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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 16 - BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR PETROLEUM CONTAMINATED SOIL › Section R18-13-1611 - Storage Facility

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A. A
				shipment of PCS shall not be stored for a period exceeding one year from the
				date the PCS is received.
B. Each
				shipment of contaminated soil shall be identified by source and stored in a
				manner which does not allow commingling of different shipments until all
				sampling results have been obtained. PCS shall be stored within an approved
				containment system and shall not be commingled with treated soils.
C. A PCS storage facility shall obtain
				approval from the Department prior to commencement of construction or
				operation. A PCS storage facility designed in accordance with
				R18-13-1608(B)(1)
				 shall comply with either of the following:
1. The containment system shall meet the
				requirements of
				R18-13-1609(B).
2. The PCS shall be stored in tanks or
				containers which meet the requirements of subsection (E) of this
				Section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 16 - BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR PETROLEUM CONTAMINATED SOIL › Section R18-13-1612 - Accumulation Sites

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A. PCS from one
				or more points of generation under the control of a single generator may be
				accumulated in an accumulation site under the control of that generator for up
				to 90 days prior to shipment of the PCS to a storage, disposal, or treatment
				facility.
B. An accumulation site
				shall comply with the storage facility requirements set forth in
				R18-13-1611,
				except subsection (A) of that Section. An accumulation site shall not be
				required to comply with the requirements in
				R18-13-1607.
C. While PCS is at an accumulation site, the
				owner or operator shall control public access and prevent unauthorized
				vehicular traffic and illegal dumping. PCS shall be managed to prevent the PCS
				from being exposed to storm water run-on or run-off.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 16 - BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR PETROLEUM CONTAMINATED SOIL › Section R18-13-1613 - Disposal

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A. PCS shall be
				disposed at a special waste receiving facility which has been approved for the
				disposal of PCS, or at a hazardous waste management facility as defined in
				R18-13-260(E)(13).
B. A PCS
				disposal facility designed in accordance with
				R18-13-1608(B)(1)
				shall comply with the following specific design criteria:
1. The disposal facility shall be designed
				with a composite liner, as defined in subsection (B)(2), and a leachate
				collection system that is designed and constructed to maintain less than a
				12-inch depth of leachate over the liner.
2. For purposes of this Section, "composite
				liner" means a system consisting of two components: the upper component shall
				consist of a minimum 30-mil flexible membrane liner (FML) and the lower
				component shall consist of at least a two-foot layer of compacted soil with a
				permeability coefficient of no more than 1 x 10-7
				cm/sec. FML components consisting of high density polyethylene (HDPE) shall be
				at least 60 mil thick. The FML component shall be installed in direct and
				uniform contact with the compacted soil component.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 16 - BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR PETROLEUM CONTAMINATED SOIL › Section R18-13-1614 - Records

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Records required to be kept pursuant to this Article shall be
				  maintained by the owner or operator and made available for inspection by the
				  Director for a period of three years or longer during the course of an
				  enforcement action or litigation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 21 - SOLID WASTE LANDFILL REGISTRATION FEES › Section R18-13-2101 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§
									49-701 and
				  49-701.01,
				  for the purpose of this Article, the terms used in this Article have the
				  following meanings:
1. "Defined time period" means the 12-month period that
				  begins on July 1 of a calendar year and ends on June 30 of the following
				  calendar year and consists of the actual number of calendar days in that
				  12-month period.
2. "Disposal fee invoice" means the quarterly landfill
				  disposal fee invoice the Department mails to a landfill operator, on which the
				  landfill operator indicates the amount of waste received and the amount of the
				  disposal fees owed to the Department as required under A.R.S. §
									49-836.
3. "Full quarter" means any of the standard fiscal quarters
				  of the defined time period for which a municipal solid waste landfill accepted
				  waste on or before the first day of the quarter and on or after the last day of
				  that quarter.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 21 - SOLID WASTE LANDFILL REGISTRATION FEES › Section R18-13-2102 - Annual Registration Fee for an Existing Solid Waste Landfill

