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AZ Rev Stat § 49-282.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-282.03 - Interim remedial actions; reimbursement of the fund; rules

49-282.03.  Interim remedial actions;  reimbursement of the fund;  rules A. On the request of any person,  the director may take interim remedial actions to address the loss or reduction of available water from a well before the selection of a remedy,  including making grants from the water quality assurance revolving fund to provide alternative water supplies,  well replacement or water treatment if the director determines that both of the following apply: 1. The well currently supplies water for municipal,  domestic,  industrial,  irrigation or agricultural uses or is currently part of a public water system. 2. The well produces water or,  in the reasonably foreseeable future,  will produce water that is not fit for its current or reasonably foreseeable end use without treatment due to the release of hazardous substances at or from a site on the registry established pursuant to section 49-287.01,  subsection D. B. The interim remedial action taken by the director pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be the minimum necessary to address the loss or reduction of available water until a remedy is selected. The director,  to the extent possible,  shall consider potential remedies when selecting the interim remedial action pursuant to subsection A of this section. The interim remedial action shall not include the costs of reimbursement for costs already incurred. The director may choose not to take interim remedial action pursuant to subsection A of this section if the director has sufficient information to reasonably establish that the person requesting the remedial action may be responsible under this article for the release of hazardous substances contaminating the well. Notwithstanding this section,  the director shall select remedies pursuant to section 49-287.04. C. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section,  if the director,  in the record of decision,  determines that the remedial action taken pursuant to subsection A of this section was not necessary,  based on the criteria in section 49-282.06 and the rules adopted pursuant to that section,  or if the person requesting the remedial action pursuant to subsection A of this section is later determined to be responsible under this article for the release of hazardous substances which contaminated or threatened to contaminate the well,  that person shall reimburse the water quality assurance revolving fund for the costs incurred in taking the remedial action. The person requesting the interim remedial action shall make arrangements for financial assurance for the obligation to the satisfaction of the director. The attorney general shall file an action for reimbursement of costs pursuant to this section if requested by the director and may file an action on his own initiative. D. The director shall adopt rules governing when interim remedial action may be taken pursuant to subsection A of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-282.05 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-282.05 - Agreements for work; suspension of remedial action

49-282.05.  Agreements for work;  suspension of remedial action A. The department may enter into an agreement with any person to perform work at a site on the site registry if the work will be conducted in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to section 49-282.06. The terms and conditions of the agreement may include a suspension of any remedial action by the director at the site to the extent determined by the director to be appropriate. The suspension shall be specifically stated in the agreement or the approval of work under the agreement and shall continue as long as the person is in compliance with the agreement. B. As a condition of an agreement under this section,  the department may require the person conducting the work to reimburse the director for the reasonable and necessary costs incurred in reviewing and overseeing the work,  including costs consisting of salaries and benefits paid to state employees and other direct and indirect costs. A person who reimburses the department for costs pursuant to this subsection may recover those costs in any action brought pursuant to section 49-285,  subsection H.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-283.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-283.01 - Remediated water; liability; definitions

49-283.01.  Remediated water;  liability;  definitions A. A provider or user of remediated water is not liable for damages caused or contributed to by the use or distribution of the remediated water except on a showing of wilful,  malicious or grossly negligent conduct that was the direct cause of the damages. B. For purposes of this section: 1. " Damages"  means compensation for death or injury to a person or claims for medical monitoring or injury that a person may suffer or property damage. 2. " Provider"  means an owner or operator of a constructed water conveyance system for industrial,  municipal or irrigation purposes. 3. " Remediated water"  means water that is distributed,  transported or used in connection with a CERCLA remediation or a remediation performed pursuant to this title including water that meets applicable state or federal standards. 4. " User"  means an entity that accepts remediated water and uses that water for industrial,  municipal,  irrigation or agricultural purposes.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-283.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-283.02 - Petroleum liability

