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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 2 - HAZARDOUS WASTES › Section R18-8-262 - Standards Applicable to Generators of Hazardous Waste

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A. All of 40 CFR 262, revised as of July 1,
				2020 (and no future editions), is incorporated by reference, modified by the
				following subsections, and on file with the DEQ. Copies of 40 CFR 262 are
				available at
https://www.eCFR.gov
.
B. In 40 CFR 262:
1. ["Section 3008 of RCRA" means both section
				3008 of RCRA and A. R. S. §§
										49-923,
				49-924
				and
				49-925.]
2. ["Section 2002(a) of the Act" means A. R.
				S. §
										49-922.]
3. ["Section 3002(6) of the Act" means A. R.
				S. §
										49-922.]
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 2 - HAZARDOUS WASTES › Section R18-8-263 - Standards Applicable to Transporters of Hazardous Waste

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A. All of 40 CFR 263, revised as of July 1,
				2020 (and no future editions), is incorporated by reference, modified by the
				following subsections, and on file with the DEQ. Copies of 40 CFR 263 are
				available at
https://www.eCFR.gov
.
B.
									§ 263. 11, titled "EPA identification
				numbers," is amended by the following:
(a) A
				transporter must not transport hazardous wastes without having received an EPA
				identification number from the [DEQ].
(b) A transporter who has not received an EPA
				identification number may obtain one by applying to the [DEQ] using EPA form
				8700-12. [The completed form shall be submitted to DEQ through the myDEQ online
				portal.] Upon receiving the request, the [DEQ] will assign an EPA
				identification number to the transporter.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 2 - HAZARDOUS WASTES › Section R18-8-264 - Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities

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A. All of
				40 CFR 264 and accompanying appendices, revised as of July 1, 2020 (and no
				future editions), with the exception of §§ 264. 1(d) and (f), 264.
				149, 264. 150, and 264. 301(l), is incorporated by reference, modified by the
				following subsections, and on file with the DEQ. Copies of 40 CFR 264 are
				available at
https://www.eCFR.gov
.
B.
									§ 264. 1, titled "Purpose, scope and
				applicability," paragraph (g)(1) is amended as follows:
(1) The owner or operator of a facility [with
				operational approval from the Director] to man- age [public, private,]
				municipal or industrial solid waste [pursuant to
				R18-13-312,
				A. R. S. §§
										49-104
				and
				49-762
				], if the only hazardous waste the facility treats, stores, or disposes of is
				excluded from regulation under [R18-8-264] pursuant to § 262.
				14;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 2 - HAZARDOUS WASTES › Section R18-8-265 - Interim Status Standards for Owners and Operators of Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities

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A.
				All of 40 CFR 265 and accompanying appendices, revised as of July 1, 2020 (and
				no future editions), with the exception of §§ 265. 1(c)(2), 265.
				1(c)(4), 265. 149, 265. 150, and 265. 430, is incorporated by reference,
				modified by the following subsections, and on file with the DEQ. Copies of 40
				CFR 265 are available at
https://www.eCFR.gov
.
B.
									§ 265. 1, titled "Purpose, scope, and
				applicability," paragraph (c)(5) is amended as follows:
(5) The owner or operator of a facility [with
				operational approval from the Director] to manage [public, private,] municipal
				or industrial solid waste [pursuant to
				R18-13-312,
				A. R. S. §§
										49-104
				and
				49-762
				], if the only hazardous waste the facility treats, stores, or disposes of is
				excluded from regulation under § 261. 5];
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 2 - HAZARDOUS WASTES › Section R18-8-266 - Standards for the Management of Specific Hazardous Wastes and Specific Hazardous Waste Management Facilities

