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PUBLIC NOTICE | Proposed AZPDES Permit Renewal for South Rim Wastewater Treatment Plant

Public Notice No. 17-23

Published in: Arizona Business Gazette on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017

AZPDES Permit No. AZ0022152

Notice: Pursuant to the Clean Water Act and in accordance with Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R18-9-A907, the Director of 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:

Permittee

U.S. Department of the Interior (USDI)
National Park Service

Facility Information

South Rim Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
P.O. Box 129
Grand Canyon, AZ 86023

USDI National Park Service applied for a AZPDES permit renewal for the proposed discharge of up to 0.75 million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the South Rim WWTP to Bright Angel Wash in the Colorado-Grand Canyon River Basin in Township 31N, Range 2E, Section 26, in Coconino County, Ariz. The facility is a federally owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial sources in the Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim Village, various visitor facilities, resident staff housing and lodging. Sludge is treated by aerobic digestion and drying beds, then transported by truck to off-site storage lagoons.

Review Documents

Original Published Public Notice | View/Print >
Draft Permit | View >
Draft Fact Sheet | View >

Public Comment Period 

Dates: Nov. 30, 2017 – Dec. 30, 2017

Comments may be submitted as follows:
     By Email | Send Email > 
     By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by Dec. 30, 2017):

       ADEQ
       Richard Mendolia
       Water Quality Division
       1110 W. Washington Street
       Phoenix, AZ  85007

You may also review the above documentation in person at the ADEQ Record Center | Learn How >