Posted on: March. 04, 2024 - 7:00 a.m.
On March 27, 2024, the comment period begins for the proposal to issue a renewal Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) permit to the Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department for the Avra Valley Wastewater Reclamation Facility located in Pima County, Arizona. The comment period ends April 25, 2024.
Permittee:
Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department
Facility:
Avra Valley Wastewater Reclamation Facility
10000 W. Snyder Hill Road
Tucson, Arizona 85735Pima County
Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department applied for a renewal AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to 4 million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the Avra Valley Wastewater Reclamation Facility to the Black Wash, upper tributary to Santa Cruz Wash in the Santa Cruz River in Pima County, Arizona. The facility is a publicly owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial sources in unincorporated areas of Pima County and Pascua Yaqui Indian Reservation. Thickened waste sludge is hauled by tanker truck to a Pima County conveyance system manhole that flows to the Tres Rios Water Reclamation Facility for further processing prior to land application as Class B biosolids.
Review Documents:
Public Comment Period:
Dates: March 27,2024 - April 25,2024
Comments may be submitted as follows:
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- By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by April 25, 2024):
ADEQ
Water Quality Division, Surface Water Protection
Attn: Lesley Davidson
1110 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
A public hearing request must be in writing and must include the reasons for such request. If there is a significant degree of public interest, the Director will hold a hearing.