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A. All of 40 CFR 266 and accompanying
				appendices, revised as of July 1, 2020 (and no future editions), is
				incorporated by reference, modified by the following subsections, and on file
				with the DEQ. Copies of 40 CFR 266 are available at
https://www.eCFR.gov
.
B.
									§ 266. 100, titled "Applicability"
				paragraph (c) is amended as follows:
(c) The
				following hazardous wastes and facilities are not subject to regulation under
				this subpart:
(1) Used oil burned for energy
				recovery that is also a hazardous waste solely because it exhibits a
				characteristic of hazardous waste identified in subpart C of part 261 of this
				chapter. Such used oil is subject to regulation under [A. R. S. §§
											49-801
				through
				49-818
				];
(2) Gas recovered from hazardous
				or solid waste landfills when such gas is burned for energy recovery;
(3) Hazardous wastes that are exempt from
				regulation under §§ 261. 4 and 261. 6(a)(3)(iii) and (iv) of this
				chapter, and hazardous wastes that are subject to the special requirements for
				[very] small quantity generators under [§§ 262. 13 and 262. 14] of
				this chapter; and
(4) Coke ovens,
				if the only hazardous waste burned is EPA Hazardous Waste No. K087, decanter
				tank tar sludge from coking operations.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 2 - HAZARDOUS WASTES › Section R18-8-268 - Land Disposal Restrictions

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All of 40 CFR 268 and accompanying appendices, revised as of
				  July 1, 2020 (and no future editions), with the exception of Part 268, Subpart
				  B, is incorporated by reference and on file with the DEQ. Copies of 40 CFR 268
				  are available at
https://www.eCFR.gov
.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 2 - HAZARDOUS WASTES › Section R18-8-270 - Hazardous Waste Permit Program

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A. All of
				40 CFR
				270 and the accompanying appendices, revised
				as of July 1, 2020 (and no future editions), is incorporated by reference,
				modified by the following subsections, and on file with the DEQ with the
				exception of the following:
1.
										§§
				270.1(a), 270.1(c)(1)(i), 270.3, 270.10(g)(1)(i), 270.60(a) and (b), and
				270.64; and
2. The revisions for
				standardized permits as published at 70 FR 53419.
Copies of
				  40 CFR
				  270 are available at
https://www.eCFR.gov
. Copies of the
				  Federal Register are available at
https://www.federalregister.gov
.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 2 - HAZARDOUS WASTES › Section R18-8-271 - Procedures for Permit Administration

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A. All of 40 CFR 124, revised as of July 1,
				2020 (and no future editions), with the exception of §§ 124. 1 (b)
				through (e), 124. 2, 124. 4, 124. 16, 124. 20, 124. 21, and subparts C, D, and
				G, and with the exception of the revisions for standardized permits as
				published at 70 FR 53419, is incorporated by reference, modified by the
				following subsections, and on file with the DEQ. Copies of 40 CFR 124 are
				available at
https://www.eCFR.gov
.
				Copies of the Federal Register are available at
https://www.federalregister.gov
.
B.
									§ 124. 1, titled "Purpose
				and scope," paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:
[This Section contains the DEQ procedures for issuing,
				  modifying, revoking and reissuing, or terminating all hazardous waste
				  management facility permits. This Section describes the procedures the DEQ
				  shall follow in reviewing permit applications, preparing draft permits, issuing
				  public notice, inviting public comment, and holding public hearings on draft
				  permits. This Section also includes procedures for assembling an administrative
				  record, responding to comments, issuing a final permit decision, and allowing
				  for administrative appeal of the final permit decision. The procedures of this
				  Section also apply to denial of a permit for the active life of a RCRA HWM
				  facility or unit under § 270. 29.]
C.
									§ 124. 3, titled "Application for a
				permit," is replaced by the following:
(a)
(1) Any person who requires a permit under
				this Article shall complete, sign, and submit to the Director an application
				for each permit required under § 270.
1.
				Applications are not required for RCRA permits-by-rule in § 270.
				60.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 2 - HAZARDOUS WASTES › Section R18-8-273 - Standards for Universal Waste Management

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A. All of 40 CFR 273, revised as of July 1,
				2020 (and no future editions), is incorporated by reference, modified by the
				following subsections, and on file with the DEQ. Copies of 40 CFR 273 are
				available at
https://www.eCFR.gov
.
B.
									§ 273. 13, titled "Waste management",
				paragraphs (c)(2)(iii) and (c)(2)(iv) are amended as follows:
(iii) Ensures that a mercury clean-up system
				is readily available to immediately transfer any mercury resulting from spills
				or leaks from broken ampules from that containment device to a container that
				meets the requirements of [ 40 CFR 262. 15 and 40 CFR 262. 16;]
(iv) Immediately transfers any mercury
				resulting from spills or leaks from broken ampules from the containment device
				to a container that meets the requirements of [ 40 CFR 262. 15 and 40 CFR 262.
				16;]
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 8 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT › Article 2 - HAZARDOUS WASTES › Section R18-8-280 - Compliance

