NRS445A.480. Permits: Authority of Department to require individual permit.

      1.  The Department may require the holder of a general permit to apply for and obtain an individual permit.

      2.  An individual permit may be required by the Department in any of the following cases, without limitation:

      (a) If the discharge or injection of fluids through a well is not in compliance with the conditions of the general permit.

      (b) If a change in circumstances has occurred and the general permit is no longer applicable.

      (c) If the Department determines that the discharge or injection of fluids is a significant or potentially significant contributor of pollutants. In making this determination, the Department may consider:

             (1) The location of the discharge or injection;

             (2) The size of the discharge or injection; and

             (3) The quantity and nature of the pollutants discharged or injected.

      (Added to NRS by 1991, 1741)