Air Quality Division: Plans: State Implementation Plan (SIP) Capsules

The State Implementation Plans (SIP)s include nonattainment area plans, maintenance or limited maintenance plans, and control measure plans. The SIP capsules are for areas that currently have plans in development, are in the public process phase, or are final and have been submitted to the U.S. EPA Region IX. For SIPs in the development phase, the capsules contain information regarding stakeholder meetings and relevant background information. For SIPs in the public process phase, the capsules contain information regarding public hearings and comment periods. For submitted SIPs that have been acted on by the U.S. EPA, please visit U.S. EPA Actions. For prior SIP submittals for a given area please contact the Planning Section, (602) 771-2373.

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Proposed SIPs and SIPs in Development

Final SIPs, Submitted to the U.S. EPA

Annual Reports

Limited maintenance plans contain requirements for the State to document continued maintenance of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) once an area has been redesignated to attainment. Other SIPs have specific reporting requirements, such as Regional Haze, that require annual or periodic reporting for specific programs, measure, or commitments.

Plan: Eight-Hour Ozone Plan for the Maricopa Nonattainment Area (2008 standard)
Contact: Bruce Friedl - (602) 771-2259
Summary: On March 12, 2008, the U.S. EPA revised the 8-Hour "primary" ozone standard to a level of 0.075 parts per million (ppm). States were required to make recommendations to the U.S. EPA no later than March 31, 2009, for areas to be designated attainment, nonattainment, and unclassifiable. On March 12, 2009, the Governor submitted recommendations for the 8-Hour ozone nonattainment area boundaries. Please visit 8-Hour Ozone for the boundary recommendations. Due to the U.S. EPA's reconsideration of the 2008 8-Hour ozone standards, determination of final area boundaries for the 2008 NAAQS has been delayed.
Submittal Deadline:
Informational Links: U.S. EPA: Ground-level Ozone: Regulatory Actions
Plan Development Activities:
Proposed Plan:
Open of Comment Period:
Close of Comment Period:
Public Hearing:
Final Plan Submittal:
Final Plan Submittal Date:
U.S. EPA Action:

Plan: Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMP) - Maricopa County PM10 Serious Area State Implementation Plan Revision
Contact: Lisa Tomczak - (602) 771-4450
Summary: The Maricopa County PM10 Serious Area failed to attain the NAAQS by the U.S. EPA's deadline of December 31, 2006. As a result of the Failure to Attain, the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) prepared a Five Percent Plan for Maricopa County as required under the Clean Air Act Section 189(d), which requires PM10 emissions to be reduced by five percent every subsequent year until the standard is attained, and that no violations occur at previously violating PM10 monitors. One such emission control measure adopted by the Legislature in 2007 and included in the plan enhanced the BMP requirements. ADEQ is currently revising the implementation plan for BMP to reduce PM10 from agricultural activities. The revision will account for legislative changes and additional best management practices adopted by the Governor's Agricultural Best Management Practices Committee.
Submittal Deadline: No legal deadline; tentative submittal December 2011.
Informational Links: Arizona Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Consultation and Training Program
ADEQ: Agricultural Best Management Practices
Plan Development Activities: Governor's Agricultural Best Management Practices Committee to review SIP revision prior to comment period.
Proposed Plan:
Open of Comment Period:
Close of Comment Period:
Public Hearing:
Final Plan Submittal:
Final Plan Submittal Date:
U.S. EPA Action:

Plan: Ajo PM10 Limited Maintenance Plan and Request for Redesignation
Contact: Jim Wagner - (602) 771-2388
Summary: The Ajo area was designated and classified as a moderate PM10 nonattainment area upon enactment of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) as a result of monitoring violations of the PM10 NAAQS. ADEQ submitted a SIP for the Ajo PM10 Nonattainment Area in November 1991; the U.S. EPA did not act on the SIP. On February 08, 2006, the U.S. EPA Region IX issued a Clean Data Finding for the Ajo PM10 Nonattainment Area based on ambient monitoring data from 2002-2004 that demonstrated the area reached attainment of the PM10 NAAQS. An attainment demonstration, maintenance plan, and request for redesignation to attainment is being developed.
Submittal Deadline: Tentative date, September 01, 2011
Informational Links: U.S. EPA: Region IX: Air Actions in Ajo, Arizona
U.S. EPA: Federal Register Notice, Finding of Attainment for Ajo Planning Area
Clean Data Finding for 2002-2004 and subsequent years effective April 10, 2006 (71 FR 6352; February 8, 2006)
Plan Development Activities: Upon completion of SIP development activities, stakeholder meeting(s) will be conducted, culminating in a formal public notice and comment period and a public hearing prior to submittal of the plan to the U.S. EPA
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Final Plan Submittal Date:
U.S. EPA Action:

