Water cremation
Water cremation in Arizona
Legal
Arizona law treats alkaline hydrolysis as a form of final disposition.
What the law says
- Alkaline hydrolysis is reducing a body to essential elements with water, alkaline chemicals, heat, agitation and pressure, then processing and releasing the remains (Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 32-1301(2)).
- Arizona law also defines alkaline hydrolysis facilities and containers (Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 32-1301(3), (4)).
Who to ask
The Arizona Department of Health Services, Funeral Services Licensing licenses funeral homes in Arizona and can answer questions about the rules. A local funeral home can tell you whether the option is offered near you.
Other options in Arizona
- Human composting: Legal
- Body donation: Programs
Funeral homes near you
Call two or three homes and compare their written price lists.