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Environmental Quality, Department of
Internet Address: www.adeq.state.az.us

Air Quality Division
1110 W Washington Suite 610, Phoenix AZ 85007
602 - 771 - 2316
Internet Address: www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/air

Subject: Air pollution sources require a permit for their equipment or processes

Comment: An air quality permit is required for any source whose operations contribute to air pollution.

Subject: Open burning

Comment: An open burning permit is required for setting fire for the purpose of weed abatement, prevention of fire hazard, or instructions in the methods of fighting fires.

Vehicle Emissions Section
Phoenix
600 N 40th St
Phoenix AZ 85008
602-207-7000 Tucson
4040 E 29th St
Tucson AZ 85711
520-628-5651
Internet Address: www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/air/vei

Subject: Vehicle emission-fleet inspection stations (25 vehicles or more)

Comment: Application for permit/annual renewal (no fee) (required to self-inspect fleet owned/leased vehicles pursuant to the annual inspection program; 25 vehicles minimum; specific facility, equipment, and personnel requirements).

Subject: Registered analyzer

Comment: Application for registration of emission analyzer(s) (no fee, required for Fleet Permit).

Subject: Certified inspector

Comment: Vehicular emissions inspector. Mechanics may take an annual certification test (no fee) to be certified in emissions for repairing vehicles.

Waste Programs Division
1110 W Washington St., Phoenix AZ 85007
602 - 771 - 4208
Internet: www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/index.html
Hazardous Waste Section
602-771-4153
Internet Address: www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/hazwaste

Subject: Facilities for treatment, storage or disposal of hazardous waste

Comment: Hazardous waste facility permit applications for new facilities or modifications.

Subject: Hazardous waste facility registration

Comment: Invoice sent to appropriate hazardous waste handlers for registration fee yearly.

Subject: Hazardous waste manifest errors

Comment: Invoice mailed to generators for re-submittal fee as required.

Subject: Hazardous waste generation

Comment: Invoice mailed to appropriate generators for generation fee quarterly.

Solid Waste Section
602 - 771 - 4123
Internet Address: www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/solid

Subject: Solid waste disposal

Comment: Invoice mailed to appropriate facilities for fee quarterly.

Subject: Solid waste facility registration fee

Comment: Invoice mailed for registration fee to appropriate facilities annually.

Subject: Special waste fee

Comment: Invoice mailed for fee quarterly.

Subject: Solid Waste Landfills

Comment: Design plans must be submitted for state approval. Hourly fees are charged for the review of the applications.

Subject: Solid Waste Land Disposal Facilities

Comment: Until such time that specific rules are adopted, a notice must be provided in accordance with ARS § 49-762.07. When rules are adopted, design plans will be required to be submitted for state approval and hourly review fees will be charged.

Subject: Biosolids Processing Facilities

Comment: Until such time that specific rules are adopted, a notice must be provided in accordance with ARS § 49-762.07. When rules are adopted, design plans will be required and hourly review fees will be charged.

Subject: Commercial or Government-owned Household Waste Composting Facilities

Subject: Solid Waste Transfer Facilities

Comment: A notice must be provided in accordance with ARS § 49-762.07.

Subject: Special Waste Facilities (treatment, storage or disposal)

Comment: Design plans must be submitted for state approval. Hourly review fees are charged.

Subject: Special Waste Generators, Transporters, and Receivers

Comment: These entities are to register with the department and obtain special waste identification numbers.

Subject: Biohazardous Medical Waste Facilities (treatment, storage or disposal)

Comment: Design plans must be submitted for state approval. Hourly review fees are charged.

Subject: Biohazardous Medical Waste Transporters

Comment: These entities are to register with the department in accordance with AAC R18-13-1409.

Subject: Biohazardous Medical Waste Alternative Treatment Technology

Comment: Registration of the methodology must be obtained from the department in accordance with AAC R18-13-1414 and 1415.

Subject: Septage Haulers

Comment: A license for each vehicle that pumps out and hauls the contents of a septic tank or on-site wastewater treatment system must be obtained from the department in accordance with AAC R18-13-1101 et seq.

Subject: Household Hazardous Waste Collection Sites

Comment: A notice must be provided with accordance with ARS § 49-762.07.

Subject: Lead Acid Battery Collection Sites

Comment: Authorization must be obtained from the department in accordance with ARS § 44-1322.

Subject: Waste Tire Collection Sites

Comment: A registration must be obtained from the department in accordance with ARS § 44-1303.

Subject: Burial of Mining Waste Tires

Comment: A notice must be filed with the department in accordance with AAC R18-13-1202.

Subject: Used Oil Burners, Processors, Marketers, and Transporters

Comment: These entities must obtain an EPA identification number from the department.

Subject: Used Oil Collection Centers

Comment: A registration must be obtained from the department in accordance with ARS § 49-802.

Subject: Solid Waste Disposal Fees

Comment: The owner/operator of a regulated solid waste landfill or a person that disposes of waste in a solid waste landfill that is not regulated by the department (such as a facility on an Indian reservation) shall make quarterly fee payments in accordance with ARS § 49-836.

