PUBLIC NOTICE: City of Gila Bend WWTP

PROPOSED ARIZONA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (AZPDES)

RENEWAL PERMIT

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 – 33                                                      Published on January 15, 2015
Published on the Northern Arizona Gazette

AZPDES Permit No. Az0020231

Town of Gila Bend WWTP
Town of Gila Bend
644 West Pima Street
Gila Bend, AZ 85337

Town of Gila Bend applied for a renewal AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to 0.7 million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the Town of Gila Bend Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to an unnamed wash, tributary to the Gila River in the Middle Gila River Basin in Township 5 S, Range 5 W, Section 26, in Maricopa County, Arizona. The Town of Gila Bend WWTP is a publicly owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential, commercial, and industrial sources in Gila Bend.

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-A908(B).

**MEETING NOTICE** : Governor’s Agricultural Best Management Practices Committee

Governor’s Agricultural Best Management Practices Committee
Thursday, November 13, 2014; 1:30 p.m.
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Conference Rm 3175
1110 W. Washington St., Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Call-in Number: 1-877-820-7829, participant code 228497#

The general public is welcome to participate in this meeting by calling the number provided above or attending the meeting in Conference Room 3175 at ADEQ, for directions and parking go to http://www.azdeq.gov/function/about/contact.html.

I. Welcome, Review of Agenda & Past Meeting Minutes
II. Discussion & Possible Action on Revisions to the Proposed Best Management Practices Rule
III. Discussion & Possible Action on the Annual Report/Third Year Survey Report Forms: Crop Operations, Animal Productions, and Irrigation Districts
IV. Discussion & Possible Action on Language for the Three Year Survey; R18-2-610.03(g)
V. Discussion on Appointment of County Representative: “person who is employed by a county air quality department or agency” (49-457-(B)(15)
VI. Call to the Public
VII. Adjournment

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.02, notice is hereby given that the above-referenced conference call is open to the public. Order of agenda items is subject to change. For additional information regarding the conference call, please contact Lisa Tomczak, ADEQ Air Quality Division, at (602) 771-4450 or 1-800-234-5677, Ext. 771-4450. Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting Alicia Pollard, (602) 771-4791, via email pollard.alicia@azdeq.gov TDD line for hearing impaired individuals, (602) 771-4829. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

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