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AZ Rev Stat § 49-301 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-301 - Definitions

49-301.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Active ingredient"  has the meaning assigned to the term by title 7 United States Code section 136. 2. " Applicant"  means any person who applies for a registration or amended registration pursuant to title 3,  chapter 2,  article 5 or a conditional registration pursuant to section 49-310. 3. " Chemigation"  means a method of irrigation by which a pesticide is mixed with irrigation water before the water is applied to the crop or the soil. 4. " Degradation product"  means a substance resulting from the transformation of a pesticide by physicochemical or biochemical means. 5. " Groundwater protection data gap"  means that a pesticide for agricultural use has been registered with the Arizona department of agriculture without the director of environmental quality finding that the information submitted pursuant to section 49-302 meets the requirements of this article. 6. " Henry's law constant"  means an indicator of the escaping tendency of dilute solutes from water which is approximated by the ratio of the vapor pressure to the water solubility at the same temperature. 7. " New pesticide"  means a pesticide that contains an active ingredient for which the information required under section 49-302,  subsection A has not been submitted by the applicant for registration and that has not been approved by the director of environmental quality. 8. " Pesticide"  means any substance or mixture of substances intended for either: (a) Preventing,  destroying,  repelling or mitigating any pest. (b) Use as a plant regulator,  defoliant or desiccant. 9. " Pollution"  means the introduction into the groundwaters of this state of an active ingredient,  other specified product or degradation product of an active ingredient at above a level,  with an adequate margin of safety,  that does not cause adverse effects on human health or safety. 10. " Registrant"  means a person that has registered a pesticide pursuant to title 3,  chapter 2,  article 5. 11. " Soil adsorption coefficient"  means a measure of the tendency of a pesticide,  or its biologically active transformation products,  to bond to the surfaces of soil particles.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-304 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-304 - Penalty for groundwater protection data gap

49-304.  Penalty for groundwater protection data gap A. A registrant of a pesticide is subject to a penalty of up to ten thousand dollars for each day that a groundwater protection data gap exists unless the information was waived pursuant to section 49-302,  subsection D or a conditional registration was granted pursuant to section 49-310. In determining the amount of the penalty,  the following shall be considered: 1. The extent to which the registrant has made every effort to submit the valid,  complete and adequate information. 2. Circumstances beyond the control of the registrant that have prevented the registrant from submitting valid,  complete and adequate information. B. If there is a dispute between the director and a registrant regarding the existence of a groundwater protection data gap,  the director or registrant shall submit the issues of the dispute to the water quality appeals board pursuant to section 49-323. The water quality appeals board shall review the evidence submitted by the registrant and the director and make recommendations to the director on whether or not the groundwater protection data gap exists. C. The attorney general may enforce this section. D. Any monetary penalties obtained under this section shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the state general fund.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-305 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-305 - Groundwater protection list; regulation of pesticides on list

49-305.  Groundwater protection list;  regulation of pesticides on list A. The director shall establish a groundwater protection list of pesticides that have the potential to pollute groundwater. The director shall immediately place all pesticides identified in section 49-303,  subsection C,  paragraphs 2 and 3 on the groundwater protection list and shall regulate the use of these pesticides if the pesticide is intended for application to or injection into the soil by ground based application equipment or by chemigation,  or the label of the pesticide requires or recommends that the application be followed within seventy-two hours by flood or furrow irrigation. The director shall adopt rules to carry out this section. B. On notice from the director,  a person who uses a pesticide on the groundwater protection list is required to report the use of the pesticide on a form prescribed by the director. The reporting deadline shall conform to the deadline established by the Arizona department of agriculture for reporting custom applications. C. If a pesticide has not been detected in groundwater anywhere in this state in tests conducted by a governmental agency or other reliable source,  the director may remove that pesticide from the groundwater protection list as provided in rule.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-306 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-306 - Groundwater protection data gap; cancellation of registration

49-306.  Groundwater protection data gap;  cancellation of registration A. The director shall notify the Arizona department of agriculture to cancel the registration of a pesticide for agricultural use if there is a groundwater protection data gap for that pesticide. B. If a registrant no longer manufactures the active ingredient or pesticide in question or if it has been voluntarily withdrawn from the Arizona market,  the registration of that product shall be cancelled.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-307 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-307 - Monitoring and testing

