49-1201

49-1201. Definitions

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. "Authority" means the water infrastructure finance authority of Arizona.

2. "Board" means the board of directors of the authority.

3. "Bonds of a political subdivision" means bonds issued by a political subdivision
as authorized by law.

4. "Clean water act" means the federal water pollution control act amendments of
1972 (P.L. 92-500; 86 Stat. 816), as amended by the water quality act of 1987 (P.L.
100-4; 101 Stat. 7).

5. "Committee" means the water supply development fund committee established by
section 49-1202, subsection B.

6. "Drinking water facility" means a community water system or a nonprofit
noncommunity water system as defined in the safe drinking water act (P.L. 93-523; 88
Stat. 1660; P.L. 95-190; 91 Stat. 1393; P.L. 104-182; 110 Stat. 1613) that is located in
this state. For purposes of this article, drinking water facility does not include water
systems owned by federal agencies.

7. "Financial assistance loan repayment agreement" means an agreement to repay a
loan provided to design, construct, acquire, rehabilitate or improve water or wastewater
infrastructure, related property and appurtenances or a loan provided to finance a water
supply development project.

8. "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band, group or community that is
recognized by the United States secretary of the interior and that exercises governmental
authority within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the
United States government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent and including
rights-of-way running through the reservation.

9. "Nonpoint source project" means a project designed to implement a certified
water quality management plan.

10. "Political subdivision" means a county, city, town or special taxing district
authorized by law to construct wastewater treatment facilities, drinking water facilities
or nonpoint source projects.

11. "Safe drinking water act" means the federal safe drinking water act
(P.L. 93-523; 88 Stat. 1660; P.L. 95-190; 91 Stat. 1393; P.L. 104-182; 110 Stat. 1613),
as amended in 1996.

12. "Technical assistance loan repayment agreement" means either of the following:

(a) An agreement to repay a loan provided to develop, plan and design water or
wastewater infrastructure, related property and appurtenances. The agreement shall be for
a term of not more than three years and the maximum amount that may be borrowed is
limited to not more than five hundred thousand dollars.

(b) An agreement to repay a loan provided to develop, plan or design a water supply
development project.

13. "Wastewater treatment facility" means a treatment works, as defined in section
212 of the clean water act, that is located in this state and that is designed to hold,
cleanse or purify or to prevent the discharge of untreated or inadequately treated sewage
or other polluted waters for purposes of complying with the clean water act.

14. "Water provider" means any of the following:

(a) A municipal water delivery system as defined in section 42-5301, paragraphs 1
and 3.

(b) A municipal water delivery system as defined in section 42-5301, paragraph 2,
which has entered into a partnership with a city, town or county for a water supply
augmentation plan.

(d) A county water authority established under title 45, chapter 13.

(e) An Indian tribe.

(f) A community facilities district as established by title 48, chapter 4.

15. "Water supply development" means either of the following:

(a) The acquisition of water or rights to or contracts for water to augment the
water supply of a water provider.

(b) The development of facilities for any of the following purposes:

(i) Conveyance, storage or recovery of water.

(ii) Reclamation and reuse of water.

(iii) Replenishment of groundwater.