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AZ Rev Stat § 49-233 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-233 - Priority ranking and schedule

49-233.  Priority ranking and schedule A. Each list developed by the department pursuant to section 49-232 shall contain a priority ranking of WOTUS identified as impaired and for which total maximum daily loads are required pursuant to section 49-234 and a schedule for the development of all required total maximum daily loads. B. In the first list submitted to the United States environmental protection agency after July 18,  2000,  the schedule shall be sufficient to ensure that all required total maximum daily loads will be developed within fifteen years after the date the list is approved by the environmental protection agency. Total maximum daily loads that are required to be developed for WOTUS that are included for the first time on subsequent lists shall be developed within fifteen years of the initial inclusion of the water on the list. C. As part of the rulemaking prescribed by section 49-232,  subsection D,  the department shall identify the factors that it will use to prioritize WOTUS that require development of total maximum daily loads. At a minimum and to the extent relevant data is available,  the department shall consider the following factors in prioritizing WOTUS for development of total maximum daily loads: 1. The designated uses of the WOTUS. 2. The type and extent of risk from the impairment to human health or aquatic life.  3. The degree of public interest and support,  or its lack. 4. The nature of the WOTUS,  including whether it is an ephemeral,  intermittent or effluent-dependent water. 5. The pollutants causing the impairment. 6. The severity,  magnitude and duration of the violation of the applicable surface water quality standard. 7. The seasonal variation caused by natural events such as storms or weather patterns. 8. Existing treatment levels and management practices. 9. The availability of effective and economically feasible treatment techniques,  management practices or other pollutant loading reduction measures. 10. The recreational and economic importance of the water. 11. The extent to which the impairment is caused by discharges or activities that have ceased. 12. The extent to which natural sources contribute to the impairment. 13. Whether the water is accorded special protection under federal or state water quality law.  14. Whether action that is taken or that is likely to be taken under other programs,  including voluntary programs,  is likely to make significant progress toward achieving applicable standards even if a total maximum daily load is not developed.  15. The time expected to be required to achieve compliance with applicable surface water quality standards. 16. The availability of documented,  effective analytical tools for developing a total maximum daily load for the water with reasonable accuracy. 17. Department resources and programmatic needs.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-235 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-235 - Rules

49-235.  Rules The department shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-236 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-236 - Report

49-236.  Report By September 1,  2005,  the department shall submit a report to the governor,  the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate detailing progress made under this program and shall provide a copy to the secretary of state and the department of library,  archives and public records. At a minimum,  the report shall: 1. Evaluate the effectiveness of the total maximum daily load program and identify any recommended statutory changes to make the program more efficient,  effective and equitable. 2. Assess the extent to which water quality problems that cannot be effectively addressed under the total maximum daily load program may be addressed under other federal or state laws. 3. Identify the number of appeals of department decisions under this article sought pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10 and the disposition of those appeals,  and assess the impact of those appeals on the department s ability to administer the program effectively.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-237 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-237 - Impact of successful judicial appeal of Arizona department of environmental quality decision

49-237.  Impact of successful judicial appeal of Arizona department of environmental quality decision If a person appeals to court and succeeds in overturning or modifying a final administrative decision of the director pursuant to this article in an appeal initiated pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10,  within thirty days of the court s decision the department shall take the steps necessary to implement the court s decision,  unless the director's decision that is overturned or modified was submitted to and approved by the regional administrator,  in which case within thirty days of the court s decision the department shall request that the regional administrator modify the approval to reflect the court s decision.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-241.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-241.01 - Groundwater protection permit facilities; schedule; definition

49-241.01.  Groundwater protection permit facilities;  schedule;  definition A. The director shall complete the issuance or denial of aquifer protection permits or clean closure approval for all groundwater protection permit facilities on the following schedule: 1. By January 1,  2004,  for all groundwater protection permits for nonmining facilities. 2. By January 1,  2006,  for all groundwater protection permits for mining facilities. B. The failure by the director to issue or deny an aquifer protection permit for a groundwater protection permit facility within the time prescribed by this section does not excuse a person from continuing to comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to that person's facility. C. For purposes of this section,  " groundwater protection permit facility"  means either of the following: 1. A facility for which a groundwater quality protection permit was issued pursuant to the Arizona administrative code and for which an aquifer protection permit has never been issued. 2. A facility for which a notice of disposal was filed pursuant to the Arizona administrative code and for which an aquifer protection permit has never been issued.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-243.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-243.01 - Presumptive best available demonstrated control technology

