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AZ Rev Stat § 49-929 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-929 - Annual registration of hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal facilities, transporters and generators; fee; disposition of revenue

49-929.  Annual registration of hazardous waste treatment,  storage and disposal facilities,  transporters and generators;  fee;  disposition of revenue A. All hazardous waste treatment,  storage and disposal facilities,  hazardous waste transporters and hazardous waste generators,  except hazardous waste resource recovery facilities as defined in section 49-930,  shall register annually with the department at the time and in the manner prescribed by the director. The registration is valid for one year from the date of registration. B. The application for registration shall be accompanied by a registration fee based on the following: 1. Hazardous waste treatment,  storage and disposal facilities,  $1, 500 plus $2 per ton of hazardous waste received for treatment,  storage for more than ten days or disposal during the preceding calendar year. 2. Hazardous waste transporters,  $200. 3. Large quantity hazardous waste generators that generate one thousand kilograms per month or more,  $300. 4. Small quantity hazardous waste generators that generate between one hundred and one thousand kilograms per month,  $100. C. All monies collected under this section shall be deposited in the water quality assurance revolving fund established by section 49-282. The director may authorize expenditures from the fund,  pursuant to section 49-282,  subsection E,  to pay the reasonable and necessary costs of administering the registration program.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-930 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-930 - Annual registration of hazardous waste resource recovery facilities; fee; maximum annual payment of fees and taxes; disposition of revenue; definitions

49-930.  Annual registration of hazardous waste resource recovery facilities;  fee;  maximum annual payment of fees and taxes;  disposition of revenue;  definitions A. All hazardous waste resource recovery facilities shall register annually with the department at the time and in the manner prescribed by the director. The registration is valid for one year from the date of registration. B. The application for registration shall be accompanied by a registration fee of one thousand five hundred dollars plus two dollars per ton of hazardous waste received for resource recovery during the preceding calendar year,  except that a person engaging in hazardous waste resource recovery is not required to pay fees and taxes listed in section 49-282,  subsection A,  paragraphs 2 through 9 in excess of the lesser of: 1. Ten thousand dollars in a calendar year per individual hazardous waste resource recovery site. 2. Twenty-five thousand dollars in a calendar year per hazardous waste resource recovery entity. C. A person who pays such fees and taxes for hazardous waste resource recovery facilities in the amount specified in subsection B of this section may submit evidence of such payment to the appropriate entity in lieu of paying additional fees and taxes for that calendar year for hazardous waste resource recovery facilities. D. If a hazardous waste resource recovery facility is owned or operated by more than one person,  the payment of fees or the compliance with this section for the facility by one person constitutes compliance by all other owners and operators. E. All monies collected under this section shall be deposited in the water quality assurance revolving fund established by section 49-282. The director may authorize expenditures from the fund,  pursuant to section 49-282,  subsection E,  to pay the reasonable and necessary costs of administering the registration program. F. For purposes of this section: 1. " Hazardous waste resource recovery entity"  means a person who owns or operates more than one individual hazardous waste resource recovery site in this state. 2. " Hazardous waste resource recovery facility"  means a facility that receives for recovery of material resources fifty or more tons per year of hazardous waste generated by a facility owned by a person other than the owner of the facility receiving the hazardous waste for recovery of material resources. 3. " Individual hazardous waste resource recovery site"  means a hazardous waste resource recovery facility or group of hazardous waste resource recovery facilities located in a contiguous geographical area and owned or operated by the same person.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-932 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-932 - Hazardous waste fuel penalty; disposition of revenue

49-932.  Hazardous waste fuel penalty;  disposition of revenue A. A hazardous waste fuel penalty of forty cents per gallon is established for hazardous waste fuel and hazardous waste that are burned for energy recovery and that are not generated by the operation of the business of the burner. B. The director shall collect the penalty established by subsection A of this section from the burner of the hazardous waste fuel or hazardous waste. C. Monies collected pursuant to subsection B of this section shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-941 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-941 - Hazardous waste facilities; notice of site to property owners; time and area requirements

