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Drinking Water Program Guidance

Posted On: May. 7th, 2025 - 01:45 pm

The following documents are recommended for use by local authorities responsible for safe drinking water engineering review, inspections, enforcement, and compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act delegated functions and duties. If you are seeking a permit application form used by a delegated county or city, please visit that local authority's website.

Questions can be directed to:

  • the Drinking Water Engineering Review team | Email >
  • or to the persons listed in ADEQ’s Delegation Agreement Contact List | Learn More >

Substantive Policy Statements | View >

Forms and Checklists

Drinking water analytical reporting forms, compliance reports and assessments, and public notice templates are located on the Drinking Water Compliance Assistance Page | View >

Engineering guidance and applications are located on the Drinking Water Engineering Review Page | View >

Other internal processes regarding other standard operating procedures are being shared via Sharefile with the Maricopa County Environmental Services Department (MCESD) and Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PDEQ) Drinking Water Programs.

Water Emergency1
  • Water Emergency Flowchart | View > 
  • Water Emergency Standard Operating Procedure | View > 
Compliance Monitoring Waivers
  • Monitoring Waiver Compliance Assistance Page & Forms | View >
  • Monitoring Waivers Data-Use Worksheet | Download >
  • Inorganic Chemical (IOC) Waiver Determination Flowchart | View >
  • Synthetic Organic Chemical (SOC) Waiver Determination Flowchart | View >
  • Volatile Organic Chemical (VOC) Waiver Determination Flowchart | View >
  • Adjacent Land Use (ALU) Calculation | View >

Frequently Asked Questions

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1See Arizona Administrative Code R18-4-211 | View >