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A. Inspection and
				entry. For purposes of ensuring compliance with the provisions of HWMA, any
				person who generates, stores, treats, transports, disposes of, or otherwise
				handles hazardous wastes, including used oil that may be classified as
				hazardous waste pursuant to A. R. S. Title 49, Chapter 4, Article 7, and
				hazardous secondary materials, shall, upon request of any officer, employee, or
				representative of the DEQ duly designated by the Director, furnish information
				pertaining to such wastes and permit such person at reasonable times:
1. To enter any establishment or other place
				maintained by such person where such wastes are or have been generated, stored,
				treated, disposed, or transported from;
2. To have access to, and to copy all records
				relating to such wastes;
3. To
				inspect any facilities, equipment (including monitoring and control equipment),
				practices, and operations, relating to such wastes;
4. To inspect, monitor, and obtain samples
				from such person of any such wastes and of any containers or labeling for such
				wastes; and
5. To record any
				inspection by use of written, electronic, magnetic and photographic
				media.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 1 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-101 - Definitions

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In addition to the definitions established in A.R.S. §
									49-201, the following terms apply
				  to Articles 1, 2, 3, and 4 of this Chapter:
1. "Aggregate" means a clean graded hard
				rock, volcanic rock, or gravel of uniform size, between 3/4 inch and 2 1/2
				inches in diameter, offering 30 percent or more void space, washed or prepared
				to be free of fine materials that will impair absorption surface performance,
				and has a hardness value of three or greater on the Moh's Scale of Hardness
				(can scratch a copper penny).
2.
				"Alert level" means a value or criterion established in an individual permit
				that serves as an early warning indicating a potential violation of a permit
				condition related to BADCT or the discharge of a pollutant to
				groundwater.
3. "AQL" means an
				aquifer quality limit and is a permit limitation set for aquifer water quality
				measured at the point of compliance that either represents an Aquifer Water
				Quality Standard or, if an Aquifer Water Quality Standard for a pollutant is
				exceeded in an aquifer at the time of permit issuance, represents the ambient
				water quality for that pollutant.
4. "Aquifer Protection Permit" means an
				individual permit or a general permit issued under A.R.S. §§
									49-203,
				49-241 through
				49-252, and Articles 1, 2, and 3
				of this Chapter.
5. "Aquifer Water
				Quality Standard" means a standard established under A.R.S. §§
									49-221 and
				49-223.
6. "AZPDES" means the Arizona Pollutant
				Discharge Elimination System, which is the state program for issuing,
				modifying, revoking, reissuing, terminating, monitoring, and enforcing permits,
				and imposing and enforcing pretreatment and biosolids requirements under A.R.S.
				Title 49, Chapter 2, Article 3.1 and 18 A.A.C. 9, Articles 9 and 10.
7. "BADCT" means the best available
				demonstrated control technology, process, operating method, or other
				alternative to achieve the greatest degree of discharge reduction determined
				for a facility by the Director under A.R.S. §
									49-243.
8. "Bedroom" means, for the purpose of
				determining design flow for an on-site wastewater treatment facility for a
				dwelling, any room that has:
a. A floor space
				of at least 70 square feet in area, excluding closets;
b. A ceiling height of at least 7
				feet;
c. Electrical service and
				ventilation;
d. A closet or an area
				where a closet could be constructed;
e. At least one window capable of being
				opened and used for emergency egress; and
f. A method of entry and exit to the room
				that allows the room to be considered distinct from other rooms in the dwelling
				and to afford a level of privacy customarily expected for such a
				room.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 1 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-102 - Facilities to Which Articles 1, 2, and 3 Do Not Apply

