Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-2-1504

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Section R18-2-1504 - Prescribed Burn Plan

Each F/SLM planning a prescribed burn shall complete and submit to ADEQ the "Burn Plan" form supplied by ADEQ no later than 14 days before the date on which the F/SLM requests permission to burn. ADEQ shall consider the information supplied on the Burn Plan Form as binding conditions under which the burn shall be conducted. A Burn Plan shall be maintained by ADEQ until notification from the F/SLM of the completion of the burn project. The Burn Plan provisions listed in A.A.C. R18-2-1504(1)-(5), may be revised no later than 2:00 p.m. the business day before the burn. Any other revision to the Burn Plan for a burn project shall be submitted in writing no later than 14 days before the date on which the F/SLM requests permission to burn. ADEQ shall not act on the Daily Burn Request until the Burn Plan is submitted by the F/SLM and acknowledged as complete by ADEQ. To facilitate the Daily Burn Authorization Process under R18-2-1505, the Burn Plan Form shall include:

1. An emergency telephone number that is answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week;

2. Burn prescription;

3. Smoke management prescription;

4. The name of the person submitting the Burn Plan on behalf of the F/SLM;

5. Any other information to support the Burn Plan needed by ADEQ to assist in the Daily Burn Authorization Process for smoke management purposes, prevention of negative impacts on smoke sensitive areas, or assessment of contribution to visibility impairment of Class I areas.

6. The total number of acres in the project to be burned, the quantity and type of fuel, type of burn, and the ignition technique to be used;

7. The land management objective or purpose for the burn such as restoration or maintenance of ecological function and indicators of fire resiliency;

8. A map depicting the potential impact of the smoke unless waived either orally or in writing by ADEQ. The potential impact shall be determined by mapping both the daytime and nighttime smoke path and down-drainage flow for 15 miles from the burn site, with smoke-sensitive areas delineated. The map shall use the appropriate scale to show the impacts of the smoke adequately;

9. Modeling of smoke impacts unless waived either orally or in writing by ADEQ, for burns greater than 250 acres per day, or greater than 50 acres per day if the burn is within 15 miles of a Class I Area, an area that is nonattainment for particulates, a carbon monoxide nonattainment area, or other smoke-sensitive area. In consultation with the F/SLM, ADEQ shall provide guidelines on modeling;

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-1504

Adopted effective October 8, 1996 (Supp. 96-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 388, effective March 16, 2004 (Supp. 04-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 29 A.A.R. 1427, effective 8/7/2023.