Plan: Douglas-Paul Spur PM10
Contact: Jim Wagner - (602) 771-2388
Summary: The Douglas-Paul Spur Area was designated and classified as a moderate PM10 nonattainment area upon enactment of the 1990 CAAA as a result of monitoring violations of the PM10 NAAQS. ADEQ submitted a SIP for the Douglas portion of the nonattainment area in April 1993 and for the Paul Spur portion in July 1990; the U.S. EPA found the Douglas SIP to be complete, but did not act on the Paul Spur SIP. On January 11, 2011, the U.S. EPA Region IX issued a Clean Data Finding for the Douglas-Paul Spur Nonattainment Area based on ambient monitoring data from 1992-1994 that demonstrated the area reached attainment of the PM10 NAAQS by the deadline established by the 1990 CAAA. ADEQ is currently developing an update to the SIPs submitted to the U.S. EPA in 1993 and 1990.
Submittal Deadline: Fall 2011
Informational Links: Clean Data Finding for 1992-1994 effective February 10, 2011
Final PM10 State Implementation Plan for the Paul Spur Group I Area (July 1990)
State Implementation Plan for the Douglas PM10 Nonattainment Area (April 1993)
Plan Development Activities: Upon completion of SIP development activities, stakeholder meeting(s) will be conducted, culminating in a formal public notice and comment period and a public hearing prior to submittal of the plan to the U.S. EPA.
Proposed Plan:
Open of Comment Period:
Close of Comment Period:
Public Hearing:
Final Plan Submittal:
Final Plan Submittal Date:
U.S. EPA Action:

Plan: Nogales PM10 Nonattainment Area Plan
Contact: Jim Wagner - (602) 771-2388
Summary: Nogales was designated and classified as a moderate PM10 nonattainment area upon enactment of the 1990 CAAA as a result of monitoring violations of the PM10 NAAQS. ADEQ is currently developing an update to the 1993 SIP.
Submittal Deadline: To be determined; tentative date, July 01, 2011.
Plan Development Activities: Upon completion of SIP development activities, stakeholder meeting(s) will be conducted, culminating in a formal public notice and comment period and a public hearing prior to submittal of the plan to the U.S. EPA.
Proposed Plan:
Open of Comment Period:
Close of Comment Period:
Public Hearing:
Final Plan Submittal:
Final Plan Submittal Date:
U.S. EPA Action:

Plan: Regional Haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) for 40 CFR 51.308
Contact: Lisa Tomczak - (602) 771-4450
Summary: ADEQ is developing a SIP in compliance with requirements of the Regional Haze Rule 40 CFR 51 Section 300 through 309 to prevent any future and remedy existing visibility impairment at mandatory Class I Federal areas (CIAs). This plan will provide reasonable progress and long-term strategies for Arizona's twelve CIAs.
Submittal Deadline: December 31, 2010
Informational Links: ADEQ: Regional Haze and Visibility
Western Regional Air Partnership (WRAP)
U.S. EPA: Regional Haze Program
Plan Development Activities: ADEQ is currently working with the WRAP and other western States to analyze technical information that will be used for addressing reasonable progress toward visibility goals for each of the eight CIAs and the national visibility goal (Clean Air Act Sections 169A and 169B).
Open of Comment Period: October 28, 2010
Close of Comment Period: December 02, 2010
Public Hearing: December 02, 2010
Final Submittal: Arizona Regional Haze State Implementation Plan Under Section 308 of the Federal Regional Haze Rule
ubmittal Date: March 02, 2011
U.S. EPA Action: Pending

