Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-9-B805 - Advanced Water Purification Responsible Agency Formation; Joint Plan

A. An AWPRA shall be the entity responsible for complying with the requirements of this Article.

1. Only one AWPRA shall be designated for an AWP project.

2. An AWPRA must be a person under A.R.S. § 49-201(33).

B. Joint Plan. An AWPRA shall develop a Joint Plan describing all partner coordination procedures, including but not limited to, the following:

1. Partner Details.

a. Identification of each partner associated with the AWP project throughout the project's expected operational life,

b. A description of the roles and responsibilities of each partner, including designation of a lead partner responsible for fulfilling the requirements under the communication plan established in accordance with subsection (B)(4), and

c. The legal authority of each partner to fulfill its roles and responsibilities.

2. Procedures to ensure that the AWPRA will have knowledge of the current treatment and water quality monitoring status of any water reclamation facility delivering treated wastewater as a source to the AWP project,

3. Procedures to ensure the enhanced source control program complies with the requirements in this Article, pursuant to R18-9-E824,

4. A communication plan ensuring the timely dissemination of information regarding both treated wastewater and advanced treated water or finished water quality status and monitoring among all partners,

5. Procedures to provide access to the AWPRA and all partner facilities, operations, and records for inspection at any time by the Department,

6. Procedures to execute cross-connection control requirements, pursuant to Chapter 4, Article 2 and R18-9-F832 of this Article,

7. Procedures to execute corrosion control requirements, pursuant to Chapter 4, Article 1 and R18-9-F832,

8. Procedures to notify partners and the Department of treatment failure incidents and all corresponding corrective actions taken,

9. A plan outlining all enforcement and corrective actions taken should a partner fail to meet the requirements of this Article or violate the Joint Plan, and

10. Procedures to address changes to the AWPRA partners, including the addition of new partners and the removal of existing partners, in accordance with the requirements of the AWP program.

C. The AWPRA and all partners shall sign the Joint Plan.

D. The Joint Plan shall include copies of all necessary agreements executed to facilitate the operation of the AWP project, including but not limited to, copies of permits, memorandums of understanding, joint powers agreements, or intergovernmental agreements.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-9-B805

Adopted effective April 18, 1979 (Supp. 79-2). Amended effective October 2, 1986 (Supp. 86-5). Former Section R9-8-315 renumbered without change as Section R18-9-805 (Supp. 87-3). Amended effective July 25, 1990 (Supp. 90-3). Section repealed by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 235, effective December 8, 2000 (Supp. 00-4). New Section made by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 1069, effective 3/4/2025.