Title 49 — The Environment

A. The director shall notify the Arizona department of agriculture to cancel the registration of a pesticide for agricultural use if there is a groundwater protection data gap for that pesticide. B. If a registrant no longer manufactures the active ingredient or pesticide in ques…

A. In order to more accurately determine the mobility and persistence of the pesticides identified pursuant to section 49-303, subsection C, paragraphs 2 and 3 and those pesticides whose continued use is allowed pursuant to section 49-309 and to determine if these pesticides have…

A. Within ninety days after a pesticide that is listed pursuant to section 49-305 is found pursuant to section 49-307 under any of the conditions listed in paragraph 1, 2 or 3 of this subsection, the director shall determine whether the pesticide resulted from agricultural use ac…

A. If the director determines the pesticide which meets any of the conditions specified in section 49-308 is carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic or toxic to humans in concentrations found at depths prescribed in section 49-308, subsection A and the pesticide label cannot be modi…

1. The new pesticide is registered pursuant to the federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act as amended (7 United States Code section 136; P.L. 100-532; 102 Stat. 2654) and is registered for use in one or more other states. 2. The director determines that a conditional r…

A. An order of the director under this chapter is subject to appeal pursuant to title 41, chapter 6, article 10. B. Except as provided in section 41-1092.08, subsection H, final administrative decisions are subject to appeal to superior court pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, arti…

A. A water quality appeals board is established in the department of administration consisting of three members appointed by the governor pursuant to section 38-211 to terms of three years. One member of the board shall be an attorney licensed to practice law in this state, and a…

B. Final decisions of the board are subject to appeal to superior court pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6. For the benefit of the people of this state, appeals under this section have precedence, in every court, over all other civil proceedings. The presiding judge for t…

A. If an appeal is taken from the director's decision to issue a permit for a new facility, the facility may not discharge any pollutants inconsistent with the director's decision until the appeal process is completed. B. Except as provided in subsections D and E of this section:…

A. The department of environmental quality is designated as the responsible agency for this state to take all actions necessary or appropriate to ensure that all potable water distributed or sold to the public through public water systems is free from unwholesome, poisonous, dele…

A. The department shall establish and enforce rules for the classification of systems for potable water and certifying operating personnel according to the skill, knowledge and experience necessary within the classification. The rules shall also provide that operating personnel m…

A. The director shall: 1. Exercise general supervision over all matters related to water quality control of public water systems throughout this state. 2. Prescribe rules regarding the production, treatment, distribution and testing of potable water by public water systems, excep…

A. The director shall adopt rules which prescribe minimum standards for the: 1. Sanitary facilities and conditions that shall be maintained by any public water system. 2. Chemicals, additives and drinking water system components that come into contact with drinking water that is …

A. A person who violates this article or a rule adopted pursuant to this article is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor for each violation. In the instance of a continuing violation, each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense. B. If the director determines that a p…

A. The small drinking water systems fund is established in the water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona. The fund consists of monies appropriated by the legislature and federal monies to assist in carrying out the purpose of this section. Monies in the fund are exempt fr…

A. The department of environmental quality is designated as the lead agency to review the operations of water systems and the practices of governmental agencies that oversee and regulate them. B. A water systems coordinating council is established in the department of environment…

The department may allow water systems that are subject to this article to cooperate in testing for and monitoring water contaminants for compliance with this article if the director determines that the water systems are located in the same general area and that the area is hydro…

A. The department shall establish a water system compliance assistance program to assist water systems in complying with standards imposed by federal and state law, rules and regulations. The program shall provide information and technical assistance to water systems. B. The depa…

1. Volatile organic chemicals. 2. Synthetic organic chemicals. 3. Inorganic chemicals except for copper and lead. 4. Radiochemicals. B. The department shall contract with one or more private parties or statewide nonprofit organizations representing water systems to implement the …

The department shall adopt and enforce rules to classify sewage collection systems and treatment plants and to certify operating personnel according to the skill, knowledge and experience necessary within the classification. The rules shall provide that operating personnel may be…

A. The department may adopt rules for calculating a reduction in capacity or design flow for sewage treatment facilities if gray water reuse infrastructure for a subdivision is approved by the department. B. For the purposes of this section, "subdivision" has the same meaning pre…

A. A county that is required by the clean water act to obtain coverage under a national or state pollutant discharge elimination system stormwater program or a county that is required to obtain coverage under an Arizona pollutant discharge elimination system permit pursuant to ar…

A. A county may designate and authorize an administrative director for the program or plan prescribed by section 49-371 to perform enforcement duties. If the administrative director determines that a person is in violation of an ordinance, rule or regulation adopted pursuant to s…

A. A city, town, county or sanitary district of this state may adopt, amend or repeal any ordinances necessary for implementing and enforcing the pretreatment requirements under the federal water pollution control act amendments of 1972 (P.L. 92-500; 86 Stat. 816; 33 United State…