Pursuant to the Clean Water Act and in accordance with Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R18-9-A907, the Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) proposes to issue an Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) Permit to discharge pollutants to Waters of the United States to the following applicant, subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions:

Public Notice No.15-28     Published on Friday, December 05, 2014
Published in the Nogales International

Town of Patagonia WWTP

AZPDES Permit No. AZ0025011

Town of Patagonia

P.O. Box 767

Patagonia, AZ 85624

Town of Patagonia applied for a renewal AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to 0.11 million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the Town of Patagonia Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to Sonoita Creek, tributary to the Santa Cruz River in the Santa Cruz River Basin in Township 7 S, Range 6 E, Section 32, in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. The Town of Patagonia WWTP is a publicly owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial sources in Patagonia. Sludge is stabilized in an aerobic digester and sludge belt filter press dewatering system. Dewatered sludge in the form of pressed cake is sent to the Patagonia Municipal Landfill for disposal.

The permit and fact sheet may be viewed online at http://www.azdeq.gov/cgi-bin/vertical.pl by typing the permit number in the box left of “Search Event”. The public notice and related documentation also are available for public review, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the ADEQ Records Center, 1110 W. Washington St., Phoenix, Arizona, 85007. In Phoenix, please call (602) 771-4380 or e-mail recordscenter@azdeq.gov 24 hours in advance to schedule an appointment to review the file.

Persons may submit comments or request a public hearing on the proposed action in writing, to M. Reza Azizi, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division, 1110 W. Washington St., 5415B-3, Phoenix, Arizona 85007. All written comments received by ADEQ by the close of business on the date 30 days after publication of this notice will be considered in the final permit decision. A public hearing request must be in writing and must include the reasons for such request. If there is a significant degree of public interest, the Director will hold a hearing in accordance with A.A.C. R18-9-908(B).