[ADEQ Media] BySynergy Drops Appeal of ADEQ Permit: Agrees to Comply with $600, 000 Financial Assurance Requirement

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BySynergy Drops Appeal of ADEQ Permit 
Agrees to Comply with $600,000 Financial Assurance Requirement

PHOENIX (March 30, 2007) - Arizona Department of Environmental Quality Director Steve Owens today announced that BySynergy, LLC, has withdrawn its appeal of the groundwater protection permit issued by ADEQ for a wastewater treatment facility at the company's proposed Bella Terra on Oak Creek development near Sedona. BySynergy had objected to a provision in the permit that requires the company to demonstrate $600,000 in financial capability to protect water quality in the area.

BySynergy had filed an administrative appeal of the permit but last week notified ADEQ that it was dropping that appeal and would comply with the financial assurance requirement. 

"This is the toughest water quality permit ever issued for a facility of this size," Director Owens said. "We are confident that this permit will protect Oak Creek and precious groundwater resources in the Sedona area to the highest level possible, but we included a significant financial assurance guarantee in the permit to make sure that adequate financial resources are available to address any impacts if they were to occur."

In 2006 the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors approved Bella Terra on Oak Creek as a new subdivision consisting of 106 lots on 53.5 acres partially bordering Oak Creek.
 
The water quality permit, known as an Aquifer Protection Permit (APP), regulates the operation of the wastewater treatment plant currently planned for the Bella Terra on Oak Creek development in Sedona. Based on the number of lots and occupancy figures at the subdivision, the treatment plant will generate less than 25,000 gallons of treated wastewater per day when operated at maximum capacity.

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