Arizona Administrative Code
Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
Article 12 - DAM SAFETY PROCEDURES
Section R12-15-1203 - Exempt Structures
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
The following structures are exempt from regulation by the Department:
1. Any artificial barrier identified as exempt on Table 1 and defined as follows:
2. A dam owned by the federal government. A dam designed by the federal government for any non-federal entity or person that will subsequently be owned or operated by a person or entity defined as an owner in A.R.S. § 45-1201 is subject to jurisdiction, beginning with design and construction of the dam.
3. A dam owned or operated by an agency or instrumentality of the federal government, if a dam safety program at least as stringent as this Article is applicable to and enforced against the agency or instrumentality.
4. A transportation structure such as a highway, road, or railroad fill that exists solely for transportation purposes. A transportation structure designed, constructed, or modified with the intention of impounding water on an intermittent or permanent basis and meeting the definition of dam in A.R.S. § 45-1201 is subject to jurisdiction.
5. A levee constructed adjacent to or along a watercourse, primarily to control floodwater.
6. A self-supporting concrete or steel water storage tank.
7. An impoundment for the purpose of storing liquid-borne material.
8. A release-contained barrier as defined by A.R.S. § 45-1201(5).