Plan: Eight-Hour Ozone Plan for the Maricopa Nonattainment Area (1997 standard)
Contact: Bruce Friedl - (602) 771-2259
Summary: In 2004, the U.S. EPA designated portions of Maricopa and Pinal Counties as nonattainment for the 1997 eight-hour ozone standard. A plan to demonstrate attainment of the standard by the 2008 ozone season was developed by the MAG and submitted to the U.S. EPA in 2007. A maintenance plan and redesignation request for the Maricopa Nonattainment Area was developed by MAG and submitted to the U.S. EPA in March 2009. The U.S. EPA has requested interim year modeling for 2016 and 2021.
Informational Links: U.S. EPA: Technology Transfer Network / NAAQS: Ozone (O3) Implementation
ADEQ: 8-Hour Ozone
MAG Environmental Programs
Final Submittal: Eight-Hour Ozone Plan for Maricopa Nonattainment Area
MAG Eight-Hour Ozone Redesignation Request and Maintenance Plan for the Maricopa Nonattainment Area
Final Submittal Date: June 13, 2007
U.S. EPA Action: Pending

Plan: Hayden Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Maintenance Plan
Contact: Bruce Friedl - (602) 771-2259
Summary: The Hayden area was designated by operation of law as nonattainment for the primary SO2 standards following the enactment of the 1990 CAAA. Copper smelting was demonstrated to be the primary source of SO2 emissions in the area. Emissions control regulations for the smelter were submitted to the U.S. EPA in 1979, which was approved January 14, 1983 (48 FR 1717). An attainment demonstration, maintenance plan, and redesignation to attainment request were submitted in 2002 and are currently under review by the U.S. EPA. A supplement updating emissions control regulations was submitted in 2002 (approved November 01, 2004; 69 FR 63321); a revised alternative test methods rule for copper smelters was submitted in 2006 (approved April 12, 2006; 71 FR 18624).
Final Submittal: Hayden Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Maintenance Plan - Does not include appendices
Final Submittal Date: June 27, 2002
U.S. EPA Action: Pending

Plan: Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision under Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(1) and (2) - "Infrastructure"
Contact: John Englander - (602) 771-4781
Summary: In December 2006, the U.S. EPA revised the NAAQS for particulate matter 2.5 microns or less in diameter (PM2.5) (71 FR 61144, October 17, 2007). Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 110(a)(1) requires states to submit SIP revisions or certify that the existing elements or "infrastructure" of its air quality management programs are adequate to meet the requirements of CAA Section 110(a)(2) for the revised standards. This document describes the authorities and infrastructure of State and local air quality management programs in Arizona to provide for implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the 2006 PM2.5 standards. This SIP revision also fulfills several outstanding requirements under Section 110(a)(2) for the 1997 PM2.5 and the 1997 8-Hour ozone NAAQS (73 FR 62902; October 22, 2008, and 73 FR 16205; March 27, 2008)
Final Submittal: Arizona SIP Revision under Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(1) and (2): Implementation of 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS, 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS, and 1997 8-Hour Ozone NAAQS, September 2009
Final Submittal Date: October 14, 2009
U.S. EPA Action: Pending

Plan: Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision under Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(1) and (2) - "Infrastructure" for 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
Contact: Jim Wagner - (602) 771-2388
Summary: In October 2008, the U.S. EPA revised the NAAQS for Lead (Pb) (71 FR 61144, October 17, 2007). Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 110(a)(1) requires states to submit SIP revisions or certify that the existing elements or "infrastructure" of its air quality management programs are adequate to meet the requirements of CAA Section 110(a)(2) for the revised standards. This document describes the authorities and infrastructure of State and local air quality management programs in Arizona to provide for implementation, maintenance, and enforcement of the 2008 Pb standards.
Final Submittal: Arizona SIP Revision under Clean Air Act Section 110(a)(1) and (2): Implementation of 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Final Submittal Date: October 14, 2011
U.S. EPA Action: Pending

Plan: Miami PM10 Nonattainment Area Limited Maintenance Plan and Request for Redesignation
Contact: Jim Wagner - (602) 771-2388
Summary: In July, 2006, ADEQ requested the Hayden/Miami PM10 Nonattainment Area be split into separate nonattainment areas. On January 24, 2007, the U.S. EPA concurred with ADEQ's request, and the Hayden/Miami PM10 Nonattainment Area was officially split. In the same rule, the U.S. EPA issued a clean data finding for the Miami PM10 Nonattainment Area. On July 25, 2008, ADEQ submitted to the U.S. EPA the Miami Moderate Area PM10 Limited Maintenance Plan and Request for Redesignation to Attainment.
Final Plan Submittal: Miami Moderate Area PM10 Limited Maintenance Plan and Request for Redesignation to Attainment
Final Plan Submittal Date: July 25, 2008
U.S. EPA Action: Pending

