[ADEQ Media] ADEQ to Hold Summit on Illegal Dumping

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ADEQ to Hold Summit on Illegal Dumping

PHOENIX (February 21, 2007) - Arizona Department of Environmental
Quality (ADEQ) Director Steve Owens today announced that ADEQ is holding
an Illegal Dumping Summit to bring together community leaders from
throughout the state to address issues relating to cleanup, enforcement,
education and funding. 

The Illegal Dumping Summit will take place 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday,
February 22, at the Carnegie Library, 1101 W. Washington St. in Phoenix,
directly across the street from ADEQ. The Summit is free and open to the
public. 

Nearly 50 county and other community officials from around the state are
scheduled to attend, including municipal, tribal and county officials
from Apache, Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal and
Yuma counties. 

ADEQ has an ongoing effort to address the problem of illegal dumping
throughout Arizona and has established a program to work with local
officials to prevent illegal dumping and clean up illegal dump sites. 

"Dealing with the problem of illegal dumping is a priority," Director
Owens said. "Illegal dumping poses a serious threat to public health and
the environment and can lower property values as well. We are committed
to working with local leaders to address this major problem in our
state." 

For information and registration, please see our Web page,
www.azdeq.gov/environ/waste/p2/download/illegaldumping.pdf, or contact
Laura Newman, (602) 771-4459 or 1 (800) 234-5677 Ext. 771-4459; fax:
(602) 771-2383; lkn@azdeq.gov.

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