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A. An existing
				solid waste landfill, except those described in subsection (C), shall pay an
				annual registration fee within 30 days of receipt of an invoice from the
				Department according to the following:
1. For
				municipal solid waste landfills that received less than 12,000 tons during the
				defined time period, $1,250.
2. For
				municipal solid waste landfills that received at least 12,000 tons but less
				than 60,000 tons during the defined time period, $2,500.
3. For municipal solid waste landfills that
				received at least 60,000 tons but less than 225,000 tons during the defined
				time period, $7,500.
4. For
				municipal solid waste landfills that received 225,000 tons or more during the
				defined time period, $12,500.
5.
				Non-municipal solid waste landfills shall pay a flat fee of $3,750.
6. Solid waste landfills that are closed to
				the public and that accept nonhazardous waste only shall pay a flat fee of
				$3,750.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 13 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 21 - SOLID WASTE LANDFILL REGISTRATION FEES › Section R18-13-2103 - Annual Landfill Registration: Due Date and Fees

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A. An operator of a new solid waste landfill
				shall register the solid waste landfill and pay the landfill registration fee
				as follows:
1. The operator shall pay the
				initial landfill registration fee within 30 days of the date that the
				Department approves the facility plan. The initial landfill registration fee is
				$1,250.
2. Registration is valid
				for one year, except if the landfill is initially registered during October,
				November, or December of a calendar year, the next landfill registration due
				date is December 31 of the following calendar year and each calendar year
				thereafter unless released from the annual landfill registration requirement as
				specified in subsection (C).
3. The
				annual registration fee remains $1,250 until the first annual registration
				period after the first full quarter of the defined time period.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-101 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions in A.R.S. §§ 49-201,
				  49-241.02, 49-255, 49-331, and A.A.C. R18-9-101, A.A.C. R18-9-701, and A.A.C.
				  R18-9-A901, the following terms apply to this Article:
1. "APP" means an Aquifer Protection
				Permit.
2. "Complex modification"
				means:
a. A revision of an individual Aquifer
				Protection Permit for a facility within a mining sector as defined in A.R.S.
				§ 49-241.02(F)(1); and
b. A
				revision of an individual Aquifer Protection Permit for a facility within a
				non-mining sector due to any of the following:
i. An expansion of an existing pollutant
				management area requiring a new or relocated point of compliance;
ii. A new subsurface disposal including
				injection or recharge, or new wetlands construction;
iii. Submission of data indicating
				contamination, or identification of a discharging facility or pollutants not
				included in previous applications that requires reevaluation of BADCT;
				or
iv. Closure of a facility that
				cannot meet the clean closure requirements of A.R.S. § 49-252 and requires
				post-closure care, monitoring, or remediation.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-102 - Hourly Rate and Maximum Fees for Water Quality Protection Services

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A. The Department
				shall assess and collect an hourly rate fee for a water quality protection
				service, except for APP minor permit amendments specified under A.A.C.
				R18-9-A211(C)(1), (2) and (3) and A.A.C. R18-9-B906(B), unless a flat fee is
				otherwise designated in this Article, and UIC minor modifications specified
				under A.A.C. R18-9-C633(A).
B.
				Hourly rate fees. The Department shall calculate the fee using an hourly rate
				of $ 174, adjusted annually under subsection (D), except for the UIC program,
				where the Department shall calculate the fee using an hourly rate of $145,
				adjusted annually under subsection (D). These rates shall then be multiplied by
				the number of review hours to provide a water quality protection service, plus
				any applicable review-related costs, up to the maximum fee specified in
				subsection (C), adjusted annually under subsection (D).
C. Maximum fees for a water quality
				protection service assessed at an hourly rate in Table 1, adjusted annually
				under subsection (D).
D. The
				Director shall adjust the hourly rate and maximum fees listed in subsections
				(B) and (C) every August 1 to the nearest $10, beginning August 4, 2023, by
				multiplying the hourly rate or maximum fee by the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
				for the most recent year, and then dividing by the CPI for the year 2023. The
				CPI for any year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
				Consumers, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, all items published by the United
				States Department of Labor, as of the close of the 12-month period ending on
				June 30 of that year.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-103 - Initial Fees

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A person
				  shall submit the applicable fee at the time a request for a water quality
				  protection service is submitted to the Department.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-104 - Annual Fees for Water Quality Protection Services Subject to Hourly Rate Fee

