R18-9-A213. Permit Suspension, Revocation, Denial, or Termination

A. The Director may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke an individual permit or a continuance under R18-9-105(A)(1), (2), or (3) for any of the following: 1. A permittee failed to comply with any applicable provision of A.R.S. Title 49, Chapter 2, Article 3; Articles 1 and 2 of this Chapter; or any permit condition; 2. A permittee misrepresented or omitted a fact, information, or data related to an Aquifer Protection Permit application or permit condition; 3. The Director determines that a permitted activity is causing or will cause a violation of an Aquifer Water Quality Standard at a point of compliance; 4. A permitted discharge is causing or will cause imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or the environment; 5. A permittee failed to maintain the financial capability under R18-9-A203(B); or 6. A permittee failed to construct a facility within five years of permit issuance and: a. It is necessary to update BADCT for the facility, and b. The Department has not issued an amended permit under R18-9-A211(B)(6). B. The Director may deny an individual permit if the Director determines upon completion of the application process that the applicant has: 1. Failed or refused to correct a deficiency in the permit application; 2. Failed to demonstrate that the facility and the operation will comply with the requirements of A.R.S. §§ 49-241 through 49-252 and Articles 1 and 2 of this Chapter. The Director shall base this determination on: a. The information submitted in the Aquifer Protection Permit application, b. Any information submitted to the Department following a public hearing, or c. Any relevant information that is developed or acquired by the Department; or 3. Provided false or misleading information. C. The Director shall terminate an individual permit if each facility covered under the individual permit: 1. Has closed and the Director issued a Permit Release Notice under R18-9-A209(C)(2)(c) or A209(B)(4)(a)(ii) for the closed facility, or 2. Is covered under another Aquifer Protection Permit.