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1. Who must obtain a Dust Control Plan?

For any project involving an aggregate one-half acre or more of Disturbed Area, a Dust Control Plan must be submitted to the Nye County Air Quality Program Administrator along with the zone review, building permit application, conditional use permit application, zoning change application, or site development plan. The Dust Control Plan shall specify the use of Best Practical Methods to control the generation of fugitive dust from each construction activity.

2. Who must perform dust control in Pahrump?

Any person engaged in activities involving the handling, transportation or storage of any material; dismantling or demolition of buildings; grubbing; grading; clearing of land; public or private construction; the operation of machines and equipment; the grading of roads; trenching operations; the operation and use of unpaved parking facilities; and the organization and supervision of public outdoor events shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent fugitive dust from becoming airborne from such activities at all times. Reasonable precautions may include, but are not limited to, sprinkling, compacting, enclosure, chemical or asphalt sealing, cleaning up, sweeping, soil amendments, addition of non-emissible covers or such other measures as Nye County may specify. All control measures selected must be maintained to ensure the visible emissions do not exceed the 20% opacity limit as described in Section 15.28.150.A of the county dust regulation.

3. Why are we concerned about air quality in Pahrump?

This link (http://ndep.nv.gov/baqp/planmodeling/pahrumpnonattain.html) to a Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) web site explains in detail why and how the air quality program in Pahrump came about. Some of the material is outdated and needs revised. There are additional links on this site to monitoring data for Pahrump and many other related air quality subjects.

4. What activities do not require a Dust Control Plan?

This Regulation shall not apply to emergency activities conducted by any Fire Department, utility, or government agency which are necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public.
The following construction type activities do not require a Dust Control Plan:

1. Landscaping by an individual at his/her place of residence;

2. Emergency maintenance activities conducted by government agencies on publicly maintained roads, road shoulders, rights-of-way and on public flood control facilities; and

3. Dust Palliative application projects conducted solely for the purpose of compliance with Open Areas and Vacant Lots subsection of this ordinance, wherein no grade elevation changes, no soil or rock is imported or exported, or no cut and fill operations occur. Importing of gravel or rock for use as a dust palliative is allowed under this subsection.