment R113-22 (DRAFT regulation R113-22 replaced R119-20)
- LCB R113-22 DRAFT Regulation
- NDEP Response to Comments on LCB R119-20
- Form 1 (R113-22)
- Supplemental Form 1 (R113-22)
- Form 4 (R113-22)
Regulation amendment workshops on R119-20 (The workshops are not duplicative and anyone wishing to participate should attend at least the first two.)
- April 5, 2022, 9:00am to 12:00pm - Nomination and Classification of Ecological, Aesthetic or Recreational Waters (EAWs)
- April 6, 2022, 9:00am to 12:00pm - Antidegradation Program for Protection of Nevada Surface Water
- April 7, 2022, 9:00am to 12:00pm - Mock Exercises of Requirements for an Antidegradation Review
Comments Received on April, 2022 Regulation Amendment Workshops:
- LV Stakeholders
- Nevada Gold Mines
- NV Farm Bureau
- NVMA
- Pew Charitable Trust
- Truckee Meadows Stakeholders
- Western Resource Advocates
- Humboldt River Basin Water Authority
Stakeholder meetings regarding this action:
- September 2, 2021, 9:00 am to 11:00 am - Webinar for NDEP to introduce and discuss the proposed antidegradation program, implementation procedures being established and the proposed process for nominating and classifying surface waters as EAWs. An overview of the re-drafted Regulatory Petition R119-20 will also be provided during the webinar.
- September 9, 2021, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm – Technical Session #1 for informal stakeholder, agency and public input and comment on proposed regulatory action and discussion of R119-20.
- September 16, 2021, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm – Technical Session #2 for stakeholder, agency and public input and comment on proposed regulatory action and discussion of R119-20.
- Responses to preliminary comments on the proposed action during the Technical Sessions
Documents and Correspondence
- FAQs: Frequently asked questions on proposed action
- DRAFT Nevada’s Antidegradation NDEP Permit Writers’ Guidance
- Public notice for virtual webinar and technical sessions.
Question or inquiries, please contact:
ndep-sam@ndep.nv.gov
Bureau of Water Quality Planning
901 S. Stewart Street, Suite 4001
Carson City, NV 89701