UPDATE: On Aug. 15, 2023, the public comment period was extended and now ends on Sept. 20, 2023.
On Aug. 7, 2023, the public comment period begins for the proposal to issue Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) renewal permit number AZ0025216 to the City of Buckeye for the Festival Ranch Water Reclamation Facility located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The comment period ends Sept. 6, 2023.
Public Notice Information
Public Notice No. 23-09
Published in: Record Reporter on Aug. 7, 2023
AZPDES Permit No. AZ0025216
ADEQ proposes to issue an AZPDES renewal permit to discharge pollutants to Waters of the United States to the following applicant, subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions:
Permittee
City of Buckeye
21749 West Yuma Road, Suite 107
Buckeye, Arizona 85326
Facility Information
The City of Buckeye applied for a renewal AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to one million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the Festival Ranch Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) to the Wagner Wash in the Middle Gila River Basin in Township 4 N, Range 4 W, Section 28, in Maricopa County, Arizona. The Festival Ranch WRF is a publicly owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial sources in Buckeye. Sludge is put through a digester, belt pressed, and dewatered. Treated sludge is hauled to an approved landfill for disposal.
Review Documents
Original Published Public Notice | View/Download >
Draft Permit | View/Download >
Draft Fact Sheet | View/Download >
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Public Comment Period
Dates: Aug. 7, 2023 – Sept. 6, 2023
Comments may be submitted as follows:
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By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by Sept. 6, 2023):
ADEQ
Water Quality Division, Surface Water Protection
Attn: Rachel Heinz
1110 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007