Table 7-1 - Water in the Tucson Area: Seeking Sustainability

Table 7-1 Agencies responsible for water management in Pima County.

	FEDERAL	STATE	COUNTY-CITY	OTHER
Safe Drinking Water Act	EPA	ADEQ		Water providers may set stricter standards for their companies
Clean Water Act	EPA	ADEQ
Septic Tank Rules		ADEQ	County Health Department
Landfills	EPA	ADEQ	County and City each operate landfills
Pollution, Surface Water	EPA	ADEQ
Pollution, Groundwater	EPA	ADEQ
Areawide Water Quality Planning			PAG
Hazardous Materials	EPA	ADEQ	PCDEQ
Septic Tanks		ADEQ	PCDH
Groundwater Allocation		ADWR
Surface Water Allocation	Bureau of Reclamation for Colorado River Water	ADWR
Water Rates and Rate Structures		ACC regulates private companies and co-ops, but not cities, or irrigation or improvement districts	Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana for their system	Boards for water companies, co-ops and districts
Floodplain and Stormwater Management	EPA and FEMA	ADEQ	County and City FCDs

Agencies designated in bold below have the primary responsibility. Others have secondary responsibility and/or implement rules of the primary agency.
EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; ADEQ - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; ADWR - Arizona Department of Water Resources; ACC - Arizona Corporation Commission; FCD - Flood Control District; PCDEQ - Pima County Department of Environmental Quality; PAG - Pima Association of Governments.