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
Arizona Onsite Wastewater County Contact List (As of November 2022, let us know of any suggested updates)

ADEQ
- ADEQ Onsite Wastewater
- ADEQ Stakeholder Materials
- Construction Authorization Phase
- 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

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)