Section R18-9-704. General Requirements

A.      Sewage treatment facility. Except for permits continued under R18-9-703(A), a sewage treatment facility owner or operator shall provide reclaimed water for direct reuse only under an individual Aquifer Protection Permit amended under R18-9- 703(C)(2).

B.       Additional treatment. If an owner or operator of a facility accepts reclaimed water and provides additional treatment for a higher quality direct reuse, the facility is considered a sew- age treatment facility and shall operate under the requirements of an individual Aquifer Protection Permit amended under R18-9-703(C)(2).

C.      Reclaimed water blending facility. An owner or operator of a reclaimed water blending facility shall not conduct blending operations without obtaining a Reclaimed Water Individual Permit or Reclaimed Water General Permit.

D.      Reclaimed water agent. A person shall not operate as a reclaimed water agent without obtaining a Reclaimed Water Individual Permit or a Reclaimed Water General Permit.

E.       End user. A person shall not directly reuse reclaimed water unless permitted under this Article.

F.       Irrigating with reclaimed water. A permittee irrigating with reclaimed water shall:

1.        Use application methods that reasonably preclude human contact with reclaimed water;

2.        Prevent reclaimed water from standing on open access areas during normal periods of use;

3.        Prevent reclaimed water from coming into contact with drinking fountains, water coolers, or eating areas; and

4.        Secure hose bibbs discharging reclaimed water to prevent use by the public.

G.      Prohibited activities.

1.        Irrigating with untreated sewage;

2.        Providing or using reclaimed water for any of the follow- ing activities:

a.         Direct reuse for human consumption;

b.        Direct reuse for swimming, wind surfing, water ski- ing, or other full-immersion water activity with a potential of ingestion; or

c.         Direct reuse for evaporative cooling or misting.

3.        Misapplying reclaimed water for any of the following reasons:

a.         Application of a stated class of reclaimed water that is of lesser quality than allowed by this Article for the type of direct reuse application;

b.        Application of reclaimed water to any area other than a direct reuse site; or

c.         Allowing runoff of reclaimed water or reclaimed water mixed with stormwater from a direct reuse site, except for agricultural return flow that is directed onto an adjacent field or returned to an open water conveyance.

H.      A permittee shall place and maintain signage at locations spec- ified in Table 1 so the public is informed that reclaimed water is in use and that no one should drink from the system.