UPDATE: On Aug. 15, 2023, the public comment period was extended and now ends on Sept. 20, 2023.

On Aug. 7, 2023, the public comment period begins for the proposal to issue Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) renewal permit number AZ0025216 to the City of Buckeye for the Festival Ranch Water Reclamation Facility located in Maricopa County, Arizona. The comment period ends Sept. 6, 2023.

Public Notice Information

Public Notice No. 23-09

Published in: Record Reporter on Aug. 7, 2023

AZPDES Permit No. AZ0025216

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

Permittee

City of Buckeye 
21749 West Yuma Road, Suite 107 
Buckeye, Arizona 85326

Facility Information

The City of Buckeye applied for a renewal AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to one million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the Festival Ranch Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) to the Wagner Wash in the Middle Gila River Basin in Township 4 N, Range 4 W, Section 28, in Maricopa County, Arizona. The Festival Ranch WRF is a publicly owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial sources in Buckeye. Sludge is put through a digester, belt pressed, and dewatered. Treated sludge is hauled to an approved landfill 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: Aug. 7, 2023 – Sept. 6, 2023

Comments may be submitted as follows: 
     By Email | Send Email >  
     By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by Sept. 6, 2023):

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