49-307.  Monitoring and testing A. In order to more accurately determine the mobility and persistence of the pesticides identified pursuant to section 49-303,  subsection C,  paragraphs 2 and 3 and those pesticides whose continued use is allowed pursuant to section 49-309 and to determine if these pesticides have migrated into groundwaters of this state,  the director shall conduct soil and groundwater monitoring statewide in areas of this state where the pesticide is primarily used or where other factors identified pursuant to section 49-302,  including physicochemical characteristics and use practices of pesticides,  indicate a probability that the pesticide may migrate into the groundwaters of this state. The monitoring shall begin within one year after the pesticide is placed on the groundwater protection list and shall be conducted according to standard protocol and testing procedures established pursuant to subsection B of this section. Monitoring programs shall replicate conditions under which the pesticide is normally used in the area of monitoring. In developing a monitoring program,  the director shall coordinate activities with other agencies that conduct soil and groundwater monitoring. B. Within ninety days after a pesticide is placed on the groundwater protection list pursuant to section 49-305,  the director,  in consultation with the department of health services,  shall expeditiously develop a standard protocol and testing procedure for each pesticide identified pursuant to section 49-305. C. The director shall determine the probable source of the pesticides,  specified ingredients or degradation products. The analysis of the pesticides,  specified ingredients or degradation products shall consider factors such as the physical and chemical characteristics of the pesticide,  volume of use and method of applying the pesticide,  irrigation practices related to use of the pesticide and types of soil in areas where the pesticide is applied. D. The director shall report all monitoring results to the Arizona department of agriculture.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-308 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-308 - Enforcement

49-308.  Enforcement A. Within ninety days after a pesticide that is listed pursuant to section 49-305 is found pursuant to section 49-307 under any of the conditions listed in paragraph 1,  2 or 3 of this subsection,  the director shall determine whether the pesticide resulted from agricultural use according to state and federal laws and regulations and shall state in writing the reasons for the determination that: 1. An active ingredient of a pesticide has been found at or below the deepest of the following depths: (a) Eight feet below the soil surface. (b) Below the root zone of the crop where the active ingredient was found. 2. An active ingredient of a pesticide has been found in the groundwaters of this state. 3. The pesticide has degradation products or other specified ingredients which pose a threat to public health and which have been found under the conditions specified for active ingredients in either paragraph 1 or 2 of this subsection. B. On a determination by the director that a pesticide meets any of the conditions specified in subsection A of this section as a result of agricultural use according to state and federal laws and regulations,  the director shall immediately notify the registrant of the determination. A pesticide that meets any of the conditions in subsection A of this section is subject to section 49-309. C. For the purposes of this section,  any finding of a pesticide shall result from an analytical method approved by the United States environmental protection agency and shall be verified,  within thirty days,  by a second analytical laboratory approved by the director. D. The point of compliance prescribed by section 49-244 does not apply to this section.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-310 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-310 - New pesticides; conditional registration; reports

49-310.  New pesticides;  conditional registration;  reports A. The director may provide for the conditional registration of a new pesticide for one year with an option to renew annually for a period not to exceed three years under the following conditions: 1. The new pesticide is registered pursuant to the federal insecticide,  fungicide and rodenticide act as amended (7 United States Code section 136;  P.L. 100-532;  102 Stat. 2654) and is registered for use in one or more other states. 2. The director determines that a conditional registration will result in use of the new pesticide in this state that is sufficient to generate acceptable data to complete the permanent registration of the new pesticide pursuant to section 49-302. An applicant who submits data shall commit to develop and generate new data for the department's review and approval. The new data shall address the deficiency previously identified by the department in its initial review and approval process. The commitment shall be in the form of a contract with the department. 3. The new pesticide in question shall be important to agriculture as determined by the director of environmental quality after consultation with the Arizona department of agriculture. B. Each registrant who holds a conditional registration shall submit a report to the director annually as specified by the director that describes the progress made in developing each item of required data. The director may require that additional data be included in the reports. C. On receipt of the prescribed reports,  the director may determine that the conditional registration status be continued for an additional year or be canceled if the reports indicate a lack of progress. If the conditional registration is canceled,  all product in the state,  including product at the user level,  shall be removed from sale or distribution. D. Conditional registration shall not be granted more than one time per pesticide. E. Conditional registrants shall not voluntarily cancel the conditional registration.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-321 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-321 - Appeals