49-243.01.  Presumptive best available demonstrated control technology A. The director may establish,  by rule,  presumptive best available demonstrated control technology,  processes,  operating methods or other alternatives,  consistent with section 49-243,  subsection B,  paragraph 1,  for a class of facilities,  if the director determines that the facilities in that class are substantially similar in nature. Once presumptive controls are established by rule for a particular class of facilities the director shall review those rules every five years and,  if appropriate,  revise the rules for that class of facilities. B. An owner or operator of a facility who applies for an individual permit under section 49-243 shall be deemed to have demonstrated that the design meets the requirements of section 49-243,  subsection B,  paragraph 1,  if the application incorporates the presumptive controls for that class of facilities established pursuant to subsection A of this section. C. A person or group of persons who own or operate facilities that are required to obtain a permit pursuant to this article may petition the director to establish by rule presumptive best available demonstrated control technology,  processes,  operating methods or other alternatives for that class of facilities. The director may grant the petition if he determines that the following conditions have been met: 1. The petition identifies the class of facilities for which rule adoption is requested. 2. The petition includes a description of the presumptive controls for the requested class of facilities. 3. The petition complies with section 41-1033. 4. The class of facilities described in the petition satisfies subsection A of this section. D. The owner or operator of a facility with a permit shall not be required to obtain a new or modified permit because of rules adopted or revised pursuant to subsection A of this section. Any complete application that is filed before the effective date of any rules adopted or revised pursuant to this section shall be processed by the department without requiring compliance with the rules adopted or revised pursuant to subsection A of this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-245 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-245 - Criteria for issuing general permit

49-245.  Criteria for issuing general permit A. The director may issue by rule a general permit for a defined class of facilities if all of the following apply: 1. The cost of issuing individual permits cannot be justified by any environmental or public health benefit that may be gained from issuing individual permits. 2. The facilities,  activities or practices in the class are substantially similar in nature. 3. The director is satisfied that appropriate conditions under a general permit for operating the facilities or conducting the activity will meet the applicable requirements in section 49-243 or,  as to facilities for which the director has established best management practices,  section 49-246. B. In addition to other applicable enforcement actions,  if a person violates the conditions of a general permit,  the director may revoke the general permit for that person and require that the person obtain an individual permit. A general permit may be revoked,  modified or suspended at any time by the director if necessary to comply with this chapter. C. Rules establishing a general permit shall include terms and conditions to ensure that all discharges and facilities will meet the requirements of this chapter and shall provide for the collective or individual revocation of the general permit if necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter. D. Rules adopted pursuant to subsection A of this section may require a person who owns or operates a facility seeking coverage under a general permit to notify the director of the person's intent to operate the facility pursuant to the general permit and pay the applicable fee required pursuant to section 49-203.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-245.01 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-245.01 - Storm water general permit

49-245.01.  Storm water general permit A. A general permit is issued for facilities used solely for the management of storm water and that are regulated by the clean water act or article 3.1 of this chapter,  including catchments,  impoundments and sumps,  provided the following conditions are met: 1. The owner or operator of the facility has obtained a national pollutant discharge elimination system permit issued pursuant to the clean water act or an Arizona pollutant discharge elimination system permit under article 3.1 of this chapter for any storm water discharges at the facility,  or that the facility has applied,  and not been denied coverage,  for these types of permits for any storm water discharges at the facility. 2. The owner or operator notifies the director that the facility has met the requirements of paragraph 1 of this subsection. 3. The owner or operator of the facility has in place any required storm water pollution prevention plan. B. If the director determines that discharges of storm water from a facility or facilities covered by this general permit are causing a violation of aquifer water quality standards at the applicable point of compliance,  the director may revoke the general permit of the facility or facilities or may require that an individual permit be obtained pursuant to section 49-243. If the director determines that discharges of storm water from a facility or facilities covered by this general permit,  with reasonable probability,  may cause a violation of aquifer water quality standards at the applicable point of compliance,  the director may require a facility or facilities covered by the general permit to obtain an individual permit pursuant to section 49-243.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-246 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-246 - Criteria for developing best management practices

49-246.  Criteria for developing best management practices A. Pursuant to section 49-245,  the director may issue a general permit for facilities requiring implementation of best management practices appropriate to the class of discharges to be regulated. The director shall: 1. Identify the aquifer water quality problem which must be addressed and determine that protection of aquifer water quality standards can be accomplished through development and implementation of a best management practice for the class of discharge. 2. Assign a specific advisory committee to create the specific class best management practice to regulate the problem and report its recommendations to the director on a specified schedule. 3. On issuing a general permit containing best management practices,  make a reasonable effort to notify persons conducting or managing the activity subject to the best management practices of the requirements of the best management practices contained in the general permit. B. The director may establish best management practices for the following facilities or activities: 1. On-site facilities for urban runoff. 2. Storm sewers. 3. Urban runoff. 4. Silvicultural activities. 5. Septic tank systems. C. The director may by rule establish best management practices for additional facilities or activities pursuant to this section,  if all of the following apply: 1. The facilities or activities meet the criteria in section 49-245,  subsection A,  paragraphs 1 and 2. 2. The individual facilities or activities within the class are conducted over a large geographic area.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-247 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-247 - Agricultural general permits; best management practices for regulated agricultural activities