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A. Annual
				Registration Fees. The annual registration fee required under A.R.S. §
				49-242 is in Table 2, adjusted annually under subsection (E).
B. The Department shall assess an annual fee
				for an AZPDES-related water quality protection service subject to an hourly
				rate fee as listed in Table 3, adjusted annually under subsection
				(E).
C. The Department shall assess
				an annual fee of $714, adjusted annually under subsection (E), for an
				individual reclaimed water permit.
D. The Department shall assess an annual fee
				and an annual waste disposal fee as applicable to UIC regulated facilities,
				subject to an hourly rate fee, as listed in Tables 3.1 and 3.2, adjusted
				annually under subsection (E).
E.
				The Director shall adjust the annual fees listed in subsections (A), (B), (C),
				and (D) every August 1, to the nearest $10, beginning August 4, 2023, by
				multiplying the annual fee by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the most
				recent year, and then dividing by the CPI for the year 2023. The CPI for any
				year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers,
				Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ, all items published by the United States
				Department of Labor, as of the close of the 12-month period ending on June 30
				of that year.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Table 2 - APP Annual Registration Fees

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Discharge or Influent per Day under the
							 Individual APP or Notice of Disposal (in Gallons)
Annual Registration Fee
Annual Registration Fee if New Facility Under
							 New APP Not Yet Constructed
3,000 to 9,999
$714
$357
10,000 to 99,999
$1,427
$357
100,000 to 999,999
$3,568
$714
1,000,000 to 9,999,999
$8,562
$892
10,000,000 or more
$12,130
$1,070
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Table 3 - AZPDES Annual Fees

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Permit Type
Annual Fee
Annual Fee if New Facility Under New AZPDES Not
							 Yet Constructed
Municipal separate storm sewer system
$14,270
N/A
Wastewater treatment plant (based on gallons of
							 discharge per day):
* Less than 99,999
$357
$357
* 100,000 to 999,999
$714
$714
* 1,000,000 to 9,999,999
$3,568
$892
* 10,000,000 or more
$5,708
$1,070
Facility or activity that is not a wastewater
							 treatment plant or municipal separate storm sewer and designated in the permit
							 as either:
Major
$3,568
$892
Minor
$714
$714
Pretreatment program
$4,281
N/A
Consolidated individual permit for multiple AZPDES
							 individual permits, as allowed under A.A.C. R18-9-B901(C)
Aggregate of the applicable annual fees of each
							 individual permit
Aggregate of the applicable annual fees of each
							 individual permit
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Table 3.1 - UIC Annual Fees

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Permit Type
Annual Registration Fee
Annual Waste Disposal Fee
Area
$10,000 (and not subject to any other annual
							 registration fee in Tables 3.1 and 3.2)
N/A
Class I
No Annual Registration Fee
$0.002/gallon.
Minimum Fee: $10,000/year
Maximum Fee: $25,000/year
Class II
See Table 3.2
N/A
Class III
See Table 3.2
N/A
Class V "Individual"
See Table 3.2
N/A
Class VI
No Annual Registration Fee
$0.08/ton
Minimum Fee: $10,000/year
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Table 3.2 - UIC Annual Registration Fees

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Design Injection Flow Rate in Gallons per
							 day1, 2
Annual Registration Fee
3,000 to 9,999
$600
10,000 to 99,999
$1,200
100,000 to 999,999
$3,000
1,000,000 to 9,999,999
$7,000
10,000,000 or more
$10,000
1 A Class II, III or V Individual
				  UIC permittee with multiple wells or multiple permits may consolidate their
				  same-class wells for the purpose of "design injection flow rate in gallons per
				  day" under Table 3.2.
2 An Area permit is not subject to
				  Table 3.2.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-105 - Fee Assessment and Collection

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A. Billing. The Department shall bill an
				applicant for water quality protection services subject to an hourly rate no
				more than monthly, but at least quarterly. The following information shall be
				included in each bill:
1. The dates of the
				billing period;
2. The date and
				number of review hours itemized by employee name, position type and
				specifically describing:
a. Each water
				quality protection service performed,
b. Each facility involved and program
				component, and
c. The hourly rate
				for each water quality protection service performed;
3. A description and amount of each
				review-related cost incurred for the project;
4. The total fees due for the billing period,
				and the date when the fees are due, which shall be at least 35 days after the
				date on the bill. The total fees paid to date and the maximum fee for the
				project shall be provided upon request.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-106 - Reconsideration of a Bill; Appeal Process

