R18-11-301. Definitions

The terms in this Article have the following meanings: “Direct reuse” has the meaning prescribed in A.A.C. R18-9-A701(2). “Disinfection” means a treatment process that uses oxidants, ultraviolet light, or other agents to kill or inactivate pathogenic organisms in wastewater. “Filtration” means a treatment process that removes particulate matter from wastewater by passage through porous media. “Gray water” means wastewater, collected separately from a sewage flow, that originates from a clothes washer, bathtub, shower, or sink, but it does not include wastewater from a kitchen sink, dishwasher, or a toilet. “Industrial wastewater” means wastewater generated from an industrial process. “Landscape impoundment” means a manmade lake, pond, or impoundment of reclaimed water where swimming, wading, boating, fishing, and other water-based recreational activities are prohibited. A landscape impoundment is created for storage, landscaping, or for aesthetic purposes only. “NTU” means nephelometric turbidity unit. “On-site wastewater treatment facility” has the meaning prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-201(29). “Open access” means that access to reclaimed water by the general public is uncontrolled. “Reclaimed water” has the meaning prescribed in A.R.S. § 49- 201(41). “Recreational impoundment” means a manmade lake, pond, or impoundment of reclaimed water where boating or fishing is an intended use of the impoundment. Swimming and other full-body recreation activities (for example, water-skiing) are prohibited in a recreational impoundment. “Restricted access” means that access to reclaimed water by the general public is controlled. “Secondary treatment” means a biological treatment process that achieves the minimum level of effluent quality defined by the federal secondary treatment regulation at 40 CFR § 133.102. “Sewage” means untreated wastes from toilets, baths, sinks, lavatories, laundries, and other plumbing fixtures in places of human habitation, employment, or recreation.