Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-4-803

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R18-4-803 - Master Priority List

A. Each year the Department shall develop a master priority list that ranks public water systems according to their need for technical assistance.

B. The Department shall rank public water systems on the master priority list based on consideration of the following criteria:

1. Size of population served,

2. Type of public water system,

3. Type of ownership,

4. Water source (surface water or ground water),

5. Participation in the monitoring assistance program,

6. History of major monitoring or reporting deficiencies,

7. History of acute or non-acute MCL violations,

8. History of operation or maintenance violations,

9. Lack of a certified operator,

10. Prior assistance from the Department or the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority within the last five years, and

11. Any or other measurable objective criteria related to the technical, managerial, or financial capacity of a public water system.

C. If all other criteria are equal, the Department shall assign priority to public water systems with the most operation or maintenance violations.

D. The Department shall publish the master priority list annually in the Arizona Administrative Register and hold an oral proceeding to obtain public comment on the master priority list.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-4-803

New Section made by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 262, effective December 27, 2001 (Supp. 01-4).