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A. A person may seek review of a bill by
				filing a written request for reconsideration with the Director.
1. The request shall specify, in detail, why
				the bill is in dispute and shall include any supporting
				documentation.
2. The written
				request for reconsideration shall be delivered to the Director in person, by
				mail, or by facsimile on or before the payment due date or within 35 days of
				the invoice print date, whichever is greater.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-107 - Effect on County Fees

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Nothing in this Chapter affects the authority of county or
				  other local governments to charge fees for implementing delegated Department
				  water quality protection programs in accordance with statutory
				  authority.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-110 - Reclaimed Water Flat Fees

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A. The
				Department shall assess a flat fee for a reclaimed water quality protection
				service as listed in Table 7, adjusted annually under subsection (B). For
				purposes of this Section, "complex" is defined in A.A.C. R18-1-501(9).
				"Standard" means any permit that does not meet the definition of complex.
Table 7. Reclaimed Water General Permit
				  Fees
Permit Description
Permit Fee
Renewal Fee
Standard Type 2: Class A, A+, B, and
							 B+
$856
$642
Complex Type 2: Class C
$1,070
$821
Standard Type 3: Reclaimed Water Agent, Reclaimed
							 Water Blending Facility
$2,141
$1,784
Complex Type 3: Gray Water
$2,854
$2,141
Amendment to Notice of Intent
Same as applicable renewal fee
N/A
Transfer of permit authorization
$71
N/A
B.
				The Director shall adjust the reclaimed water quality protection services flat
				fees listed in subsections (A) every August 1, to the nearest $10, beginning
				August 4, 2023, by multiplying the reclaimed water quality protection services
				flat fee by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the most recent year, and then
				dividing by the CPI for the year 2023. The CPI for any year is the average of
				the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ,
				all items published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the close
				of the 12-month period ending on June 30 of that year.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-111 - UIC Flat Fees

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A. The
				Department shall assess a flat fee for the following UIC regulated facility
				services, adjusted annually under subsection (B):
1. Well installation in an Area Permit, $200
				per well installation.
2. Class V
				authorization by rule, $200 per well inventory.
3. Class V authorization by rule, $100 per
				well transfer.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-112 - Other Flat Fees

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Flat fees. The Department shall assess a flat fee for the
				  following water quality protection services:
1. Certificate of
				Approval for Sanitary Facilities for Subdivisions.
a. Subdivision with public sewerage system:
				$1,142, adjusted annually under subsection (2), for every increment of 150 lots
				or less;
b. Subdivision with
				individual sewerage system:
i. $714, adjusted
				annually under subsection (2), for less than 10 lots;
ii. $1,427, adjusted annually under
				subsection (2), for greater than 10 lots but less than 50 lots;
iii. $1,427, adjusted annually under
				subsection (2), for each additional increment of 50 lots or less.
c. If water from a central system
				is not provided to the lot, the fee is one and one-half the applicable fee
				stated in subsection (3)(a) or (b).
d. Condominium subdivision: $1,427, adjusted
				annually under subsection (2), for every increment of 150 units or
				less.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-113 - Implementation

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The fees in this Article apply on July 1, 2011. For fees
				  related to the AZPDES program:
1. A
				person shall submit the applicable fee when requesting a water quality
				protection service as specified in an AZPDES General Permit or in 18 A.A.C. 9,
				Article 9; and
2. A person is
				responsible for paying the annual fee for an AZPDES general permit, even if the
				person filed for coverage before the effective date of these rules.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-114 - Annual Report

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By December 1 of each year, the Department shall publish an
				  accounting of Water Quality Fee Fund revenue and expenditure activity for the
				  prior fiscal year.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 1 - WATER QUALITY PROTECTION FEES › Section R18-14-115 - UIC Fees Review