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Articles 1, 2, and 3 do not apply to:
1. A drywell used solely to receive storm
				runoff and located so that no use, storage, loading, or treating of hazardous
				substances occurs in the drainage area;
2. A direct pesticide application in the
				commercial production of plants and animals subject to the Federal Insecticide,
				Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( P.L. 92-516; 86 Stat. 975; 7 United States
				Code 135 et seq., as amended), or A.R.S. §§
									49-301
				through
				49-309
				and applicable rules, or A.R.S. Title 3, Chapter 2, Article 6 and applicable
				rules.
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Class exemptions. In addition to the classes or categories of
				  facilities listed in A.R.S. § 49 -250(B), the following classes or
				  categories of facilities are exempt from the Aquifer Protection Permit
				  requirements in Articles 1, 2, and 3 of this Chapter:
1. Facilities that treat, store, or dispose
				of hazardous waste and have been issued a permit or have interim status, under
				the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( P.L. 94580; 90 Stat. 2796;
				42 U.S.C.
				6901 et seq., as amended), or have been
				issued a permit according to the hazardous waste management rules adopted under
				18 A.A.C. 8, Article 2;
2.
				Underground storage tanks that contain a regulated substance as defined in
				A.R.S. §
									49-1001;
3. Facilities for the disposal of solid
				waste, as defined in A.R.S. §
									49-701.01,
				that are located in unincorporated areas and receive solid waste from four or
				fewer households;
4. Land
				application of biosolids in compliance with 18 A.A.C. 9, Articles 9 and
				10;
5. CCR Units regulated by 40
				CFR 257, Subpart D or by a permit in effect under a Department program approved
				by the United States Environmental Protection Agency in accordance with
				42 U.S.C. §
										6945(d)(1);
6. Underground Injection Control Class V
				injection wells regulated under an area or individual permit per 18 A.A.C. 9,
				Article 6, Part I.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 1 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-104 - Transition from Notices of Disposal and Groundwater Quality Protection Permitted Facilities

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A person who owns, operates, or operated a facility on or
				  after January 1, 1986 for which a Notice of Disposal was filed or a Groundwater
				  Quality Protection Permit was issued shall, within 90 days from the date on the
				  Director's notification, submit an application for an Aquifer Protection Permit
				  or a closure plan as specified under A.R.S. §
									49-252.
				  The person shall obtain a permit for continued operation, closure of the
				  facility, or clean closure approval. Failure to submit an application or
				  closure plan as required terminates continuance of the Notice of Disposal or
				  Groundwater Quality Protection Permit.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 1 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-105 - Permit Continuance

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A.
				Continuance.
1. Groundwater Quality
				Protection Permits.
a. Subject to
				R18-9-104
				and other provisions of this Section, a Groundwater Quality Protection Permit
				issued before September 27, 1989 is valid according to the terms of the permit
				until replaced by an Aquifer Protection Permit issued by the
				Department.
b. A person who owns or
				operates a facility to which a Groundwater Quality Protection Permit was issued
				is in compliance with Articles 1, 2, and 3 of this Chapter and A.R.S. Title 49,
				Chapter 2, Article 3, if the facility:
i.
				Meets the conditions of the Groundwater Quality Protection Permit;
				and
ii. Is not causing or
				contributing to the violation of any Aquifer Water Quality Standard at a point
				of compliance, determined by the criteria in A.R.S. §
												49-244.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 1 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-106 - Determination of Applicability

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A. A
				person who engages or who intends to engage in an operation or an activity that
				may result in a discharge regulated under Articles 1, 2, and 3 of this Chapter
				may submit a request, on a form provided by the Department, that the Department
				determine the applicability of A.R.S. §§
									49-241
				through
				49-252
				and Articles 1, 2, and 3 of this Chapter to the operation or
				activity.
B. A person requesting a
				determination of applicability shall provide the following information and the
				applicable fee under 18 A.A.C. 14:
1. The name
				and location of the operation or activity;
2. The name of any person who is engaging or
				who proposes to engage in the operation or activity;
3. A description of the operation or
				activity;
4. A description of the
				volume, chemical composition, and characteristics of materials stored, handled,
				used, or disposed of in the operation or activity; and
5. Any other information required by the
				Director to make the determination of applicability.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 1 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-107 - Consolidation of Aquifer Protection Permits

