Section 49-241.01 - Groundwater protection permit facilities; schedule; definitionA. The director shall complete the issuance or denial of aquifer protection permits or clean closure approval for all groundwater protection permit facilities on the following schedule: 1. By January 1, 2004, for all groundwater protection permits for nonmining facilities.2. By January 1, 2006, for all groundwater protection permits for mining facilities.B. The failure by the director to issue or deny an aquifer protection permit for a groundwater protection permit facility within the time prescribed by this section does not excuse a person from continuing to comply with all statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to that person's facility.C. For purposes of this section, "groundwater protection permit facility" means either of the following:1. A facility for which a groundwater quality protection permit was issued pursuant to the Arizona administrative code and for which an aquifer protection permit has never been issued.2. A facility for which a notice of disposal was filed pursuant to the Arizona administrative code and for which an aquifer protection permit has never been issued.