Update Posted on: Aug. 30, 2023
The public comment period was extended a second time and now ends on Sept. 14, 2023.
- A New Virtual Public Hearing is scheduled for Sept. 14, 2023 | View Details >
Update Posted on: Aug. 15, 2023
The public comment period was extended and now ends on Aug. 28, 2023.
Originally Posted Notice from 7/7/2023 Read:
On July 7, 2023, the public comment period begins for the proposal to issue an Air Quality Control Renewal Permit to UNS Electric, Inc. for the continued operation of their Black Mountain Generating Station located in Mohave County, Arizona. The comment period ends Aug. 6, 2023.
Public Notice Information
Class I Air Quality Permit No. 96392
The facility is subject to the requirements of the Federal Clean Air Act, Code of Federal Regulations, Arizona Revised Statute 49-426, and the Arizona Administrative Code, Title 18, Chapter 2. The facility emits the following air contaminants: coarse particulate matter with diameters 10 micrometers or less (PM10), fine particulate matter with diameters 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
Permittee
UNS Electric, Inc.
Facility Information:
Black Mountain Generating Station
Located 11 miles southwest of Kingman, Arizona
Review Documents
Original Published Public Notice | View/Download >
Draft Permit | View/Download >
Draft Technical Support Document | View/Download >
You may review the above documentation in person at the City of Kingman, City Clerk’s Office located at 310 N. Fourth St., Kingman, AZ 86401, or at the ADEQ Records Center | Learn How >
Public Comment Period
Dates: July 7, 2023 – Aug. 6, 2023
Comments may be submitted as follows:
By Email | Send Email >
By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by Aug. 6, 2023):
ADEQ
Air Quality Division, Air Permits
Attn: Karla Murrieta
1110 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
At Virtual Public Hearing | Aug. 7, 2023, 1 p.m. | View Hearing Information >
People who file comments on the permit will have the right to appeal the final decision as an appealable agency action to the Office of Administrative Hearing (OAH) pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute §41.1092.03, and the appeal must be filed within 30 days after the issuance of the final decision. The OAH may sustain, modify or reverse the final decision.
EPA Petition Process
This permit is subject to review by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 70.8 and Arizona Administrative Code R18-2-307. If EPA does not object to the issuance of this permit, you may petition to EPA within 60 days after the expiration of EPA's 45-day review period. A petition shall be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise such objections within such period, or unless the grounds for such objection arose after such period. Any person who petitions to EPA pursuant to 40 CFR 70.8(d) shall notify ADEQ by certified mail within 10 days after such petition.
Comments may be submitted to EPA according to the process for Title V Petitions | Learn More >