Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>There are three Solid Waste Management Authorities in Nevada, each of which administers State solid waste management regulations, including permitting and enforcement, in their areas of jurisdiction: the Southern Nevada Health District, the Washoe County Health District and the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection- (NDEP). The NDEP has direct jurisdiction over all counties outside of Clark and Washoe and also has responsibility to oversee the Clark and Washoe Counties' solid waste programs</span></p><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;">Landfill Class Descriptions:</span></p><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt">“Class I” means a disposal site which:</span></p><UL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">Is comprised of at least one municipal solid waste landfill unit including all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances and improvements on the land used for the disposal of solid waste; and</span></p></li></ul><UL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">Is not a Class II or Class III site.</span></p></li></ul><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt">“Class II” means a disposal site:</span></p><UL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">Which is comprised of at least one municipal solid waste landfill unit;</span></p></li></ul><UL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">Which accepts less than 20 tons of solid waste per day on an annual average;</span></p></li></ul><UL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">For which there is no evidence of contamination of groundwater originating from the site;</span></p></li></ul><UL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">Which serves a community that has no other practicable alternatives for waste management; and</span></p></li></ul><UL><LI><P><SPAN STYLE="font-size:12pt">Which is located in an area which annually receives no more than 25 inches of precipitation. The term includes all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances and improvements on the land used for the disposal of solid waste.</span></p></li></ul><P><SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt">“Class III” means a disposal site which accepts only industrial solid waste</span></p><P><SPAN>Data is updated from the BMSM database once a week.</span></p></div></div></div>
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