Rules, Forms, & Other Aides for Designers

Onsite Wastewater

• Arizona Administrative Code  for Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems which is part of the Aquifer Protection Permit Program: Title 18. Environmental Quality, Chapter 9. Department of Environmental Quality - Water Pollution Control, Articles 1, 2, 3, 4
  • Paper copies
    • Available through Secretary of State, Public Services Division, 1700 W. Washington Street, Floor 7, Phoenix, AZ 85007-2808
    • Cost ~$14, current price list of all Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) Titles and Chapters is available online
    • Order form 

 

• Treatment Technologies Workbook, by Justin Ramsey
• Standardized glossary of terms used in the onsite wastewater industry (developed by the Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment)
• Sources of onsite wastewater treatment equipment and supplies: Pumper Magazine's list of Company/Equipment Directories
• Community Septic System Owner's Guide, an online tool to develop Owner's Guides: https://h2oandm.com/
• Arizona Onsite Wastewater County Contact List (As of October 2023, let us know of any suggested updates)

 

• ADEQ
  • ADEQ Onsite Wastewater
  • ADEQ Stakeholder Materials
  • Construction Authorization Phase
    • Application/Notice of Intent to Discharge
    • Uniform Site Investigation Report form
    • Manufacturer's Certificate of Conformance
    • Alternative Design Request Form
  • Discharge Authorization Phase
    • Request for Discharge Authorization/Engineers Certificate of Completion
  • Example List of Materials, Components, and Equipment for Completing the Notice of Intent to Discharge (Form GWS 402; Section 9)
  • Notice of Intent to Discharge Instructions & Application
  • Using Gray Water at Home (tri-fold brocure)
  • Engineering Bulletin No. 12 for Conventional System Training
  • Screening-Level Analysis for Seepage Pit Location

 

• University of Arizona
  • Calculating Tank Buoyancy (PDF)
  • Design Flow & Soil Worksheet (PDF)
  • Design Calculations Spreadsheet - DRAFT (Excel)
  • Trench, Chamber, & Bed Design Worksheet (PDF)
  • Pressure Distribution Worksheet (PDF)
  • Pump Tank Sizing Worksheet (PDF)
  • Maintaining Your NAWT Certification
  • Septic System Owner's Guide, SSOG01 (folder w/ manual and fact sheets, only available for purchase for $9.00)

 

• Example Management Plans (From University of Minnesota Onsite Sewage Treatment Program)