49-321.  Appeals A. An order of the director under this chapter is subject to appeal pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10.  B. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08,  subsection H,  final administrative decisions are subject to appeal to superior court pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6. For the benefit of the people of this state,  appeals under this section have precedence,  in every court,  over all other civil proceedings. The presiding judge for the county in which the appeal has been made shall assign the appeal to the appropriate judge designated by the chief justice of the supreme court pursuant to section 45-406 to hear appeals relating to groundwater.  C. Except as provided in section 49-324,  subsection E,  the decision shall not be stayed pending appeal,  except that the judge to whom the appeal is assigned may stay the decision,  with or without bond,  on a showing of good cause. In determining whether good cause exists under the circumstances,  the court may consider whether: 1. The public interest will be adversely affected by a stay. 2. The stay will harm others. 3. There is a high probability that the appellant will succeed on the merits. 4. The appellant will suffer irreparable harm before a decision on the merits can be rendered. D. The final decision of the superior court is appealable in the same manner as in civil actions generally and shall be governed by the rules of appellate procedure.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-322 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-322 - Water quality appeals board

49-322.  Water quality appeals board A. A water quality appeals board is established in the department of administration consisting of three members appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211 to terms of three years. One member of the board shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state,  and all members shall possess technical competence to perform the duties of the board. Board members are entitled to compensation determined under section 38-611. B. Members of the board are subject to title 38,  chapter 3,  article 8 and shall not receive a significant portion of their income directly or indirectly from persons subject to individual permits or enforcement orders under this chapter. In addition,  the members shall not have been employed by such persons,  other than state agencies,  within two years before appointment and may not be employed by such persons,  other than state agencies,  within two years after their appointment expires. For purposes of this subsection " significant portion of income"  means ten per cent or more of gross personal income for a calendar year or fifty per cent or more of gross personal income for a calendar year if the recipient is over sixty years of age and is receiving that portion under retirement,  pension or similar benefits. C. The board may employ a staff. The real party in interest shall represent the board in any appeals from decisions of the board. D. The board shall adopt rules of procedure to govern the conduct of hearings before the board.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-323 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-323 - Appeals to the board; judicial review

49-323.  Appeals to the board;  judicial review A. An appeal to the appeals board may be taken from any grant,  denial,  modification or revocation of any individual permit issued under this chapter,  from any issuance,  denial or revocation of a determination pursuant to section 49-241,  subsections B and C or from the establishment of numeric values and data gap issues for pesticides pursuant to sections 49-303 and 49-304,  by any person who is adversely affected by the action or by any person who may with reasonable probability be adversely affected by the action and who has exercised any right to comment on the action as provided in section 41-1092.03. Any interested person may intervene in the appeal as a matter of right. The board shall hold a hearing if questions of material fact are at issue in the appeal. Notice and hearing procedures are subject to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10. B. Final decisions of the board are subject to appeal to superior court pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6. For the benefit of the people of this state,  appeals under this section have precedence,  in every court,  over all other civil proceedings. The presiding judge for the county in which the appeal has been made shall assign the appeal to the appropriate judge designated by the chief justice of the supreme court pursuant to section 45-406 to hear appeals relating to groundwater.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-324 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-324 - Stay pending appeal; standard of review

49-324.  Stay pending appeal;  standard of review A. If an appeal is taken from the director's decision to issue a permit for a new facility,  the facility may not discharge any pollutants inconsistent with the director's decision until the appeal process is completed. B. Except as provided in subsections D and E of this section: 1. If an appeal is taken from the director's decision to grant or deny a permit for an existing facility under circumstances in which that facility was previously subject to a permit,  the facility may continue to operate pending final disposition of the appeal if there is no increase in the amount of pollutants discharged or change in the characteristics of the discharge. 2. If an appeal is taken from the director's decision to grant,  deny,  modify or revoke a permit for a facility already subject to a permit,  the facility may continue to operate as long as the operation complies with the conditions of the existing permit until final disposition of the appeal. C. Decisions by the director shall be affirmed by the appeals board unless,  considering the entire record before the board,  it concludes that the director's decision is arbitrary,  unreasonable,  unlawful or based upon a technical judgment that is clearly invalid. D. The director or any interested person who has appealed or intervened before the board may apply to the superior court for an order requiring cessation of discharge or conditions for continued discharge pending final disposition of the appeal as necessary to prevent an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health and the environment. The court shall determine the matter under the standards applicable for granting preliminary injunctions.  E. Notwithstanding section 41-1092.11,  if a notice of appeal of a permit that is issued under article 3.1 of this chapter is filed with the water quality appeals board,  those permit provisions that are specifically identified in the notice of appeal as being contested and those other permit provisions that cannot be severed from the contested provisions are automatically stayed while the appeal is pending before the board. Uncontested permit provisions that are severable from the contested provisions are effective and enforceable thirty days after the director serves notice on the applicant,  the water quality appeals board and any party who commented on the proposed action of the conditions that are uncontested and severable.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-331 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-331 - Definitions