49-941.  Hazardous waste facilities;  notice of site to property owners;  time and area requirements A. Any agency or political subdivision of this state which is required to select or permit a possible permanent site for any facility designed to permanently store,  treat or dispose of any hazardous waste shall send written notice of the selection of the possible permanent site by first class mail to property owners in the following areas: 1. If the proposed permanent site is in an unincorporated area,  within a three mile radius of the outer boundaries of the proposed permanent site unless the three mile radius intersects a municipal corporate boundary. In such a case,  property owners inside the municipal corporate boundary within three hundred feet of the outer boundary of the proposed permanent site shall be notified as well as those property owners outside the municipal corporate boundary within the three mile radius of the outer boundary of the proposed permanent site. 2. If the proposed permanent site is in an incorporated area,  within a three hundred foot radius of the outer boundaries of the proposed permanent site. B. The notice required by subsection A shall be mailed to each owner of real property as shown on the list of property owners furnished by the county assessor and the department of revenue. Within fifteen days after a request for such a list,  the county assessor and the department of revenue shall furnish to the agency or political subdivision a written list stating the name and address of each owner in the areas specified in subsection A.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-942 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-942 - Site selection by political subdivision; hearing; notice

49-942.  Site selection by political subdivision;  hearing;  notice Before a political subdivision makes a final decision on a possible permanent site for a facility specified in section 49-941,  the political subdivision shall hold a public hearing in the nearest public facility in the general vicinity of the proposed permanent sites,  at which interested persons may appear and present their views. The political subdivision shall give notice of the hearing,  to include both of the following: 1. Publication of notice in a daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in the area of the proposed permanent site published once each week,  beginning at least two weeks before the hearing. 2. Mailed notice as provided in section 49-941,  sent at least two weeks before the hearing.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-943 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-943 - Agency grant of final permit; prerequisites

49-943.  Agency grant of final permit;  prerequisites Before any agency grants a final permit for a facility specified in section 49-941,  the agency shall: 1. If the applicant is a political subdivision,  require the applicant to certify that a public hearing concerning a possible permanent site selection for the facility has been held in the nearest public facility in the general vicinity of the proposed permanent site,  at which interested persons were allowed to appear and present their views. 2. Hold a public hearing at least thirty days before a final decision concerning the permanent site,  if such a hearing is warranted by the public interest,  to be held in the nearest public facility in the general vicinity of the proposed permanent site,  at which interested persons may appear and present their views. If such a hearing is held the agency shall send written notice of the selection of the possible permanent site as provided in section 49-941.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-944 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-944 - Exemption

49-944.  Exemption The provisions of this article shall not be construed to apply to any facility which receives funding under section 201 of the federal clean water act as amended (P.L. 97-117).
AZ Rev Stat § 49-962 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-962 - Toxic data report; progress report; exemption

49-962.  Toxic data report;  progress report;  exemption A. A person who owns or operates a facility shall file a toxic data report on July 1 for the preceding calendar year if either of the following applies: 1. During the preceding calendar year,  the owner or operator was required to file an annual toxic chemical release form for the facility pursuant to section 313 of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 (P.L. 99-499). 2. During the preceding calendar year,  the facility generated an average of one kilogram per month of acutely hazardous waste as defined in 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 261 or an average of one thousand kilograms per month of hazardous waste in a calendar year,  exclusive of an episodic,  accidental or remediation related release or occurrence. B. The owner or operator of a facility shall file the report prescribed in subsection A of this section on July 1 each year for the preceding calendar year until either of the following applies: 1. The facility ceases operation. 2. The facility does not meet the requirements of both: (a) Subsection A,  paragraph 1 of this section. (b) Subsection A,  paragraph 2 of this section,  for two consecutive years. C. The toxic data report required in subsection A of this section shall include both of the following: 1. The report form required by the United States environmental protection agency pursuant to 42 United States Code section 13106. 2. Any annual progress report required to be submitted pursuant to section 49-963.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-965 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-965 - Pollution prevention technical assistance program

