Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-9-B705

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R18-9-B705 - Type 2 Recycled Water General Permit for Direct Reuse of Class A Reclaimed Water

A. A Type 2 Recycled Water General Permit for the Direct Reuse of Class A Reclaimed Water allows any direct reuse application of reclaimed water listed in 18 A.A.C. 11, Article 3, Table A, if the conditions in this Article are met.

B. Records and reporting. A permittee shall:

1. Maintain records containing the following information for five years, and make them available to the Department upon request:

a. The direct reuse site,

b. The volume of reclaimed water applied monthly for each category of direct reuse activity listed in 18 A.A.C. 11, Article 3, Table A,

c. The total nitrogen concentration of the reclaimed water applied, and

d. The acreage and type of vegetation to which the reclaimed water is applied.

2. Report annually to the Department on or before the anniversary date of the Notice of Intent to Use Recycled Water:

a. The volume of reclaimed water received,

b. The type of reclaimed water application, and

c. If used for irrigation, the vegetation and acreage irrigated.

C. Nitrogen management. A permittee shall ensure:

1. Impoundments storing reclaimed water allowed by the general permit are lined using a low-hydraulic conductivity artificial or site-specific liner material achieving a calculated discharge rate less than 550 gallons per acre per day; and

2. The application rates of the reclaimed water are based on one of the following:

a. If assigned, the water allotment specified by the Arizona Department of Water Resources;

b. A water balance that considers consumptive use of water by the crop, turf, or landscape vegetation; or

c. An alternative method approved by the Department.

D. In addition to the Notice of Intent to Use Recycled Water specified in R18-9-A704(B)(2), the applicant shall provide a list of impoundments, water depth, freeboard, and the liner characteristics and the method chosen from the list in subsection (C)(2).

E. The permittee shall post signs or provide notification, or both, as specified in R18-9-B702(I).

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-9-B705

New Section adopted by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 758, effective January 16, 2001 (Supp. 01-1). Amended and renumbered from R18-9-713 by final rulemaking at 23 A.A.R. 3091, effective 1/1/2018.