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<br />Q~!~~~~ - In the Colorado River portion of the state, <br />208 plans have been submitted and certified for three of the <br /> <br />o <br />~ four regions, including the San Juan Basin plan which was <br />!-.- <br />C.;J updated and recertified. <br /> <br />Nevada - On September 9, 1982, the State Environmental <br /> <br />Commission adopted revisions to the Nevada Water Pollution <br /> <br />Control Regulations, establishing water quality standards for <br />Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead. These revised regulations have <br />since been submitted to the State Legislative Counsel Bureau <br /> <br />and, subsequent to their review, will be forwarded_to EPA for <br /> <br />approval. <br /> <br />An "Amended Consent Decree" has been approved by the <br /> <br />State of Nevada, the City of Las Vegas, and Clark County, <br /> <br /> <br />however, has yet to be approved by EPA. If EPA approves the <br /> <br /> <br />document, it will be executed by all the parties and <br /> <br /> <br />submitted to the United States District Court for jUdicial <br /> <br />action. The amended decree is intended to supersede the <br /> <br />Consent Decree entered by the District Court on March 15, <br /> <br />1979. It will provide, in part, effluent discharge limita- <br />tions of 30 mg/l biochemical oxygen demand (inhibited), 30 <br />mg/l suspended solids, and 1 mg/l phosphorous for the waste <br />water treatment facilities of the City and County. <br />The Clark County Department of Comprehensi ve Planning <br />completed a 208 Plan in February, 1980, which encompasses all <br />of Clark County. It has been approved by the State of Nevada <br />and was unconditionally approved by EPA on October 19, 1981. <br /> <br />-29- <br />