49-965.  Pollution prevention technical assistance program A. The department shall establish a technical assistance program designed to assist all persons in reducing to the fullest extent possible the amount and toxicity of the hazardous waste that is generated or toxic substances that are used in this state. The assistance program may include: 1. The establishment of a hazardous waste reduction clearinghouse of all available information concerning hazardous waste reduction,  toxic substances minimization,  recycling programs,  economic and energy savings,  and production and environmental improvements. 2. The production of workshops,  conferences and handbooks on the topics described in paragraph 1 of this subsection. 3. Cooperation with university programs to develop hazardous waste reduction and toxic substances minimization curricula and training. 4. Presentation of on-site technical assistance for hazardous waste generators and toxic substances users. 5. Researching and recommending incentive programs for innovative hazardous waste management and toxic substances reduction. 6. Conducting a public education program to reduce emissions of ozone forming substances and accelerate pollution prevention technical assistance efforts to avoid ozone violations. B. Presentation of on-site technical assistance by the department in accordance with subsection A of this section shall not be considered engineering practice as defined in section 32-101 as long as the assistance does not involve engineering calculations or design in connection with any building,  machine,  equipment,  process,  work or project and is limited to assisting in the identification of pollution prevention opportunities and potential alternatives to existing processes or practices. C. Persons receiving on-site technical assistance pursuant to this section are solely liable for any civil or other damages arising from on-site technical assistance. This state and the department,  its officers,  employees and agents and any other persons assisting in providing on-site technical assistance are not liable for any civil or other damages arising from the on-site technical assistance,  including damages claimed by third parties. D. The technical assistance program shall be funded from monies allocated from the hazardous waste management fund as prescribed in section 49-927,  except that the portion of the program prescribed by subsection A,  paragraph 6 of this section shall be funded from monies allocated from the air quality fund as prescribed in section 49-551. Notwithstanding section 49-551,  subsection C,  paragraph 5,  priority for funding shall be given to the portion of the program prescribed by subsection A,  paragraph 6 of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-967 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-967 - Availability of information to the public

49-967.  Availability of information to the public A. Any records,  reports or information obtained from any person under this article,  including records,  reports or information obtained or prepared by the director or a department employee,  shall be available to the public,  except that the information,  or a particular part of the information,  shall be considered confidential on either: 1. Notice from the person,  accompanying the information,  stating that the information,  or a particular part of the information,  if made public,  would divulge the trade secrets of the person or other information likely to cause substantial harm to the person's competitive position. 2. A determination by the attorney general that disclosure of the information or a particular part of the information would be detrimental to an ongoing criminal investigation or to an ongoing or contemplated civil enforcement action under this chapter in superior court. B. If the director,  on his own or following a request for disclosure,  disagrees with the confidentiality notice,  he may request the attorney general to seek a court order authorizing disclosure. If a court order is sought,  the person shall be served with a copy of the court filing and shall have twenty business days from the date of service to request a hearing on whether a court order should be issued. The hearing shall be conducted in camera,  and any order resulting from the hearing is appealable as provided by law. The director may not disclose the confidential information until a court order authorizing disclosure has been obtained and becomes final. The court may award costs of litigation including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees to the prevailing party. C. Notwithstanding subsection A,  the following information obtained from any person under this article shall be available to the public: 1. The name and address of any permit applicant or permittee. 2. The types and amounts of any hazardous waste generated,  stored,  treated or disposed. 3. The types and amounts of any toxic substances released to the environment. D. Notwithstanding subsection A,  the director may disclose,  with accompanying confidentiality notice,  any records,  reports or information obtained from any person under this article,  including records,  reports or information obtained by the director or department employees,  to: 1. Other state employees concerned with administering this chapter or if the records,  reports or information are relevant to any administrative or judicial proceeding under this chapter. 2. Employees of the United States environmental protection agency if such information is necessary or required to administer and implement or comply with federal statutes or regulations.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-969 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-969 - Consumer product information

