Arizona § 49-252 Closure notification and approval

Arizona Statutes

§ 49-252 — Closure notification and approval

Arizona § 49-252

Title 49Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 2WATER QUALITY CONTROL

Art. 3Aquifer Protection Permits

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 49-252 (2026).

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A.A person who owns or operates a dry well subject to this article or a groundwater protection permit facility as defined in section 49-241.01, subsection C or a person who has been issued a permit pursuant to this article shall notify the director of the intent to permanently cease an activity for which the facility or a portion of the facility was designed or operated.

B.Within ninety days of the notification in subsection A of this section, the owner or operator shall submit a closure plan to the director.

C.Within sixty days of submittal of a complete closure plan, the director shall determine whether or not the closure plan is for a clean closure.

D.If the director determines that the closure plan is for a clean closure, the director shall send a letter of approval to the owner

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A. A person who owns or operates a dry well subject to this article or a groundwater protection permit facility as defined in section 49-241.01, subsection C or a person who has been issued a permit pursuant to this article shall notify the director of the intent to permanently cease an activity for which the facility or a portion of the facility was designed or operated.

B. Within ninety days of the notification in subsection A of this section, the owner or operator shall submit a closure plan to the director.

C. Within sixty days of submittal of a complete closure plan, the director shall determine whether or not the closure plan is for a clean closure.

D. If the director determines that the closure plan is for a clean closure, the director shall send a letter of approval to the owner or operator and no aquifer protection permit shall be required.

E. If the director determines that the proposed closure plan achieves a closure condition other than clean closure, the owner or operator shall submit either an application for an aquifer protection permit or a request to modify a current aquifer protection permit in order to address closure activities and postclosure monitoring and maintenance at the facility. The director shall require submittal of a permit application or a request to modify a permit within ninety days or a reasonable time not to exceed one year, if the applicant can supply a scope of work justifying a schedule for collecting the technical information necessary to apply.