PUBLIC NOTICE & PUBLIC HEARING | Proposed New AZPDES Permit for the Tucson Airport Area Remediation Project Water Treatment Plant
Public Notice No. 21-14
Published in: Daily Territorial on Sept. 3, 2021
Comment period extension published in: Daily Territorial on Sept. 17, 2021
AZPDES Permit No. AZ0026417
ADEQ proposes to issue a new 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
Tucson Water
4401 S. Tucson Estates Parkway
Tucson, AZ 85735
Facility Information
Tucson Water applied for a new AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to 10.2 million gallons per day (mgd) of treated groundwater from the Tucson Airport Area Remediation Project (TARP) Water Treatment Plant (WTP) to the Santa Cruz River in the Santa Cruz River Basin in Township 14 S, Range 13 E, Section 35, in Pima County, Arizona. The TARP WTP is a groundwater remediation facility in Tucson, Arizona. Tucson Water has operated the TARP WTP since September 1994, delivering treated groundwater to the Municipal drinking water system. Future operation will include delivery of water to the City of Tucson Recycled Water system for non-potable uses and to the Santa Cruz River for managed recharge.
Review Documents
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Public Comment Period
Dates: Sept. 3, 2021 – Oct. 19, 2021
Comments may be submitted as follows:
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By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by Oct. 19, 2021):
ADEQ
Swathi Kasanneni
Water Quality Division
1110 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Public Hearing
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Online (or by phone) via GoToWebinar
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