49-969.  Consumer product information A. The department may not prepare or distribute public education information relating to any claims regarding household hazardous waste or substitutes for any household consumer product unless the information is competent and reliable and based on a test,  analysis,  research,  study or other evidence that yields accurate and reliable results. B. The department may publish or distribute the following without verification studies or analyses: 1. Information compiled pursuant to requirements set forth in state law. 2. Case studies of specific facilities or their processes. 3. Articles or views expressing the opinion of an author outside the department,  provided that this material is prepared for discussion purposes only. C. The department may not recommend any substance as a pesticide unless the substance is either of the following: 1. Registered for use as a pesticide by this state and by the United States environmental protection agency,  or its successor,  and is to be used in a manner consistent with the label directions. 2. Listed by the environmental protection agency in 40 Code of Federal Regulations section 152.25,  exemptions for pesticides of a character not requiring regulation under the federal insecticide,  fungicide and rodenticide act,  as amended by the food quality and protection act of 1996.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-973 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-973 - Toxic data report; progress report

49-973.  Toxic data report;  progress report A. A state agency shall file a toxic data report on July 1 if the agency during the preceding calendar year generated ten thousand pounds or more of hazardous waste. For purposes of this section,  the hazardous waste generated shall consist of the aggregate amount of hazardous waste generated from all facilities directly controlled by the state agency. B. The toxic data report required in subsection A of this section shall include the following: 1. An annual progress report as prescribed in section 49-972,  subsection H. 2. Toxic chemical information in the format of a toxic chemical release form required by section 313 of the superfund amendments and reauthorization act of 1986 (P.L. 99-499) for each facility within the state agency that meets the threshold quantities as prescribed by the department and that is not subject to exemptions. 3. The address of each off-site treatment,  storage or disposal facility to which each hazardous waste generated was transported and the type of treatment or disposal methods used for each hazardous waste at each off-site facility. C. If the threshold quantity prescribed in subsection A of this section is exceeded due to an accidental or remediation related release or occurrence,  the requirement to file a report pursuant to this section does not apply.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1002 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1002 - Notification requirements; exemptions

49-1002.  Notification requirements;  exemptions A. Except as otherwise provided in this section,  each owner of an underground storage tank shall notify the department in writing and shall specify the tank's age,  size,  type,  location and use. B. For an underground storage tank that was taken out of operation on or before January 1,  1974,  regardless of whether the tank was removed from the ground,  the owner is exempt from giving notice. C. For an underground storage tank that was taken out of operation after January 1,  1974 but before November 8,  1984 and that was removed from the ground,  the owner is exempt from giving notice. D. For an underground storage tank that was taken out of operation after January 1,  1974 but before November 8,  1984 and that was not removed from the ground,  the owner shall specify the type and quantity of the substances that were stored in the tank immediately before it was taken out of operation. These requirements are in addition to the requirements for notice prescribed in subsection A of this section. E. For an underground storage tank that was taken out of operation after November 8,  1984 but before December 22,  1988 the director may require the owner to make reasonable efforts to specify the age,  size,  location and use of the tank,  the type and quantity of the substances that were stored in the tank immediately before it was taken out of operation and the date of its removal from operation. F. An owner or operator who brings an underground storage tank into operation shall meet the notification requirements of this section at least thirty days before bringing the tank into operation. An owner or operator who brings a new piping component or under-dispenser containment into operation on or after January 1,  2009 shall meet the notification requirements of this section within thirty days after the new piping component or under-dispenser containment is brought into operation. G. A person who sells a tank for use as an underground storage tank shall notify the purchaser of the notice requirements of subsection F of this section and shall provide to the department documentation of the notice given.  H. The notices required by this section shall be made on forms prescribed by the department.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-1003 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-1003 - Detection of releases; record keeping requirements

49-1003.  Detection of releases;  record keeping requirements A. Until the rules adopted pursuant to subsection C are in effect,  the owner and operator of an underground storage tank shall maintain a release detection system that complies with the requirements of 40 Code of Federal Regulations sections 280.40 through 280.44. B. Until the rules adopted pursuant to subsection C are in effect,  the owner and operator of an underground storage tank shall maintain systematic and complete records of release detection information that complies with the requirements of 40 Code of Federal Regulations section 280.45. C. The director shall adopt rules establishing release detection requirements and release detection record keeping requirements. The rules adopted pursuant to this subsection shall be consistent with and no more stringent than the federal regulations in effect on the date on which the rules are adopted.