49-283.02.  Petroleum liability A release of petroleum or a constituent of petroleum,  as defined in section 49-1001,  that is a hazardous substance,  as defined in section 49-201,  shall be subject to the remedial and liability provisions of this article if the release is not otherwise subject to the corrective or remedial action provisions of section 49-1005,  chapter 5 of this title or subchapter III of the federal act defined in section 49-921 (42 United States Code sections 6921 through 6939e),  and the release has migrated in groundwater beyond the boundary of the property on which the release occurred.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-284 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-284 - Notice; reportable quantities; penalties

49-284.  Notice;  reportable quantities;  penalties A. Notwithstanding any other requirement of state or federal law,  any person who is the owner or operator of a facility shall,  as soon as the person has knowledge of any release,  other than a release in compliance with the limits or conditions in a federal or state permit,  of a hazardous substance from such facility,  immediately notify the director of the release if either: 1. The release is in a quantity equal to or greater than that which is required to be reported to the national response center under section 103 of CERCLA (42 United States Code section 9603). 2. The release is in a quantity equal to or greater than that determined pursuant to subsection B of this section and the release was not reported to the national response center before August 13,  1986. B. The director shall,  by rule,  establish reportable quantities for those hazardous substances for which such quantities have not been established under section 102 of CERCLA (42 United States Code section 9602). The director may determine that one single quantity shall be the reportable quantity for that hazardous substance,  regardless of the medium into which the hazardous substance is released. C. Any person who fails to immediately notify the director as provided in subsection A of this section is subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed ten thousand dollars. The attorney general may,  and at the request of the director shall,  commence an action in superior court to recover civil penalties provided by this subsection. All civil penalties assessed pursuant to this section shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund. D. Notification received pursuant to this section or information obtained by the exploitation of such notification shall not be used against any reporting person in any criminal case,  except a prosecution for perjury or for giving a false statement.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-286 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-286 - Mitigation of non-hazardous releases

49-286.  Mitigation of non-hazardous releases A. If the director determines that a drinking water source is being or is about to be rendered unusable without treatment as a drinking water source by a non-hazardous substance that was disposed by a person that would be a responsible party under section 49-283 if the substance were a hazardous substance,  the director may order that person to perform one or more of the following mitigation measures: 1. Providing an alternative water supply. 2. Mixing or blending if economically practicable. 3. Economically and technically practicable treatment before ingesting the water. 4. Such other mutually agreeable mitigation measures as are necessary to achieve the purposes of this section. B. The director's selection of mitigation measures shall balance the short-term and long-term public benefits of mitigation with the cost of each alternative measure. The director may only require the least costly alternative if more than one alternative may render water usable as a drinking water source. C. A mitigation order issued under this section is enforceable under sections 49-261 and 49-264.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-287.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-287.02 - Responsible party search

49-287.02.  Responsible party search A. If the director determines that a remedial investigation at a site or portion of the site may be necessary and the director determines that cost recovery may be appropriate,  the department shall conduct an investigation to identify any person who may be liable under this article. The department shall use its best efforts to identify all persons who may be liable under this article for the release or threatened release at the site or portion of the site. B. During the investigation,  any person may provide the director with information regarding the identification and potential liability of any person or regarding any facility within the site from which a release of a hazardous substance may have occurred. If the director receives sufficient information,  the director shall investigate the facts relating to the person's potential liability,  including its share of liability under this article,  without regard to the financial ability of the person. If the director receives sufficient information regarding a release of a hazardous substance from a facility within the site to indicate that it has contributed to contaminants of concern at the site or portion of the site being investigated pursuant to this section,  the director shall investigate the release of the hazardous substance and the potential liability of persons under this article. If the director declines to investigate a person or facility,  the director shall notify the person who provided the information of the director's decision not to investigate. C. If the director declines to investigate a person or facility,  any person who conducts an investigation and provides the results of the investigation to the director shall receive a credit for the reasonable and necessary cost of the investigation as an offset against any liability to the fund or to the state under this article if the investigation results in a settlement or a finding by the director,  the allocator or the court that this additional identified person is liable under this article with respect to the site or portion of the site being investigated pursuant to this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-287.03 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-287.03 - Remedial investigation and feasibility study

