UPDATE: On Aug. 15, 2023, the public comment period was extended and now ends on Sept. 9, 2023.

On July 26, 2023, the public comment period begins for the proposal to issue Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) permit number AZ0026522 to the American Ranch Domestic Water Improvement District for American Ranch Wastewater Treatment Plant located in Yavapai County, Arizona. The comment period ends Aug. 26, 2023.

Public Notice Information

Public Notice No. 23-06

Published in: Prescott Valley Tribune on July 26, 2023

AZPDES Permit No. AZ0026522

ADEQ proposes to issue an AZPDES permit to discharge pollutants to Waters of the United States to the following applicant, subject to certain effluent limitations and special conditions:

Permittee

American Ranch Domestic Water Improvement District (DWID)
3603 Crossing Drive
Prescott, Arizona 86305

Facility Information

American Ranch DWID applied for a AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to 0.06 million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the American Ranch Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to the Mint Creek in the Verde River Basin in Township 15 N, Range 30 W, Section 23, in Yavapai County, Arizona. The American Ranch WWTP is a publicly owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential sources within the American Ranch DWID community in Prescott. Sludge will be digested and hauled to a regional WWTP for disposal.

Review Documents

Original Published Public Notice | View/Download > 
Draft Permit | View/Download > 
Draft Fact Sheet | View/Download >

You may also review the above documentation in person at the ADEQ Record Center | Learn How >

Public Comment Period 

Dates: July 26, 2023 – Aug. 26, 2023

Comments may be submitted as follows:
     By Email | Send Email > 
     By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by Aug. 26, 2023):

       ADEQ
       Water Quality Division, Surface Water Protection
       Attn: Swathi Kasanneni
       1110 W. Washington St.
       Phoenix, AZ  85007