Subject: Solid Waste Landfill Registration Fees

Comment: All solid waste landfills are to be registered annually with the department and pay an annual registration fee in accordance with ARS § 49-747 and AAC R18-13-2101 et seq.

Subject: Special Waste Management Fees

Comment: Fees shall be paid per ton of waste handled in accordance with ARS § 49-863.

Superfund Program
602 - 771 - 4189
Internet Address: www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/sps

Subject: Remediation of sites having hazardous substance contamination problems subject to State and Federal Superfund

Comment: Approximately 66 State and Federal Superfund cleanup projects are in progress.

Underground Storage Tank Section
602 - 771-4345
Internet Address: www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/waste/ust

Subject: Underground storage tanks for petroleum fuels and regulated substances

Comment: Notification form must be filed within 30 days for new installations, change of ownership, or tank closure. Thirty day notification prior to tank closure. Leaks, spills, overfills or suspected releases from underground storage tank systems must be reported within 24 hours. Tank owner or operator must comply with all state and federal UST requirements, including financial responsibility.

Water Quality Division
1110 W Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007
602 - 771 - 2303
Internet address: www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/index.html

Subject: Water Distribution Treatment System and Construction

Comment: Submit design plans for state approval. Final state approval is required to ensure that public drinking water systems in Arizona are designed and built to standards that provide safe, healthy water to customers before facilities are placed into service.
See www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/dw/teu.html for further details and downloadable forms.

Subject: Construction of public and semi-public swimming pools and spas

Comment: Submit design plans for state approval. Final state approval is required before facilities are placed into service.
See www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/permits/download/222.pdf for a downloadable form.

Subject: Approval of Sanitary Facilities for Subdivisions

Comment: Assesses the impact of residents in new subdivisions on the area's existing drinking water delivery and wastewater collection and treatment systems. The department requires subdivision developers to submit information on sanitary facilities that will serve their future residents.
See www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/wastewater/sub.html for further details and downloadable forms.

Subject: Operator Certification for Water Treatment, Water Distribution, Wastewater Treatment and Wastewater Collection Systems

Comment: Establishes guidelines to ensure that only certified operators make decisions about process control or system integrity that affects public health. The program establishes minimum standards for certification and recertification of the operators of community and non-transient non-community public water systems. The department charges no application fee for exams and renewals; however, a fee may apply when the exam is provided by a department-approved vendor.
See www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/dw/opcert.html for further details and downloadable forms.

Water Permits Section
602 - 771 - 4428
Internet address: www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/permits/index.html

Comment: Regulates, through the issuance of an individual or general permit, new and existing facilities that dispose of pollutants to the land surface, underlying soil or groundwater. The program is designed to protect and enhance water quality and public health for Arizona citizens by minimizing the impact of water pollution to groundwater from point source discharges. General permit fees vary from $0 to $1500 for general permits; individual permits start with an initial $1000 fee and are chargeable at $61/hr.
See www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/permits/app.html for further details and downloadable permit applications.

Comment: Regulates wastewater facilities, through a construction approval program, to ensure that: 1) proposed plans and specifications for construction of new or modified sewage collection and on-site systems will protect human health; and 2) they can be constructed according to the approved plans. General permit fees vary from $400 to $1800. Certain delegated authorities may also charge fees.
See www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/permits/wastewater.html and www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/permits/app.html#permits for further details and downloadable permit applications.

Comment: Regulates the safe direct reuse of reclaimed water that recycles treated effluent for beneficial uses, thereby conserving potable water sources for human consumption and domestic uses. Fees vary from $0 to $1500 for general permits; individual permits start with an initial $1000 fee and are chargeable at $61/hr.
See www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/permits/reclaimed.html for further details and downloadable permit applications.

Comment: Drywells can only receive stormwater runoff or discharges that are exempted by A.R.S. § 49-250(23). A registration form is normally required, plus a $10 fee per drywell. In certain circumstances, an Aquifer Protection Permit is also required when the drywell is located in an area where hazardous substances, including motor fuels, are used, stored, treated or loaded.
See www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/permits/drywell.html for further details and downloadable forms.

Comment: Regulates all facilities that discharge pollutants from any point source into waters of the United States (navigable waters), discharges can include a variety of pathways, such as from agricultural, domestic and industrial sources.
See www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/permits/azpdes.html for further details and downloadable forms.

Comment: Stormwater runoff can transport pollutants to either a municipal separate storm sewer system or to a water of the United States and therefore must be permitted by the department under various general or individual AZPDES permits.
See www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/permits/stormwater.html for further details and downloadable forms.

Comment: Regulates the excavation and the discharge of dredged and fill material into waters of the United States, including wetlands. Although the US Army Corps of Engineers issues the Section 404 permit, the State of Arizona provides certification, including permit conditions that the draft permit complies with effluent limits, the State's water quality standards and any other appropriate requirements of state law.
See www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/permits/dredge.html for further details and downloadable forms.

Comment: Requires that any person applying, generating or transporting biosolids/sewage sludge in Arizona must register that activity with the department. In some cases, due to site restrictions and management practices, the department may require an AZPDES permit. Any biosolids surface disposal site requires an Aquifer Protection Permit.
See http://www.adeq.state.az.us/environ/water/permits/bio.html for further details and downloadable forms.