49-287.03.  Remedial investigation and feasibility study A. The department may conduct a remedial investigation and feasibility study of a scored site or portion of the site to assess conditions on the site or portion of the site and to evaluate alternative potential remedies to the extent necessary to select a final remedy in a manner consistent with the rules and procedures adopted pursuant to section 49-282.06. B. Unless the director determines that the necessary remedial action can be completed within one hundred eighty days,  before the department begins a remedial investigation and feasibility study for a site or a portion of a site,  the department shall prepare a scope of work,  a fact sheet and an outline of a community involvement plan. The scope of work shall generally describe the proposed scope of the remedial investigation and feasibility study. The outline of the community involvement plan shall address all of the elements of the community involvement plan requirements of section 49-289.03. C. The department shall provide written notice to each person who,  according to information available to the department,  may be liable under this article that the scope of work is available for inspection and that any person by agreement with the department may develop and implement a work plan for the remedial investigation and the feasibility study. The department shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the site is located a notice of the availability of the scope of work,  fact sheet and outline of a community involvement plan for public comment. The notice shall provide an opportunity for a public meeting. D. The department shall prepare a responsiveness summary before implementing the scope of work. Before the director implements a remedial investigation,  unless the director determines that the necessary remedial action can be completed within one hundred eighty days,  the department shall prepare and implement the community involvement plan based upon the outline and after considering the public comments,  consistent with the requirements of section 49-289.03. The department shall update the community involvement plan at least every two years. E. The remedial investigation shall collect the data necessary to adequately characterize the site or the portion of the site for the purpose of developing and evaluating effective remediation alternatives pursuant to the feasibility study requirements prescribed by subsection F of this section. F. The feasibility study shall be fully integrated with the results of the remedial investigation and shall include an alternative screening step to select a reasonable number of alternatives in a manner consistent with the rules and procedures adopted pursuant to section 49-282.06.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-289 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-289 - Fund financed remedial action; definition

49-289.  Fund financed remedial action;  definition A. The director shall assure that remedial actions taken pursuant to this article are pursued and completed as expeditiously as possible,  consistent with the criteria in section 49-282.06 and the rules adopted pursuant to that section. A remedial action shall not be financed in whole or in part from monies in the water quality assurance revolving fund unless the remedial action plan proposed pursuant to section 49-287.04,  subsection A and each record of decision prepared pursuant to section 49-287.04,  subsection F specify: 1. A time for commencing the implementation of the remedy after conclusion of settlements and allocation of liability. 2. A specific time period for completing the remedy. B. The director may amend any record of decision to change the remedial action selected or the time periods for commencing implementation and completing the remedial actions after considering the criteria in section 49-282.06 and the rules adopted under that section and subsection A of this section. Before amending a record of decision,  the director shall give notice as required in section 49-287.04,  subsection B and written notice to all persons who have entered into a settlement with the director regarding the site or who have otherwise been determined to be responsible parties pursuant to this article and who have not fully satisfied their obligations and to any persons who have served a notice pursuant to section 49-264 regarding the site. C. After the conclusion of the public comment period,  the director shall prepare a comprehensive responsiveness summary and an amended record of decision regarding the remedial action plan. The amended record of decision is a final agency action as of the date the director signs the final record of decision. D. The director shall serve written notice of the amended record of decision pursuant to section 49-287.04,  subsection G. E. Any notice of appeal of the amended record of decision shall be made pursuant to section 49-287.04,  subsection I. F. A person who is or may be adversely affected by a remedial action selected in a record of decision may file an action in the superior court against the director and any political subdivision that has been awarded fund monies pursuant to section 49-282, subsection F in order to enforce the time periods for commencing implementation and completing a remedial action that are contained in a record of decision. This action shall be filed in the same manner as provided in section 49-264.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-289.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-289.01 - Site boundary adjustment petitions

