Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-8-701 - Definitions

In this Article, unless otherwise specified:

1. "Ample water supply" means sufficient water quantity and water pressure to operate all of a school's drinking fountains, bathtubs, showers, lavatories, water closets, and urinals at all times from:

a. A public water system that complies with 18 A.A.C. 4; or

b. An underground water source that complies with 18 A.A.C. 11, Articles 4 and 5 or with A.R.S. § 45-811.01.

2.

1. "Animal" means a mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish or invertebrate, such as an insect, spider, worm, snail, clam, crab, or starfish.

3. "Aquifer" means the same as in A.R.S. § 49-201.

4.2. "Bathroom" means a restroom that contains a shower head or bathtub.

5.3. "Bathtub" means a receptacle, in which a user sits, with a faucet that supplies hot and cold water, or warm water, for filling the receptacle and a drain connected to a sewage collection system.

6.4. "Bottled water" means the same as in R9-8-201.

7.5. "Bottled water cooler" means a device that is not connected to a plumbing system and provides a vertically falling stream of drinking water from a source approved by the Department under 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 2, or that complies with 18 A.A.C. 4; 18 A.A.C. 11, Articles 4 and 5, or A.R.S. § 45-811.01.

8. "Calendar year" means January 1 through December 31.

9.6. "Classroom" means an interior area of a school used primarily for instruction of students.

10.7. "Clean" means free of dirt, litter, or the remains of something that has been broken or torn into pieces.

11.8. "Cold water" means water with a temperature from 33º F to 74º F.

12.9. "Common drinking cup" means a hand-held container not connected to a plumbing system that:

a. Holds liquid for human consumption,

b. Comes into contact with a user's mouth, and

c. Is used by more than one individual.

13. "Complaint" means information indicating the need for inspection due to possible violations of this Article.

14. "Constructed underground storage facility" means the same as in A.R.S. § 45-802.01.

15. "Debris" means litter or the remains of something that has been broken or torn into pieces.

16.10. "Department" means the Arizona Department of Health Services.

17.11. "Device" means a piece of equipment that performs a specific function.

18.12. "Drinking fountain" means a fixture connected to a plumbing system that provides a non-vertical stream of drinking water from an opening and drains into a sewage collection system.

19.13. "Drinking water" means water for human consumption that meets the requirements of 18 A.A.C. 4, or 18 A.A.C. 11, Article 4.

20.14. "Dumpster" means a container designed for mechanical lifting and dumping by a refuse collection vehicle that transports the container's contents.

21.15. "Faucet" means a fixture connected to a plumbing system that provides and regulates the flow of drinking water from the plumbing system.

22.16. "Fixture" means a permanent attachment to a structure.

23.17. "Floor drain" means an opening in a floor surface that leads to a sewage collection system.

24.18. "Food establishment" means an entity that stores, prepares, packages, serves, or otherwise provides food for human consumption directly to a consumer or indirectly through a delivery service.

25.19. "Habitat" means a place where an animal is kept while on school grounds.

26.20. "Hot water" means water with a temperature from 95º F to 120º F.

27.21. "Human consumption" means an individual's use of water for activities such as drinking, bathing, showering, handwashing, cooking, dishwashing, laundering, cleaning, or using a water closet.

28. "Hydration" means the process of replacing fluids lost by a human body.

29.22. "Lavatory" means a sink or a basin with a faucet that supplies hot and cold water, or warm water, and with a drain connected to a sewage collection system.

30. "Local health department" means:

a. The administrative division of an Arizona county, city, or town that manages environmental and health-related issues; or

b. A public health services district under A.R.S. Title 48, Chapter 33.

31. "Managed underground storage facility" means the same as in A.R.S. § 45-802.01.

32.23. "Non-absorbent" means not capable of absorbing or soaking up liquids.

33.24. "Non-classroom" means an indoor area in a school, such as the school office, nurse's office, library, or cafeteria, that are not used primarily for instruction of students.

34.25. "Overflow rim" means the raised edge around a drinking fountain's basin.

35.26. "Participant" means:

a. A member of the staff or a student of a school, or

b. A member of the staff or a student from another school, when the individual is present on the grounds of the school specified in subsection (a) for a school-organized activity.

36.27. "Plumbing system" means fixtures, pipes, and related parts assembled to carry drinking water into a structure and carry sewage out of the structure.

37.28. "Portable water container" means any type of device, not connected to a plumbing system, provided by a school, such as a bottle, cup, pitcher, or insulated cylindrical cooler, in which drinking water is held or carried.

38.29. "Private school" means the same as in A.R.S. § 15-101.

39.30. "Public water system" means the same as in A.R.S. § 49-352.

40.31. "Refuse" means the same as in A.A.C. R18-13-302.

41.32. "Refuse container" means a portable receptacle used for refuse storage until the refuse is placed into a dumpster.

33. "Regulatory authority" means:

a. The Arizona Department of Health Services; or

b. One of the following entities as specified in A.R.S. § 36-136(E):

i. A local health department;

ii. A county environmental department; or

iii. A public health services district.

42.34. "Responsible person" means:

a. For an accommodation school defined in A.R.S. § 15-101, the county school superintendent with the powers and duties prescribed in A.R.S. Title 15, Chapter 3, Article 1;

b. For a charter school defined in A.R.S. § 15-101, the governing board defined in A.A.C. R7-2-1401;

c. For the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind, the board of directors for the Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind established under A.R.S. Title 15, Chapter 11, Article 2;

d. For a school operated by a school district, the school district's governing board defined in A.R.S. § 15-101.

43.35. "Restroom" means a structure or room that contains at least one lavatory and water closet or at least one lavatory, water closet, and urinal.

44. "Sanitary sewer" means the same as in A.R.S. § 45-101.

45.36. "Sanitize" means using heat, chemical agents, or germicidal solutions to disinfect and reduce pathogen counts, including bacteria, viruses, mold, and fungi.

46.37. "School" means an institution offering instruction:

a. That is:

i. An accommodation school defined in A.R.S. § 15-101;

ii. The Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind established under A.R.S. Title 15, Chapter 11, Article 1;

iii. A charter school defined in A.R.S. § 15-101; or

iv. A school operated by a school district defined in A.R.S. § 15-101; and

b. That is not a private school.

47.38. "Sewage" means the same as in A.A.C. R18-13-1102.

39. "Sewage collection system" means a system of pipelines, conduits, manholes, pumping stations, force mains, and all other structures, devices, and appurtenances that collect, contain, and convey sewage from its sources to the entry of a sewage treatment facility or on-site wastewater treatment facility serving sources other than a single-family dwelling.

48.40. "Shower head" means a fixture connected to a plumbing system that allows drinking water to fall on a user's body.

49.41. "Shower room" means a structure or room that contains at least one shower head and one floor drain, but does not contain a bathtub, lavatory, water closet, or urinal.

50.42. "Underground water source" means:

a. An aquifer defined in A.R.S. § 49-201;

b. A constructed underground storage facility defined in A.R.S. § 45-802.01; or

c. A managed underground storage facility defined in A.R.S. § 45-802.01.

51.43. "Urinal" means the same as in A.R.S. § 45-311.

52.44. "Warm water" means water with a temperature from 75º F to 94º F.

53.45. "Water closet" means the same as in A.R.S. § 45-311.

54.46. "Water cooler" means a fixture connected to a plumbing system for cooling water and dispensing a vertically falling stream of drinking water.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-8-701

New Section made by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 282, effective March 11, 2006 (Supp. 06-1). Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 30 A.A.R. 237, effective 1/10/2024.