Arizona § 49-774 - Landfill washout; abatement costs; definitions
Full text of Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes § 49-774 — Landfill washout; abatement costs; definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 49-774. Landfill washout; abatement costs; definitions
A. If a washout of solid waste from a solid waste landfill occurs, the director shall issue a cease and desist order pursuant to section 49-142 to the owner or the operator of the solid waste landfill and to any person who disposed of solid waste at that landfill.
B. The director may order the owner or the operator of the landfill and any person who disposed of solid waste at that landfill to abate the washout within a time specified in the order and at the expense of the owner, operator or other person named in the order. If such persons refuse to comply with the order to abate, the department may recover from the owner and the operator of the landfill and any person who disposed at the landfill the reasonable costs of abating the washout. No person who disposed of solid waste at the landfill shall be liable for a larger proportion of the abatement cost than the person's proportionate share of solid waste at the landfill. Chapter 1, article 3 of this title, relating to environmental nuisances, shall apply to any action filed by the director and any person who is named in the order.
C. This section does not apply to any washout that occurred before October 9, 1993.
D. This section does not apply to an operation that is exempt from this article on October 9, 1993.
E. The authority provided to the director by this section is in addition to the remedies and authority otherwise provided by law.
F. For purposes of this section:
1. "Person who disposed" means any person who transported solid waste to the landfill or who made the decision to use the landfill but does not include a natural person.
2. "Washout" means the carrying away of solid waste off the property of the owner or operator of the landfill by storm water or surface water runoff.
Source: official Arizona text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 49-774 ("Landfill washout; abatement costs; definitions") is part of the Arizona Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Arizona. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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