Arizona Administrative Code › Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 15 - Department of Water Resources › Article 12 - DAM SAFETY PROCEDURES › Section R12-15-1210 - Application to Construct, Reconstruct, Repair, Enlarge, Alter, Breach, or Remove a Low Hazard Potential Dam

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A.
				An application package to construct, reconstruct, repair, enlarge, or alter a
				low hazard potential dam shall include the following prepared by or under the
				supervision of an engineer as defined in R12-15-1202(11):
1. A completed application filed in duplicate
				on forms provided by the Director.
2. An initial application fee based on the
				total estimated project cost, computed in accordance with A.R.S. § 45-1204
				and
				R12-15-104(A)(7).
3. A detailed estimate of project costs.
				Project costs are all costs associated with construction of the dam and
				appurtenant works, including preliminary investigations and surveys,
				engineering design, supervision of construction, and any other engineering
				costs.
4. The seal and signature of
				the responsible engineer in accordance with A.A.C. R4-30-304.
5. A statement by the responsible engineer
				that classifies the dam as low hazard in accordance with R12-15-1206(B). The
				responsible engineer shall submit a map of the area that would be inundated by
				failure or improper operation of the dam. The responsible engineer shall
				demonstrate that failure or improper operation of the dam would be unlikely to
				result in:
a. Loss of human life. The
				demonstration may be based on an emergency action plan for persons who may be
				in the area of inundation;
b.
				Significant incremental adverse consequences; or
c. Significant intangible losses, as defined
				in
				R12-15-1202(21)
				and identified and evaluated by a public natural resource management or
				protection agency.
6.
				Two complete sets of construction drawings as prescribed by
				R12-15-1215(1).
7. Two complete sets of construction
				specifications as prescribed by
				R12-15-1215(2).
8. An engineering design report that includes
				information needed to evaluate all aspects of the design of the dam and
				appurtenances, including references with page numbers to support any
				assumptions used in the design, as prescribed in
				R12-15-1215(3).
9. A description of the use for the impounded
				or diverted water, proof of a right to appropriate, and a permit to store water
				as prescribed in A.R.S. §§
										45-152
				and
				45-161.
10. A construction quality assurance plan
				clearly describing all aspects of construction supervision.
11. A long-term budget plan and evidence of
				financing, prepared using customary accounting principles, that demonstrate
				that the applicant has the financial capability to construct, operate, and
				maintain the dam in a safe manner. If the applicant does not have evidence that
				can be verified by an independent audit of the financial capability to
				construct, operate, and maintain the dam in a safe manner, the Director may
				require a performance bond for the entire cost of the proposed construction
				work.