49-331.  Definitions In this article,  unless the context otherwise requires: 1. " Department"  means the department of environmental quality. 2. " Director"  means the director of the department of environmental quality. 3. " Dry well"  means a well which is a bored,  drilled or driven shaft or hole whose depth is greater than its width and is designed and constructed specifically for the disposal of storm water. Dry wells do not include class 1,  class 2,  class 3 or class 4 injection wells as defined by the federal underground injection control program (P.L. 93-523,  part C),  as amended. 4. " Owner"  means a person who owns a dry well or a person who owned a dry well immediately before the discontinuation of its use.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-332 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-332 - Registration

49-332.  Registration A. A person who owns an existing dry well that is or has been used for disposal shall register the well on a registration form provided by the director. This form shall be accompanied by a registration fee established by the director by rule in a one-time rule making after the effective date of this amendment to this section. After the one-time rule making,  the director shall not increase that fee by rule without specific statutory authority for the increase. Monies collected by the department shall be deposited,  pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147,  in the water quality fee fund established by section 49-210. The registration form shall include information that the director determines is necessary to meet the purpose of this article. B. The director shall assign a registration number to each dry well registered pursuant to this section and shall maintain a permanent record of the information contained on the registration form and the registration number. C. An owner who brings a dry well into operation after August 13,  1986 shall register the well on a registration form provided by the director and shall pay the registration fee established by the director by rule within thirty days of beginning operations. D. A person who installs a dry well shall notify the owner of the registration requirements of subsection C of this section. E. This article shall not be construed to legalize any dry well that exists on August 13,  1986 and that is not in compliance with this chapter and chapter 5 of this title.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-333 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-333 - Regulation of dry wells; license to drill

49-333.  Regulation of dry wells;  license to drill A. The director may adopt rules establishing standards for new and existing dry wells pertaining to their performance,  operation,  construction,  design,  closure,  location and inspection. B. Dry wells shall not be used for the disposal of hazardous substances as defined in the comprehensive environmental response,  compensation,  and liability act (P.L. 96-510),  as amended,  or oil as defined in the federal water pollution control act (P.L. 92-500),  as amended. C. New dry well construction and modifications of existing dry wells shall be performed under the direct and personal supervision of a well driller who holds an appropriate contractor's license issued pursuant to title 32,  chapter 10.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-334 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-334 - Enforcement and penalties; appeals

49-334.  Enforcement and penalties;  appeals A. If the director determines that a person is violating this article or any rule adopted pursuant to this article the director may issue an order requiring compliance within a reasonable time. A compliance order becomes final thirty days after the order is served unless within thirty days of service the person named on the order requests a hearing. A hearing shall be conducted pursuant to title 41,  chapter 6,  article 10. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08,  subsection H,  the director's final decision may be appealed by any party to the superior court pursuant to title 12,  chapter 7,  article 6. B. The director may file an action in the superior court to enforce this article. The director may seek all appropriate relief including temporary and permanent injunctions.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-335 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-335 - Rules

49-335.  Rules The director shall adopt rules necessary to provide procedures for the administration of this article and to implement the program for the regulation of dry wells established by this article.
AZ Rev Stat § 49-336 (2021)
2021 Arizona Revised Statutes|Title 49 - The Environment|§ 49-336 - Exemption; golf courses

49-336.  Exemption;  golf courses Provisions of this article shall not apply to dry wells used in conjunction with golf course maintenance.