49-247.  Agricultural general permits;  best management practices for regulated agricultural activities A. The director shall adopt by rule,  pursuant to the requirements of this section,  agricultural general permits consisting of best management practices for regulated agricultural activities. Agricultural general permits are not subject to section 49-245 or 49-246. Except as provided in subsection G of this section,  a person is not required to obtain an individual permit for a regulated agricultural activity. B. The terms and conditions of agricultural general permits adopted pursuant to this section shall be agricultural best management practices which have been determined by the director to be the most practical and effective means of reducing or preventing the discharge of pollutants by regulated agricultural activities. Agricultural best management practices may vary within the state,  according to regional and hydrogeologic conditions. The director may waive the use of best management practices in a designated region if the director determines that existing regulated agricultural activities will not cause or contribute to a violation of the adopted water quality standards. C. The director shall adopt,  by rule,  agricultural best management practices. D. In adopting agricultural best management practices,  the director shall consider: 1. The availability,  the effectiveness and the economic and institutional considerations of alternative technologies. 2. The potential nature and severity of discharges from regulated agricultural activities and their effect on public health and the environment. E. In adopting best management practices for regulated agricultural activities,  the director shall require the application of all economically feasible best management practices which have been determined by the director to be the most practical and effective means of reducing or preventing the discharge of pollutants by regulated agricultural activities but shall not require application of more stringent practices if such a requirement would result in cessation of the regulated activity. F. Compliance with best management practices adopted pursuant to this section constitutes compliance with this article. G. If the director,  after providing a person with notice and an opportunity for a hearing,  determines that the person has violated the applicable best management practices,  the director may revoke the agricultural general permit for that person and require that the person obtain a permit pursuant to section 49-241. H. The director may periodically reexamine,  evaluate and propose any modification to or waiver of agricultural best management practices necessary to meet the requirements of this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-249 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-249 - Aquifer pollution information

49-249.  Aquifer pollution information The director shall make available to the public upon request and on the agency's web site every five years the levels of pollutants in aquifers in this state and the effects of regulation under this chapter in general and best management practices in particular on controlling or reducing pollution in aquifers.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-251 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-251 - Temporary emergency waiver

49-251.  Temporary emergency waiver A. A facility owner or operator may apply for,  and the director may issue,  a temporary emergency waiver of compliance with the requirement to obtain a permit or with any applicable permit requirement,  surface or aquifer water quality standard or discharge limitation if the waiver will not endanger human health or welfare,  and if the director finds any of the following: 1. That an emergency of such severity exists that water supplies for domestic uses will be inadequate to meet demand unless the facility is able to temporarily exceed one or more water quality standards or discharge limitations by its discharge into waters of the state. 2. That there has been a breakdown of equipment or upset of operations resulting in a discharge to waters of the state in excess of one or more water quality standards or discharge limitations,  and both of the following apply: (a) The breakdown or upset was beyond the control of the facility owner or operator and the facility was being operated in compliance with this chapter before the discharge. (b) The breakdown or upset will be corrected in a reasonable period of time. 3. That the activity that is the subject of the waiver is necessary to protect human health or welfare or minimize potential adverse impacts to the environment. B. A temporary emergency waiver of compliance issued by the director may be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as the director deems necessary. The director may grant a waiver after the occurrence of the activity that is subject to the waiver if the applicant demonstrates that exigent circumstances made it impractical to secure the waiver in advance. C. As a condition to the issuance of a temporary emergency waiver of compliance,  the director may require the facility owner or operator to provide notice of the waiver to all downstream or downgradient users directly affected by both: 1. Publication on not less than three consecutive days,  or on three consecutive weeks in the case of weekly publications,  in a newspaper or newspapers of general circulation in the area in which the emergency or breakdown has occurred or is occurring. 2. Furnishing a copy of the publication to the radio and television stations serving the area in which the emergency or breakdown has occurred or is occurring. D. The facility owner or operator shall furnish a copy of the publication to the director. E. A temporary emergency waiver of compliance issued pursuant to this section shall remain in effect as long as necessary to accommodate the emergency but in no event longer than ninety days. F. A person operating under a temporary emergency waiver is not subject to section 49-262 or 49-263 for discharges allowed under the temporary emergency waiver but is subject to article 5 of this chapter.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-252 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-252 - Closure notification and approval

49-252.  Closure notification and approval A. A person who owns or operates a dry well subject to this article or a groundwater protection permit facility as defined in section 49-241.01,  subsection C or a person who has been issued a permit pursuant to this article shall notify the director of the intent to permanently cease an activity for which the facility or a portion of the facility was designed or operated. B. Within ninety days of the notification in subsection A of this section,  the owner or operator shall submit a closure plan to the director. C. Within sixty days of submittal of a complete closure plan,  the director shall determine whether or not the closure plan is for a clean closure. D. If the director determines that the closure plan is for a clean closure,  the director shall send a letter of approval to the owner or operator and no aquifer protection permit shall be required. E. If the director determines that the proposed closure plan achieves a closure condition other than clean closure,  the owner or operator shall submit either an application for an aquifer protection permit or a request to modify a current aquifer protection permit in order to address closure activities and postclosure monitoring and maintenance at the facility. The director shall require submittal of a permit application or a request to modify a permit within ninety days or a reasonable time not to exceed one year,  if the applicant can supply a scope of work justifying a schedule for collecting the technical information necessary to apply.