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A. The Director may consolidate any number of
				individual permits or the coverage for any facility authorized to discharge
				under a general permit into a single individual permit, if:
1. The facilities are part of the same
				project or operation and are located in a contiguous geographic area,
				or
2. The facilities are part of an
				area under the jurisdiction of a single political subdivision.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 1 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-108 - Public Notice

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A. Individual
				permits.
1. The Department shall provide the
				entities specified in subsection (A)(2), with monthly written notification, by
				regular mail or electronically, of the following:
a. Individual permit applications,
b. Temporary permit applications,
c. Preliminary and final decisions by the
				Director whether to issue or deny an individual or temporary permit,
d. Closure plans received under
				R18-9-A209(B),
e. Significant
				permit amendments and "other" permit amendments,
f. Permit revocations, and
g. Clean closure approvals.
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A.
				Notice of Preliminary Decision.
1. The
				Department shall publish a Notice of Preliminary Decision regarding the
				issuance or denial of a significant permit amendment or a final permit
				determination in one or more newspapers of general circulation where the
				facility is located.
2. The
				Department shall accept written comments from the public before a significant
				permit amendment or a final permit determination is made.
3. The written public comment period begins
				on the publication date of the Notice of Preliminary Decision and extends for
				30 calendar days.
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A. The Department
				shall conduct an inspection of a permitted facility as specified under A.R.S.
				§
									41-1009.
B. A person who owns or operates a facility
				contrary to a provision of Articles 1, 2, and 3 of this Chapter, violates a
				condition of an Aquifer Protection Permit, or violates a condition of a
				Groundwater Quality Protection Permit continued under R189105(A)(1) is subject
				to the enforcement actions established under A.R.S. Title 49, Chapter 2,
				Article 4.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part A - APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A201 - Individual Permit Application

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A.
				  An individual permit application covers one or more of the following
				  categories:
1. Drywell,
2. Industrial,
3. Mining,
4. Wastewater,
5. Solid waste disposal, or
6. Land treatment facility.
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A.
				  Definitions.
1. "Book net worth" means the
				  net difference between total assets and total liabilities.
2. "Face amount" means the total amount the
				  insurer is obligated to pay under the policy.
3. "Net working capital" means current assets
				  minus current liabilities.
4.
				  "Substantial business relationship" means a pattern of recent or ongoing
				  business transactions to the extent that a guaranty contract issued incident to
				  that relationship is valid and enforceable.
5. "Tangible net worth" means an owner or
				  operator's book net worth, plus subordinated debts, less goodwill, patent
				  rights, royalties, and assets and receivables due from affiliates or
				  shareholders.
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A. An individual
				  permit shall specify a contingency plan that defines the actions to be taken if
				  a discharge results in any of the following:
1. A violation of an Aquifer Water Quality
				  Standard or an AQL,
2. A violation
				  of a discharge limitation,
3. A
				  violation of any other permit condition,
4. An alert level is exceeded, or
5. An imminent and substantial endangerment
				  to the public health or the environment.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part A - APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A205 - Alert Levels, Discharge Limitations, and Aqls

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A. Alert levels.
1. If the Department prescribes an alert
				  level in an individual permit, the Department shall base the alert level on the
				  site-specific conditions described by the applicant in the application
				  submitted under
				  R18-9-A201(A)(2)
				  or other information available to the Department.
2. The Department may specify an alert level
				  based on a pollutant that indicates the potential appearance of another
				  pollutant.
3. The Department may
				  specify the measurement of an alert level at a location appropriate for the
				  discharge activity, considering the physical, chemical, and biological
				  characteristics of the discharge, the particular treatment process, and the
				  site-specific conditions.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part A - APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A206 - Monitoring Requirements

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A.
				  Monitoring.
1. The Department shall determine
				  whether monitoring is required to assure compliance with Aquifer Protection
				  Permit conditions and with the applicable Aquifer Water Quality Standards
				  established under A.R.S. §§
											49-221,
				  49-223,
				  49-241
				  through
				  49-244, and
				  49-250
				  through
				  49-252.
2. If monitoring is required, the Director
				  shall specify to the permittee:
a. The type
				  and method of monitoring;
b. The
				  frequency of monitoring;
c. Any
				  requirements for the installation, use, or maintenance of monitoring equipment;
				  and
d. The intervals at which the
				  permittee reports the monitoring results to the Department.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part A - APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A207 - Reporting Requirements

