Section R18-15-101. Definitions

In addition to the definitions prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-1201, the terms of this Chapter, unless otherwise specified, have the follow- ing meanings:

“Applicant” means a governmental unit, a non-point source project sponsor, a drinking water facility, or a water provider that is seeking financial assistance from the Authority under the provisions of this Chapter.

“Application” means a request for financial assistance submitted to the Board or Committee by an applicant.

“Authority” means the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-1201(1).

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Authority pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-1201(2).

“Certified Water Quality Management Plan” means  a plan prepared by a single representative organization des- ignated by the Governor according to Section 208 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1288.

“Clean Water Revolving Fund” means the fund estab- lished by A.R.S. § 49-1221.

“Committee” means the Water Supply Development Fund Committee as defined in A.R.S. § 49-1201(5).

“DBE” means EPA’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program.

“Dedicated revenue source for repayment” means a source of revenue pledged by a borrower to repay the financial assistance.

“Department” means the Arizona Department of Envi- ronmental Quality.

“Disbursement” means the transfer of cash from a fund to a recipient.

“Discharge” has same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-201(12).

“Drinking water facility” has same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-1201(6).

“Drinking Water Revolving Fund” means the fund estab- lished by A.R.S. § 49-1241.

“EA” means an environmental assessment.

“EID” means an environmental information document. “EIS” means an environmental impact statement.

“EPA” means the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

“Executive director” means the executive director of the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona.

“Federal capitalization grant” means the assistance agree- ment by which the EPA obligates and awards funds allot- ted to the Authority for purposes of capitalizing the Clean Water Revolving Fund and the Drinking Water Revolving Fund.

“Financial assistance” means the use of monies for any of the purposes identified in R18-15-102(B).

“Financial assistance agreement” means any agreement that defines the terms for financial assistance provided according to this Chapter.

“FONSI” means a finding of no significant impact.

“Fundable range” means a subset of the project priority list that demarcates the ranked projects which have been determined to be ready to proceed and will be provided with a project finance application.

“Governmental unit” means a political subdivision or Indian tribe that may receive technical or financial assis- tance from the Authority pursuant to A.R.S. § 49-1203.

“Grant applicant” means a governmental unit, a nonpoint source project sponsor, a drinking water facility, or a water provider that is seeking a planning and design assistance grant from the Authority under the provisions of this Chapter.

“Grant application” means a request for a planning and design assistance grant submitted to the Board or Com- mittee by a grant applicant in a format prescribed by the Authority.

“Impaired water” means a navigable water for which credible scientific data exists that satisfies the require-

ments of A.R.S. § 49-232 and that demonstrates that the water should be identified pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1313(d) and the regulations implementing that statute.

“Intended Use Plan” means the document prepared by the Authority identifying the intended uses of Clean Water Revolving Fund and Drinking Water Revolving Fund federal capitalization grants according to R18-15-202 and R18-15-302, the intended uses of the Water Supply Development Revolving Fund according to R18-15-402, and the intended uses of funds for technical assistance according to R18-15-502.

“Master priority list” means the master priority list for Capacity Development developed by the Arizona Depart- ment of Environmental Quality under A.A.C. R18-4-803, which ranks public water systems according to their need for technical assistance.

“Onsite system” means a conventional septic tank system or alternative system that is installed at a site to treat and dispose of wastewater of predominantly human origin that is generated at that site.

“Planning and design assistance grant” means a technical assistance grant that provides for the use of monies for a specific water, wastewater treatment facility, or water supply delivery system for planning or design to facilitate the design, construction, acquisition, improvement, or consolidation of a drinking water project, wastewater project, or water supply development project.

“Planning and design assistance grant agreement” means any agreement that defines the terms for a technical assis- tance grant provided according to Article 5 of this Chap- ter.

“Planning and design loan repayment agreement” means the same as technical assistance loan repayment agree- ment and has the meaning at A.R.S. § 49-1201(12).

“Priority value” means the total points a project received during the evaluation of its project priority list applica- tion.

“Professional assistance” means the use of monies by or on behalf of the Authority to conduct research, conduct studies, conduct surveys, develop guidance, and perform related activities that benefit more than one water or wastewater treatment facility.

“Project” means any distinguishable segment or segments of a wastewater treatment facility, drinking water facility, water supply delivery system, or nonpoint source pollu- tion control that can be bid separately and for which financial or technical assistance is being requested or pro- vided.

“Project priority list” means the document developed by the Board or Committee according to R18-15-203, R18- 15-303, or R18-15-403 that ranks projects according to R18-15-204, R18-15-304, or R18-15-404.

“Recipient” means an applicant who has entered into a financial assistance agreement or planning and design assistance grant agreement with the Authority.

“ROD” means a record of decision.

“Staff assistance” means the use of monies for a specific water or wastewater treatment facility to assist that sys- tem to improve its operations or assist a specific water provider with a water supply delivery system. For water providers,  staff  assistance   is  limited  to  planning  and

design of water supply development projects according to A.R.S. § 49-1203(B)(17).

“Technical assistance” means assistance provided by the Authority in the form of staff assistance, professional assistance and planning and design assistance grants.

“Wastewater treatment facility” has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-1201(13).

“Water provider” has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-1201(14).

“Water supply development” has the same meaning as prescribed in A.R.S. § 49-1201(15).

“Water Supply Development Revolving Fund” means the fund established by A.R.S. § 49-1271.

Historical Note

Adopted effective September 18, 1997 (Supp. 97-3).

Amended effective June 4, 1998 (Supp. 98-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 2116, effective May 16, 2000 (Supp. 00-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 7

A.A.R. 5956, effective December 4, 2001 (Supp. 01-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1709, effec-

tive October 9, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).