49-289.01.  Site boundary adjustment petitions A. A person who owns property within a site may petition the director to adjust the boundaries to exclude the person's property from the site boundaries. The geographic area covered by the boundary adjustment petition shall be described by legal description. B. The director shall review the petition based on the results of the remedial investigation. If the director determines that the property is either entirely or partially within the area of contamination or is predicted to be either entirely or partially within the area of contamination within two years,  the director shall deny the petition to adjust the boundaries of the site. If the director determines based on the results of the remedial investigation that the property is not within the area of contamination and is not predicted to be within the area of contamination within two years,  the director shall grant the petition to adjust the boundaries of the site.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-289.02 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-289.02 - Community information; public notice and comment

49-289.02.  Community information;  public notice and comment A. The director shall establish a preliminary community involvement area for each site on the registry established pursuant to section 49-287.01,  subsection D,  within ninety days after the site is entered into the registry. B. The director shall provide written notice by mail or other delivery to residents,  commercial occupants and owners of wells operated pursuant to groundwater withdrawal rights or permits within a preliminary community involvement area. If two or more community involvement areas are adjacent or overlapping,  the director may make a single notice to avoid duplicate notice. This notice shall contain an opportunity for the recipient to elect to be added to the site's mailing list and to identify other persons who should receive similar notice. This notice also shall contain: 1. Available information regarding the hazardous substance contamination in the area. 2. The site's score and a brief statement regarding the actual and potential risk and routes of exposure to the contaminants at the site and the possible health impacts of that exposure,  if any. 3. Identification of department personnel to be contacted for further information regarding the site.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-294 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-294 - Use of monies obtained through consent decrees or litigation

49-294.  Use of monies obtained through consent decrees or litigation A. All monies obtained by the director as the result of a settlement entered into pursuant to this article or through filing an action in state or federal court under this article or under CERCLA shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147. Monies recovered pursuant to this section for the department's remedial action costs that are incurred before the date of a settlement or a court judgment shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the water quality assurance revolving fund. Monies recovered pursuant to this section for the department's remedial action costs that are to be incurred after the date of a settlement or court judgment may be deposited in separate accounts,  and any interest earned on monies in these accounts shall be credited to those accounts for use for remedial action at the specific site or facility from which the monies were generated,  including reasonable and necessary costs,  and legal costs for administration of the account for that site or facility. If a specific site's or facility's account contains monies at the completion of the remedial action,  the director may use these excess monies in the manner and for the purposes prescribed in section 49-282.  B. This section and sections 49-292,  49-295 and 49-296 shall not be construed to limit the authority of the director to take any action under federal law or under other provisions of this title.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-296 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-296 - Settlement agreements

49-296.  Settlement agreements A settlement agreement made pursuant to this article may provide that the director shall reimburse a party to the agreement from the fund for the costs of specific remedial actions that the party has agreed to perform. In appropriate cases,  the director may make reasonable efforts pursuant to this article to recover any fund expenditures from responsible parties who are not involved in the settlement agreement. A decision by the director not to reimburse a party from the fund for the costs of conducting a remedial action that is contained in a settlement agreement is not subject to judicial review.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-298 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-298 - Appealable agency actions; licenses

49-298.  Appealable agency actions;  licenses A. Nothing in this article is an appealable agency action as defined in section 41-1092 or a contested case as defined in section 41-1001 except for the following: 1. A determination by the director that a person does not qualify for a settlement pursuant to section 49-292.01 or 49-292.02. 2. A no further action determination pursuant to section 49-287.01,  subsection H. B. An appeal shall be initiated by filing a notice of appeal with the director pursuant to section 41-1092.03,  subsection B. C. Nothing in this article constitutes a license as defined in section 41-1001.