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The department shall review the revenues derived from the
				  implementation of the UIC program from the date of primacy through June 30,
				  2025. By September 30, 2025, the department shall determine the adequacy of the
				  fees in comparison to the relevant data from the time period. The department
				  shall repeat the review every three years based on the initial review date of
				  June 30, 2025.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 2 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM DESIGN REVIEW FEES › Section R18-14-201 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions in A.A.C.
				  R18-1-501,
				  and 18 A.A.C. 4, the following terms apply to this Article:
"Design review" means the process for reviewing an
				  application for an Approval to Construct as prescribed in A.A.C.
				  R18-5-505(B).
"Design review service" means all activities related to
				  processing an application for an Approval to Construct, including reviewing,
				  approving, or denying an application, conducting a pre-application meeting or
				  site visit, or other activity required to review an Approval to Construct
				  application.
"Distribution system" has the same meaning prescribed in
				  A.A.C.
				  R18-5-101.
"Priority Review" means a design review service where a
				  license application is reviewed using not more than 50% of the total review
				  time-frame for an Approval to Construct license application.
"Public water system" has the same meaning prescribed in
				  A.R.S. §
									49-352(B).
"Licensing time-frame" means a period of time described and
				  defined in A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 7.1, and 18 A.A.C. 1, Article
				  5.
"Water treatment plant" has the same meaning prescribed in
				  A.A.C.
				  R18-5-101.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 2 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM DESIGN REVIEW FEES › Section R18-14-202 - Flat Rate Fees

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A. The
				Department shall assess and collect a flat rate fee for design review services
				for public water systems.
B. Design
				criteria for public water systems are specified in 18 A.A.C. 4 and 18 A.A.C.
				5.
C. An applicant shall submit
				public water system design review fees with an application for an Approval to
				Construct, as specified in 18 A.A.C. 5, Article 5.
D. The flat rate fees for a design review
				service:
1. Are established in Table 1,
				adjusted annually under subsection (I), are assessed on a per-unit basis where
				applicable, and are cumulative unless otherwise specified in this
				Article;
2. Shall be paid by cash,
				check, cashier's check, money order, or any other method acceptable to the
				Department; and
3. Shall be paid in
				full before the Department issues approval of an application.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 2 - PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM DESIGN REVIEW FEES › Table 1 - Design Review Service Fees

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Public Water System Design Review Application
							 Types
Fees1,
								2
Approval to Construct Public Water Supply
							 Distribution System:
* 150 or fewer service connections
$1,284
* 151 to 300 service connections
$1,998
* 301 to 450 service connections
$2,711
* 451 to 600 service connections
$3,425
* 601 to 750 service connections
$4,138
* Each additional 150 service
							 connections
Add $714
Water Treatment Plants and Blending Plans (including
							 new source approval if applicable):
* < 0.1 mgd
$2,141
* >= 0.1 mgd and < 1 mgd
$2,854
* >= 1 mgd and < 5 mgd
$4,281
* >= 5 mgd
$7,135
Well (including new source approval if
							 applicable)
$1,784
Storage Tank
$1,142
Booster Pump
$1,142
Main Line Extension
$357
Chlorinators/Disinfection Devices
$357
Extension of Time to
							 Construct3
50% of the application fee, not to exceed
							 $714
Priority Review
							 Fee4
Double the Standard Fee
1 Fees are calculated on a
				  per-unit basis; i.e., a separate fee is assessed for each separate storage
				  tank, booster pump, disinfection device, or main line extension.
2 Fees for each application type
				  are cumulative; an applicant must pay the total of all pertinent fees.
3 Extensions of time to construct
				  are issued pursuant to A.A.C. R18-5-505(E); the Section states that an Approval
				  to Construct becomes void if construction is not commenced or completed within
				  a specified time period, unless the Department grants an extension of
				  time.
4 Priority Review Projects require
				  Department authorization prior to filing.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 3 - CERTIFIED OPERATOR FEES › Section R18-14-301 - Certified Operator Fees

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A.
				Definition terms from A.A.C. R18-5-101 apply to this Article.
B. The Department shall assess and collect a
				flat rate fee for a certification or renewal under the operator certification
				program.
C. A person shall submit
				the applicable fee when requesting a certification or renewal under 18 A.A.C.
				5, Article 1, as described below:
1. An
				applicant that seeks new certification shall submit a $87 fee, adjusted
				annually under subsection (D), per certification.
2. An operator that has not held a lower
				grade level for the required amount of time requests the Department's
				determination on experience and education in order to be admitted to a higher
				grade certification examination shall submit a fee of $201, adjusted annually
				under subsection (D), per application.
3. An applicant that requests a certificate
				based on reciprocity with another jurisdiction shall submit a fee of $334,
				adjusted annually under subsection (D), per application.
4. An operator submitting a certificate
				renewal shall submit a $201, adjusted annually under subsection (D), fee for
				each certificate. If the operator has multiple certificates, the first
				certificate is $201, adjusted annually under subsection (D), and each
				additional certificate with the same expiration date is $67, adjusted annually
				under subsection (D).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 3 - CERTIFIED OPERATOR FEES › Section R18-14-302 - Fee Assessment and Collection

