Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-15-101
In addition to the definitions prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-1201, the terms of this Chapter, unless otherwise specified, have the following meanings:
"ADEQ" means the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.
"Applicant" means an entity that is seeking financial or technical assistance from the Authority under the provisions of this Chapter.
"Application" means a request for financial or technical assistance submitted to the Authority by an applicant.
"Authority" means the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-1201(1).
"Board" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-1201(2).
"Certified Water Quality Management Plan" means a plan prepared by a designated Water Quality Management Planning Agency under Section 208 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (P.L. 92-500) as amended by the Water Quality Act of 1987 (P.L. 1004), certified by the Governor or the Governor's designee, and approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
"Clean Water Revolving Fund" means the fund established by A.R.S. § 49-1221.
"DBE" means EPA's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.
"Director" means the director of the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona.
"Disbursement" means the transfer of cash from a fund to a recipient.
"Discharge" has same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-201(12).
"Drinking water facility" has same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-1201(6).
"Drinking Water Revolving Fund" means the fund established by A.R.S. § 49-1241.
"EA" means an environmental assessment.
"EID" means an environmental information document.
"EIS" means an environmental impact statement.
"EPA" means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
"Federal capitalization grant" means the assistance agreement by which the EPA obligates and awards funds allotted to the Authority for purposes of capitalizing the Clean Water Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water Revolving Fund.
"Financial assistance" means the use of monies for any of the purposes identified in R18-15-102(B).
"Financial assistance agreement" means any agreement that defines the terms for financial assistance provided according to this Chapter.
"FONSI" means a finding of no significant impact, it is a public decision document that briefly describes why the project will not have any significant environmental effects.
"Fundable range" means a subset of a Project Priority List that demarcates the ranked projects which have been determined to be ready to proceed.
"Impaired water" means a navigable water for which credible scientific data exists that satisfies the requirements of A.R.S. § 49-232 and that demonstrates that the water should be identified pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1313(d) and the regulations implementing that statute.
"Intended Use Plan" means the document prepared by the Authority identifying the intended uses of Clean Water Revolving Fund and Drinking Water Revolving Fund federal capitalization grants according to R18-15-202 and R18-15-302, and the intended uses of funds for technical assistance according to R18-15-502.
"Long-Term Water Augmentation Committee" means the committee established by A.R.S. § 49-1208(B).
"Master priority list" means the master priority list for Capacity Development developed by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality under A.A.C. R18-4-803, which ranks public water systems according to their need for technical assistance.
"Onsite system" means a conventional septic tank system or alternative system that is installed at a site to treat and dispose of wastewater of predominantly human origin that is generated at that site.
"Planning and design assistance" means technical assistance that provides for the use of monies for a specific water facility wastewater treatment facility, or water supply delivery system for planning or design to facilitate the design, construction, acquisition, improvement, or consolidation of a drinking water project, wastewater project, or water supply development project.
"Planning and design assistance agreement" means any agreement that defines the terms for technical assistance provided according to Article 5 of this Chapter.
"Planning and design technical assistance applicant" means a governmental unit, a nonpoint source project sponsor, a drinking water facility, or a water provider that is seeking planning and design assistance from the Authority under the provisions of this Chapter.
"Planning and design technical assistance application" means a request for planning and design assistance submitted to the Board by an applicant in a format prescribed by the Authority.
"Planning and design loan repayment agreement" means the same as technical assistance loan repayment agreement and has the meaning at A.R.S. § 49-1201(11)
"Professional assistance" means the use of monies by or on behalf of the Authority to conduct research, conduct studies, conduct surveys, develop guidance, and perform related activities that benefit more than one water or wastewater treatment facility.
"Project" means any distinguishable segment or segments of a wastewater treatment facility, drinking water facility, water supply delivery system, stormwater system, or nonpoint source pollution control and for which financial or technical assistance is being requested or provided.
"Project Priority List" means the document developed by the Authority according to R18-15-203R18-15-303; or R-18-402 that ranks projects according to R18-15-204; R18-15-304; or R-18-15-403.
"Recipient" means an applicant who has entered into a financial assistance agreement or planning and design assistance agreement with the Authority.
"ROD" means a record of decision, it is the conclusion of the EIS process.
"Staff assistance" means the use of monies for a specific water or wastewater treatment facility to assist that system to improve its operations or assist a specific water provider with a water supply delivery system. For water providers, staff assistance is limited to planning and design of water supply development projects according to A.R.S. § 49-1203(B)(17).
"Technical assistance" means assistance provided by the Authority in the form of staff assistance, professional assistance and planning and design assistance.
"Wastewater treatment facility" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-1201(19).
"Water Conservation Grant Committee" means the committee established by A.R.S. § 49-1335.
"Water provider" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-1201(20).
"Water supply development" has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-1201(22).
"Water Supply Development Revolving Fund" means the fund established by A.R.S. § 49-1271.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-15-101