Plan: Rillito PM10 Nonattainment Area Limited Maintenance Plan and Request for Redesignation
Contact: Jim Wagner - (602) 771-2388
Summary: The Ajo area was designated and classified as a moderate PM10 nonattainment area upon enactment of the 1990 CAAA as a result of monitoring violations of the PM10 NAAQS. In April 1994, ADEQ submitted a SIP for the Rillito PM10 Nonattainment Area; the U.S. EPA did not act on the SIP. On October 10, 2006, the U.S. EPA determined the Rillito Nonattainment Area met the NAAQS for PM10 and qualified for redesignation to attainment. On July 10, 2008, ADEQ submitted the Rillito Moderate Area PM10 Limited Maintenance Plan and Request for Redesignation to Attainment.
Final Submittal: Rillito Moderate Area PM10 Limited Maintenance Plan and Request for Redesignation
Final Submittal Date: June 20, 2008
U.S. EPA Action: Pending

Plan: Stage II Vapor Recovery
Contact: John Englander - (602) 771-4781
Summary: This revision updates the Arizona SIP with the most recently adopted statutes and rules applicable to Stage II vapor recovery requirements at service stations dispensing gasoline and other motor fuels.
Submittal Deadline: September 2009
Informational Links: ADEQ: Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP)
Open of Comment Period: July 27, 2009
Close of Comment Period: August 26, 2009
Public Hearing: August 26, 2009
Final Submittal: Arizona State Implementation Plan Revision – Update to the Stage II Vapor Recovery Program
Submittal Date: September 21, 2009
U.S. EPA Action:

Plan: Vehicle Emission Inspections Program (VEIP) - Phoenix Motorcycles
Contact: Bruce Friedl - (602) 771-2259
Summary: This revision to the Arizona SIP incorporates recent statutory changes to exempt Phoenix area motorcycles from Arizona's vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance (I/M) program. In 2008, the Arizona Legislature passed House Bill 2280, which amended A.R.S. §49-542 to authorize the exemption of motorcycles from emissions testing requirements in Area A. The plan includes analyses of emissions impacts due to the change in the I/M program and a demonstration that this SIP revision will not interfere with the ability of the Phoenix area to attain or maintain the NAAQS.
Submittal Deadline: The U.S. EPA must approve the SIP by July 01, 2012.
Informational Links: ADEQ: Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program (VEIP)
Final Submittal: Arizona SIP Revision, Exemption of Motorcycles from Vehicle Emissions Inspections and Maintenance Program Requirements in Area A, October 2009
Addendum, December 2010
Submittal Date: November 06, 2009; Addendum January 11, 2011
U.S. EPA Action: Pending

Plan: Yuma PM10 Maintenance Plan
Contact: Diane Arnst - (602) 771-2375
Summary: Yuma was designated a Moderate PM10 nonattainment area by operation of law in the 1990 CAAA. A SIP revision was submitted in 1991, and a supplement was submitted in 1994 adopting a range of PM10 control measures and demonstrating attainment with the NAAQS. The U.S. EPA took no action on these plans. An exceedance of the PM10 standard occurred on August 18, 2002, which was flagged as a natural exceptional event. ADEQ developed and submitted a Natural Events Action Plan (NEAP) to the U.S. EPA on February 17, 2004, pursuant to the U.S. EPA's Natural Events Policy, in effect at that time, and submitted a NEAP Implementation Report to the U.S. EPA February 17, 2005 with a maintenance plan due 18 months thereafter. In compliance with this requirement, ADEQ developed and submitted the Yuma PM10 Maintenance Plan to the U.S. EPA. Exceptional Event Rule documentation for 2008 and 2009 exceedances is in development.
Final Plan Submittal: Yuma Maintenance Plan
• Appendices
• Technical Support Document
Final Plan Submittal Date: August 16, 2006
U.S. EPA Action: Pending