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A. Fees for certification or renewal shall be
				paid in U.S. dollars by cash, check, cashier's check, money order, or any other
				method acceptable to the Department.
B. The Department shall not accept a request
				for a certification or renewal without the appropriate fee.
C. If the Department does not accept an
				operator certificate renewal form, required according to A.A.C. R18-5-107(B),
				the certificate expires for failure to renew according to A.A.C.
				R18-5-108.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 14 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - PERMITS AND COMPLIANCE FEES › Article 3 - CERTIFIED OPERATOR FEES › Section R18-14-303 - Implementation

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The fees in this Article apply to any application for a
				  certification or renewal that is submitted on or after July 1, 2016.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-15-102 - Types of Assistance Available

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A.
				The Authority may provide financial and technical assistance under the
				following programs if the Board determines funding is available:
1. Clean Water Revolving Fund and Clean Water
				Technical Assistance;
2. Drinking
				Water Revolving Fund and Drinking Water Technical Assistance;
3. Water Supply Development Revolving
				Fund;
4. Hardship Grant
				Fund;
5. Long-Term Water
				Augmentation Fund; and
6. Water
				Conservation Grant Fund.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-15-103 - Application Process

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A. An applicant
				requesting assistance shall apply to the Authority for the financial or
				technical assistance described in
				R18-15-102 on forms provided by
				the Authority.
B. An applicant
				seeking financial assistance through the Clean Water Revolving Fund shall apply
				for financial assistance according to Articles 1 and 2 of this
				Chapter.
C. An applicant seeking
				financial assistance through the Drinking Water Revolving Fund shall apply for
				financial assistance according to Articles 1 and 3 of this Chapter.
D. An applicant seeking financial assistance
				through the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund Program shall apply for
				financial assistance according to Articles 1 and 4 of this Chapter.
E. An applicant seeking technical assistance
				available through the technical assistance programs shall apply for technical
				assistance according to Articles 1 and 5 of this Chapter.
F. An applicant seeking financial assistance
				through the Long-Term Water Augmentation Fund shall apply for financial
				assistance according to Articles 1 and 9.
G. An applicant seeking a grant through the
				Water Conservation Grant Fund shall apply for financial assistance according to
				Articles 1 and 10.
H. An applicant
				shall mark any confidential information with the words "confidential
				information" on each page of the material containing such information. A claim
				of confidential information may be asserted for a trade secret or information
				that, upon disclosure, would harm a person's competitive advantage. The
				Authority shall not disclose any information determined confidential. Upon
				receipt of a claim of confidential information, the Authority shall make one of
				the following written determinations:
1. The
				designated information is confidential and the Authority shall not disclose the
				information except to those individuals deemed by the Authority to have a
				legitimate interest.
2. The
				designated information is not confidential.
3. Additional information is required before
				a final confidentiality determination can be made.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-15-104 - General Financial Assistance Application Requirements

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A. The applicant shall provide in the
				financial assistance application the information in subsections (B), (C), (D),
				and (E).
B. The applicant shall
				demonstrate the applicant is legally authorized to apply for long-term
				indebtedness, and is legally authorized to declare its intent to obligate a
				dedicated revenue source for repayment under subsection (C).
1. If the applicant is a political
				subdivision and the long-term indebtedness is authorized through an election,
				the applicant shall provide all of the following:
a. One copy of the sample election ballot and
				election pamphlet, if applicable;
b. One copy of the governing body resolution
				calling for the election; and
c.
				Official evidence of the election results following the election.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-15-105 - General Financial Assistance Conditions