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A. A
				  permittee shall notify the Department within five days after becoming aware of
				  a violation of a permit condition or that an alert level was exceeded. The
				  permittee shall inform the Department whether the contingency plan described in
				  R18-9-A204 was
				  implemented.
B. In addition to the
				  requirements in subsection (A), a permittee shall submit a written report to
				  the Department within 30 days after the permittee becomes aware of a violation
				  of a permit condition. The report shall contain:
1. A description of the violation and its
				  cause;
2. The period of violation,
				  including exact date and time, if known, and the anticipated time period the
				  violation is expected to continue;
3. Any action taken or planned to mitigate
				  the effects of the violation or to eliminate or prevent recurrence of the
				  violation;
4. Any monitoring
				  activity or other information that indicates that a pollutant is expected to
				  cause a violation of an Aquifer Water Quality Standard; and
5. Any malfunction or failure of a pollution
				  control device or other equipment or process.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part A - APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A208 - Compliance Schedule

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A. A permittee
				  shall follow the compliance schedule established in the individual permit.
1. If a compliance schedule provides that an
				  action is required more than one year after the date of permit issuance, the
				  schedule shall establish interim requirements and dates for their
				  achievement.
2. If the time
				  necessary for completion of an interim requirement is more than one year and is
				  not readily divisible into stages for completion, the permit shall contain
				  interim dates for submission of reports on progress toward completion of the
				  interim requirements and shall indicate a projected completion date.
3. Unless otherwise specified in the permit,
				  within 30 days after the applicable date specified in a compliance schedule, a
				  permittee shall submit to the Department a report documenting that the required
				  action was taken within the time specified.
4. After reviewing the compliance schedule
				  activity the Director may amend the Aquifer Protection Permit, based on changed
				  circumstances relating to the required action.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part A - APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A209 - Temporary Cessation, Closure, Post-closure

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A. Temporary cessation.
1. A permittee shall notify the Department
				  before a cessation of operations at the facility of at least 60 days
				  duration.
2. The permittee shall
				  implement any condition specified in the individual permit for the temporary
				  cessation.
3. If the permit does
				  not specify any temporary cessation condition, the permittee shall, prior to
				  implementation, submit the proposed temporary cessation plan for Department
				  approval.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part A - APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A210 - Temporary Individual Permit

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A.
				  A person may apply for a temporary individual permit for either of the
				  following:
1. A pilot project to develop data
				  for an Aquifer Protection Permit application for the full-scale project,
				  or
2. A facility with a discharge
				  lasting no more than six months.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part A - APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A211 - Permit Amendments

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A. The
				  Director may amend an individual permit based upon a request or upon the
				  Director's initiative.
1. A permittee shall
				  submit a request for permit amendment in writing on a form provided by the
				  Department with the applicable fee established in 18 A.A.C. 14, explaining the
				  facts and reasons justifying the request.
2. The Department shall process amendment
				  requests following the licensing time-frames established under 18 A.A.C. 1,
				  Article 5, Table 10.
3. An amended
				  permit supersedes the previous permit upon the effective date of the
				  amendment.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part A - APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A212 - Permit Transfer

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A. The person
				  subject to the continuance requirements under
				  R18-9-105(A)(1),
				  (2), or (3) shall notify the Department by
				  certified mail within 15 days following a change of ownership. The notice shall
				  include:
1. The name of the person
				  transferring the facility;
2. The
				  name of the new owner or operator;
3. The name and location of the
				  facility;
4. The written agreement
				  between the person transferring the facility and the new owner or operator
				  indicating a specific date for transfer of all permit responsibility, coverage,
				  and liability;
5. A signed
				  declaration by the new owner or operator that the new owner or operator has
				  reviewed the permit and agrees to the terms of the permit, including fee
				  obligations under A.R.S. §
											49-242;
				  and
6. The applicable fee
				  established in 18 A.A.C. 14.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part A - APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A213 - Permit Suspension, Revocation, Denial, or Termination

