R18-9-A803. Applicability of the Safe Drinking Water Act

A. For the purposes of the Safe Drinking Water Act, treated wastewater is presumptively considered surface water. Nothing in this Section exempts a facility from applicable Safe Drinking Water Act requirements in 18 A.A.C. 4. B. An AWTF that treats treated wastewater to advanced treated water standards for raw water augmentation may, at the Director’s discretion, be considered part of a public water system for the purposes of compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and all applicable requirements of Title 18 of the Arizona Administrative Code. C. An AWTF that treats treated wastewater to finished water standards for human consumption and distribution through pipes or other constructed conveyances is, or is part of, a public water system for the purposes of compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and all applicable requirements of Title 18 of the Arizona Administrative Code. D. If the AWTF is considered a public water system under either subsections (B) or (C): 1. Permitting processes of this Article supersede the public water system permitting requirements in 18 A.A.C. 5, Article 5, where they conflict, and 2. Design requirements of this Article supersede the public water system design requirements in 18 A.A.C. 5, Article 5, where they conflict.