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A. The Authority shall not execute a
				financial assistance agreement with an applicant until the applicant provides
				all documentation specified by the Authority.
B. The documentation required prior to
				execution of the financial assistance agreement shall at a minimum include:
1. If there is a governing body, one copy of
				the governing body resolution approving the execution of the financial
				assistance agreement;
2. A project
				budget;
3. An estimated
				disbursement schedule; and
4. A
				legal opinion of the local borrower's counsel concurrent with closing date of
				the financial assistance agreement.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-15-106 - Environmental Review

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A. The
				Authority shall conduct an environmental review according to this Section for
				impacts of the design or construction of water infrastructure. As part of the
				application process, the Authority shall request information from the applicant
				to conduct an environmental review consistent with
				40 CFR
				35.3140 and 40 CFR 35.3580. The Authority
				shall determine whether the project meets the criteria for categorical
				exclusion under subsections (B) and (C), or whether the project requires the
				preparation of an environmental assessment (EA) or an environmental impact
				statement (EIS) to identify and evaluate its environmental impacts.
1. The Authority shall not execute a
				technical or financial assistance agreement with an applicant until the
				requirements of this section are met. For projects that include an
				environmental information document or an environmental impact statement, the
				Authority may execute a technical or financial assistance agreement with an
				applicant prior to the completion of the conditions of this section, provided
				that the applicant meets the requirements of this section before proceeding
				with the design of the selected alternative.
2. Projects under the Water Supply
				Development Revolving Fund Program are not subject to the requirements of this
				section.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-15-107 - Disputes

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A. Any interested
				party having a substantial financial interest in or suffering a substantial
				adverse financial impact from an action taken under this Chapter, excluding
				actions taken under
				R18-15-503,
				R18-15-504, and
				R18-15-505, may file a formal
				letter of dispute with the Director according to subsections (B), (C), (D), and
				(E). Any interested party having a substantial financial interest in or
				suffering a substantial adverse financial impact from an action taken under
				R18-15-503,
				R18-15-504 or R18-15-505 shall
				proceed under
				R18-15-503(H),
				R18-15-504(H) or
				R18-15-505(H), as
				applicable.
B. The interested party
				shall file the formal letter of dispute with the Director within 30 days of the
				action and provide a copy to each member of the Board. The formal letter of
				dispute shall include the following information:
1. The name, address, and telephone number of
				the interested party;
2. The
				signature of the interested party or the interested party's
				representative;
3. A detailed
				statement of the legal and factual grounds of the dispute including:
a. Copies of relevant documents,
				and
b. The nature of the
				substantial financial interest or the nature of the substantial adverse
				financial impact of the interested party; and
4. The form of relief requested.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 2 - CLEAN WATER REVOLVING FUND › Section R18-15-201 - Clean Water Revolving Fund Financial Assistance Eligibility Criteria

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To receive financial assistance from the Clean Water
				  Revolving Fund, the applicant shall demonstrate the applicant is eligible under
				  A.R.S. § 49-1224(A) to request financial assistance for a purpose as
				  defined in A.R.S. § 49-1223(A); the proposed project is to design,
				  construct, acquire, improve, or refinance a publicly owned wastewater treatment
				  facility, or for any other purpose permitted by the Clean Water Act including
				  nonpoint source projects; and the proposed project appears on the Clean Water
				  Revolving Fund Project Priority List developed under
				  R18-15-203.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 2 - CLEAN WATER REVOLVING FUND › Section R18-15-202 - Clean Water Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan

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A. The Authority annually shall develop and
				publish a Clean Water Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan that identifies the
				intended uses of funds available in the Clean Water Revolving Fund Program. The
				Intended Use Plan shall include the project priority list according to
				R18-15-203.
				If the Intended Use Plan is to be submitted as one of the documents required to
				obtain a federal capitalization grant under Title VI of the Clean Water Act,
				33 U.S.C.
				1381 to
				1387,
				the Intended Use Plan shall include any additional information required by
				federal law.
B. The Authority shall
				provide for a public review and written comment period of the draft Clean Water
				Revolving Fund Intended Use Plan for a minimum of 14 calendar days. The
				Authority shall summarize all written comments submitted and prepare responses
				for Board review. After review of the summary, the Board shall make any
				appropriate changes to the Plan and then adopt the Clean Water Revolving Fund
				Intended Use Plan at a public meeting.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 2 - CLEAN WATER REVOLVING FUND › Section R18-15-203 - Clean Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List