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A. The Director may, after notice and
				  opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke an individual permit or a
				  continuance under
				  R18-9-105(A)(1),
				  (2), or (3) for any of the following:
1. A permittee failed to comply with any
				  applicable provision of A.R.S. Title 49, Chapter 2, Article 3; Articles 1 and 2
				  of this Chapter; or any permit condition;
2. A permittee misrepresented or omitted a
				  fact, information, or data related to an Aquifer Protection Permit application
				  or permit condition;
3. The
				  Director determines that a permitted activity is causing or will cause a
				  violation of an Aquifer Water Quality Standard at a point of
				  compliance;
4. A permitted
				  discharge is causing or will cause imminent and substantial endangerment to
				  public health or the environment;
5. A permittee failed to maintain the
				  financial capability under
				  R18-9-A203(B);
				  or
6. A permittee failed to
				  construct a facility within five years of permit issuance and:
a. It is necessary to update BADCT for the
				  facility, and
b. The Department has
				  not issued an amended permit under
				  R18-9-A211(B)(6).
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part A - APPLICATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A214 - Requested Coverage under a General Permit

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A. If a person who applied for or was issued
				  an individual permit qualifies to operate a facility under a general permit
				  established in Article 3 of this Chapter, the person may request that the
				  individual permit be terminated and replaced by the general permit. The person
				  shall submit the Notice of Intent to Discharge under
				  R18-9-A301(B)
				  with the appropriate fee established in 18 A.A.C. 14.
B. The individual permit is valid and
				  enforceable with respect to a discharge from each facility until the Director
				  determines that the discharge from each facility is covered under a general
				  permit.
C. The owner or operator
				  operating under a general permit shall comply with all applicable general
				  permit requirements in Article 3 of this Chapter.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part B - BADCT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section R18-9-B201 - General Considerations and Prohibitions

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A. Applicability. The requirements in this
				  Article apply to all sewage treatment facilities, including expansions of
				  existing sewage treatment facilities, that treat wastewater containing sewage,
				  unless the discharge is authorized by a general permit under Article 3 of this
				  Chapter.
B. The Director may
				  specify alert levels, discharge limitations, design specifications, and
				  operation and maintenance requirements in the permit that are based upon
				  information provided by the applicant and that meet the requirements under
				  A.R.S. §
										49-243(B)(1).
C. The permittee shall ensure that a sewage
				  treatment facility is operated by a person certified under 18 A.A.C. 5, Article
				  1, for the grade of the facility.
D. Operation and maintenance.
1. The owner or operator shall maintain, at
				  the sewage treatment facility, an operation and maintenance manual for the
				  facility and shall update the manual as needed.
2. The owner or operator shall use the
				  operation and maintenance manual to guide facility operations to ensure
				  compliance with the terms of the Aquifer Protection Permit and to prevent any
				  environmental nuisance described under A.R.S. §
											49-141(A).
3. The Director may specify adherence to any
				  operation or maintenance requirement as an Aquifer Protection Permit condition
				  to ensure that the terms of the Aquifer Protection Permit are met.
4. The owner or operator shall make the
				  operation and maintenance manual available to the Department upon
				  request.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part B - BADCT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section R18-9-B203 - Engineering Plans and Specifications

