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PUBLIC NOTICE | Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Analysis for Pinto Creek

Public Notice No. 16-126

Published in: Arizona Silver Belt on Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Notice Read the Following: The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), in accordance with Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act, has developed a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) analysis for Pinto Creek located near Superior, Arizona.  ADEQ has determined that this stream is impaired for dissolved copper.

Watershed Name

Pinto Creek

Information

A TMDL defines the total amount of a particular constituent or pollutant which can be introduced into a water body without causing an exceedance of state surface water quality standards.  The TMDL process enlists the participation of stakeholder groups and other interested parties to assist in identifying possible sources of pollution, to allocate loads of those pollutants in accordance with the objectives of the analysis, and to identify the most reasonable measures that should be implemented in order for the stream to achieve surface water quality standards. 

Review Documents

Original Published Public Notice | View/Print >
Draft TMDL Document | Download >
Site Specific Standard Report | Download >
Malcolm Pirnie 2008 Memo | Download >
Malcom Pirnie 2009 Memo | Download >
Pinto Creek Model | Download >

Public Comment Period 

Dates: May 3, 2017 – June 2, 2017

Comments may be submitted as follows:

     By Email | Send Email > 
     By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by June 2, 2017):

       ADEQ
       Jason Sutter
       Water Quality Division, Project Manager
       1110 W. Washington Street
       Phoenix, AZ  85007 

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