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A. The Authority annually shall prepare a
				Clean Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List as part of the Intended Use
				Plan described in
				R18-15-202.
				The Board may waive the requirement to develop a Clean Water Revolving Fund
				Project Priority List if funds are not adequate to assist any projects or if
				the Board determines that no financial assistance will be offered for the
				annual funding cycle.
B. An
				applicant pursuing financial assistance from the Authority for a project shall
				request to have the project included on the Clean Water Revolving Fund Project
				Priority List. The applicant may request that multiple projects be placed on
				the Clean Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List. An applicant shall make a
				request for placement of a project on the Clean Water Revolving Fund Project
				Priority List on or before a date specified by the Authority and in an
				application format specified by the Authority. The Authority shall include with
				the project priority list application form the criteria under each ranking
				category in
				R18-15-204
				(A), by which the project will be evaluated and the relative importance of each
				of the criterion.
C. In preparing
				the Clean Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List, the Authority shall
				consider all project priority list applications submitted under subsection (B).
				The Authority shall evaluate the merits of each project with respect to water
				quality issues and determine the total points of each project according to
				R18-15-204. At a minimum, the Clean Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List
				shall identify:
1. The applicant,
2. Project title,
3. Type of project,
4. The amount requested for financial
				assistance,
5. The subsidy
				according to
				R18-15-204(C),
6. Whether the project is within the fundable
				range according to
				R18-15-205,
				and
7. The rank of each project by
				its total points, determined according to
				R18-15-204.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 2 - CLEAN WATER REVOLVING FUND › Section R18-15-204 - Clean Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List Ranking

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A. The Authority shall rank each project on
				the Clean Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List based on the total points
				of each project. The Authority shall consider the following categories to
				determine the total points of each project:
1.
				The Authority shall evaluate the current conditions of the project, including
				existing environmental, structural, and regulatory integrity and the degree to
				which the project is consistent with the Clean Water Act,
				33 U.S.C.
				1251 to
				1387.
2. The Authority shall evaluate the degree to
				which the project improves or protects water quality.
3. The Authority shall evaluate the degree to
				which the project addresses water or energy efficiency or environmentally
				innovative approaches.
4. The
				Authority shall evaluate the degree to which the project promotes any of the
				following:
a. Consolidation of facilities,
				operations, and ownership;
b.
				Extending service to existing areas currently served by another facility;
				or
c. A regional approach to
				operations, management, or new facilities.
5. The Authority shall determine whether the
				project received assistance from the Authority in a previous funding
				cycle.
6. The Authority shall
				evaluate the applicant's local fiscal capacity.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 2 - CLEAN WATER REVOLVING FUND › Section R18-15-205 - Clean Water Revolving Fund Fundable Range for Financial Assistance

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A. Prior to
				adoption by the Board of the Clean Water Revolving Fund Project Priority List,
				the Authority shall determine which projects are within the fundable
				range.
B. In determining the
				fundable range, the Authority shall evaluate each project for evidence of debt
				authorization according to
				R18-15-104(B).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 15 - WATER INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE AUTHORITY OF ARIZONA › Article 2 - CLEAN WATER REVOLVING FUND › Section R18-15-206 - Clean Water Revolving Fund Application for Financial Assistance

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A. The Authority
				shall accept an application for financial assistance from an eligible applicant
				for a project that appears on the Clean Water Revolving Fund Project Priority
				List and is determined to be in the fundable range. At the Authority's
				discretion, the Authority may accept an application for financial assistance
				prior to the project appearing on a Board-adopted Clean Water Revolving Fund
				Project Priority List and in the fundable range.
B. The Authority shall not present an
				application to the Board for consideration until all the following conditions
				are met:
1. The project is on the Clean Water
				Revolving Fund Project Priority List, including the Project Priority List to be
				adopted at the Board meeting;
2.
				The applicant has provided supporting documentation according to
				R18-15-205(B);
3. The applicant has demonstrated legal
				capability, financial capability, technical capability, and managerial
				capability as described in
				R18-15-104;
4. For nonpoint source projects, the
				applicant has provided evidence that the project is consistent with Section 319
				and Title VI of the Clean Water Act,
				33 U.S.C.
				1329,
				1381
				to
				1387;
				and
5. The proposed project
				is consistent with the Certified Water Quality Management Plan.