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A. A person applying for an individual permit
				  for a sewage treatment facility with a design flow under one million gallons
				  per day, shall submit engineering plans and specifications to the Department.
				  The Director may waive this requirement if the Director previously approved
				  engineering plans and specifications submitted by the same owner or operator
				  for a sewage treatment facility with a design flow of more than one million
				  gallons per day.
B. A person
				  applying for an individual permit for a sewage treatment facility with a design
				  flow of one million gallons per day or greater shall submit engineering plans
				  and specifications if, upon review of the design report required in
				  R18-9-B202, the
				  Department finds that:
1. The design report
				  fails to provide sufficient detail to determine adequacy of the proposed sewage
				  treatment facility design;
2. The
				  described design is innovative and does not reflect treatment technologies
				  generally accepted within the industry;
3. The Department's calculations of removal
				  efficiencies based on the design report show that the treatment facility cannot
				  achieve treatment performance requirements;
4. The design report does not demonstrate:
a. Protection from physical damage due to a
				  100-year flood,
b. Ability to
				  continuously operate during a 25-year flood, or
c. Provision for a standby power
				  source;
5. The design
				  report shows inconsistency in sizing or compatibility between two or more unit
				  process components of the sewage treatment facility;
6. The designer of the facility has:
a. Designed a sewage treatment facility of at
				  least a similar size on less than three previous occasions,
b. Designed a sewage treatment facility that
				  has been the subject of a Director enforcement action due to the facility
				  design, or
c. Been found by the
				  Board of Technical Registration to have violated a provision in A.R.S. Title
				  32, Chapter 1;
7. The
				  permittee seeks to expand its sewage treatment facility and the Department
				  believes that the facility will require upgrades to the design not described
				  and evaluated in the design report to meet the treatment performance
				  requirements; or
8. The
				  construction does not conform to the design report if the sewage treatment
				  facility has already been constructed.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part B - BADCT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section R18-9-B204 - Treatment Performance Requirements for a New Facility

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A. Definition. "Week" means a seven-day
				  period starting on Sunday and ending on the following Saturday.
B. An owner or operator of a new sewage
				  treatment facility shall ensure that the facility meets the following
				  performance requirements upon release of the treated wastewater at the outfall:
1. Secondary treatment levels.
a. Five-day biochemical oxygen demand
				  (BOD5 ) less than 30 mg/l (30-day average) and 45 mg/l
				  (seven-day average), or carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand
				  (CBOD5 ) less than 25 mg/l (30-day average) or 40 mg/l
				  (seven-day average);
b. Total
				  suspended solids (TSS) less than 30 mg/l (30-day average) and 45 mg/l
				  (seven-day average);
c. pH
				  maintained between 6.0 and 9.0 standard units; and
d. A removal efficiency of 85 percent for
				  BOD5, CBOD5, and TSS;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part B - BADCT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section R18-9-B205 - Treatment Performance Requirements for an Existing Facility

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For a sewage treatment facility that is an existing
					 facility defined in A.R.S. §
										49-201(16),
					 the BADCT shall conform with the following:
1. The designer shall identify one or more
				  design improvements that brings the facility closer to or within the treatment
				  performance requirements specified in
				  R18-9-B204,
				  considering the factors listed in A.R.S. §
										49-243(B)(1)(a)
				  and (B)(1)(c) through (h);
2. The designer may eliminate from
				  consideration alternatives identified in subsection (1) that are more expensive
				  than the number of gallons of design flow times $1.00 per gallon; and
3. The designer shall select a design that
				  incorporates one or more of the considered alternatives by giving preference to
				  measures that will provide the greatest improvement toward meeting the
				  treatment performance requirements specified in
				  R18-9-B204.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 2 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - INDIVIDUAL PERMITS › Part B - BADCT FOR SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES › Section R18-9-B206 - Treatment Performance Requirements for Expansion of a Facility

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For an expansion of a sewage treatment facility, the BADCT
					 shall conform with the following:
1.
				  New facility BADCT requirements in
				  R18-9-B204
				  apply to the following expansions:
a. An
				  increase in design flow by an amount equal to or greater than the increases
				  specified in
				  R18-9-A211(B)(2)(b);
				  or
b. An addition of a physically
				  separate process or major piece of production equipment, building, or structure
				  that causes a separate discharge to the extent that the treatment performance
				  requirements for the pollutants addressed in
				  R18-9-B204
				  can practicably be achieved by the addition.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 18 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 9 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY - WATER POLLUTION CONTROL › Article 3 - AQUIFER PROTECTION PERMITS - GENERAL PERMITS › Part A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R18-9-A301 - Discharging under a General Permit

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A. Discharging requirements.
1. Type 1 General Permit. A person may
				  discharge under a Type 1 General Permit without submitting a Notice of Intent
				  to Discharge if the discharge is authorized by and meets:
a. The applicable requirements of Article 3,
				  Part A of this Chapter; and
b. The
				  specific terms of the Type 1 General Permit established in Article 3, Part B of
				  this Chapter.