A. Each application to participate in a voluntary remediation program shall contain the following information:

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 49-173

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Characterization: means a process to determine the nature, degree and extent of contaminants at a site or a portion of a site. See Arizona Laws 49-171
  • Director: means the director of environmental quality who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 49-101
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Remediation: means action taken to address a contaminant by reducing the level of the contaminant in the environment or preventing or reducing exposure to the contaminant. See Arizona Laws 49-171
  • Site: means the areal extent of contamination. See Arizona Laws 49-171

1. The name and address of the person filing the application and the nature of the relationship of the person to the site, if any.

2. A description of the location and boundaries of the site or portion of a site that is the subject of the remediation.

3. A description of characterization performed at the site or portion of the site, if known.

4. A general description of the work to be performed or already performed by the applicant. The application shall state whether the applicant is requesting one or more of the following:

(a) Approval of remedial actions to be performed.

(b) Approval of remedial actions already performed.

5. A list of the actions of the director to compel remediation that the applicant proposes to be suspended by the approval.

6. Information to confirm that the work to be performed or already performed is eligible pursuant to section 49-172.

7. The fee required pursuant to section 49-179, subsection A.

8. An agreement in which the applicant agrees:

(a) To grant access to the site or portion of a site to the department at reasonable times to verify that the work is being performed in accordance with the work plan approved pursuant to section 49-177 or has been performed in accordance with the report submitted pursuant to section 49-181.

(b) To reimburse the department for the department’s costs, pursuant to section 49-179, for review of, action on and oversight of the work plan pursuant to section 49-175 and 49-177 or the report pursuant to section 49-181.

(c) To carry out the tasks described in the work plan pursuant to section 49-175 in accordance with the schedule provided in the work plan, or to submit a report pursuant to section 49-181.

(d) To meet and confer with the department regarding the progress of the tasks performed in accordance with the work plan approved pursuant to section 49-177, if applicable.

(e) To submit an advance deposit to be applied against the department’s reimbursable costs pursuant to section 49-179 for review of, action on, and oversight of the work plan submitted pursuant to section 49-175 or the report submitted pursuant to section 49-181.