1. A. The rules in this Article apply to owners and operators of facilities in Arizona.

2. B. The following facilities are exempt from the requirements of this Article:

   1. 1. A public water system that meets the nonapplicability criteria in R18-4-102.
   2. 2. A septic tank or collection system that discharges to a septic tank.
   3. 3. A collection system that serves 2,500 or fewer persons and discharges into a facility that is operated by a certified operator.
   4. 4. A collection system that serves a nonresident population and discharges into a collection system operated by a certified operator.
   5. 5. An irrigation system, an industrial water facility, or a similar facility in which water is not used for domestic or drinking purposes.
   6. 6. An irrigation or industrial wastewater facility used to treat, recycle, or impound industrial or agricultural wastes within the boundaries of the industrial or agricultural property.
   7. 7. An industrial waste pretreatment facility in which treated wastewater is released to a collection system or wastewater treatment plant that is regulated by this Article.
   8. 8. A facility for treating industrial wastes that are not treatable by biological means.
   9. 9. A facility used to impound surface water before the water is conducted to a water treatment plant.
   10. 10. A wastewater treatment device that serves a home.

Historical Note

Adopted as Section R9-20-502 and renumbered as Section R18-4-102 effective October 23, 1987 (Supp. 87-4). R18-5-102 recodified from R18-4-102 (Supp. 95-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 1171, effective February 16, 2001 (Supp. 01-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 5079, effective October 16, 2001 (Supp. 01-4).