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/
• Document

  County-Contacts-for-Onsite-WW-Treatment-Systems-March-2025.pdf

ADEQ

• ADEQ Onsite Wastewater
• 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 brochure)
• 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)
• Document

  1109_UA-DesignForms_Draft.xls
• 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)

Other

• Example Management Plans (Scroll to "Management Plans")
• Document

  UMN-field-comparison-of-rock-filled-and-chambered-trench-system.pdf