The State Environmental Commission scheduled a regulatory hearing on proposed amendments to Regulation R181-08: Ground Water. The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) developed this regulation to protect groundwaters of the state that have the potential to become a drinking water source. The regulation would provide NDEP with reasonable permitting flexibility to limit discharges to groundwater that would not cause the receiving groundwater to exceed specific criteria defined in the proposed regulation. The hearing will be November 12, 2008. http://www.sec.nv.gov/main/hearing_111208.htm.