Comments open through October 15 on NDOT Alamo and Panaca discharge-permit renewals
NDEP lists October 15 at 5 p.m. as the comment cutoff for two proposed groundwater-discharge permit renewals involving NDOT maintenance facilities.
The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection lists a 5 p.m. October 15, 2026 public-comment deadline for proposed five-year groundwater-discharge permit renewals involving NDOT maintenance facilities in Alamo and Panaca. Both notices were posted September 15. The permit numbers are NS2021506 for Alamo and NS2021504 for Panaca.
The Panaca proposed draft describes a concrete-lined basin receiving water and debris from road-drainage and culvert cleaning, with debris removed for disposal. A proposed draft does not establish final permit issuance, a violation, contamination, or facility expansion.
How to comment
Both formal notices require written comments or hearing requests to be hand-delivered or postmarked no later than 5 p.m. October 15 to DCNR/NDEP/Bureau of Water Pollution Control, 901 South Stewart Street, Suite 4001, Carson City, NV 89701. Read the applicable notice before filing; the printed deadline does not specify a timezone.
Hearing requests must state your interest and why a hearing is warranted. No hearing is established by these notices. Jason Reichelt, 775-687-9468, is the copies and information contact; an information email is not an established comment-filing channel.
Each official notice page links the formal notice, proposed permit and fact sheet. This brief reports the open comment process, not final approval.
Image: conceptual public paperwork, not either NDOT facility.