Revised On: May. 5, 2024 - 4:30 p.m.

A compressor station is a facility that helps the transportation process of natural gas from one location to another. Natural gas, while being transported through a gas pipeline, needs to be periodically pressurized at intervals of 40 to 100 miles

The following is a required permit when running a Natural Gas Compressor Station in Arizona:

• If you have a boiler + generator, you may need an Air Quality Individual Permit | Learn More >

You may need all or some of the following permits:

• If you have a generator, you may need a Generators GP | Learn More >
• If you generate special waste, you may need an Application for Special Waste ID Numbers | Learn More > 
• If you have hazardous waste to dispose of, you may need an Application for a Hazardous Waste EPA ID Number | Learn More > 
• 1.03 GP: Discharge from Hydrostatic Tests of Systems other than those used for Drinking Water:  “Type 1 General Permit: No notification is required; however, best management practices (BMPs) must be followed.”
• 1.04 GP: Discharge from a Facility that Receives Water from a Well if Discharge is to the Same Aquifer: “Type 1 General Permit: No notification is required; however, best management practices (BMPs) must be followed.”
• 1.05 GP: Discharge of Backwash or Condensate if less than 1000 Gallons Per Day: “Type 1 General Permit: No notification is required; however, best management practices (BMPs) must be followed.”
• 1.08 GP: Toilet or Privy: “Type 1 General Permit: No notification is required. However, best management practices (BMPs) must be followed.”
• 2.01 GP: Drywells that Drain Areas with Hazardous Substances | Learn More >
• 2.03 GP: Hydrologic Tracer Studies | Learn More > 
• 3.01 GP: Lined Impoundments | Learn More > 
• 3.05 GP: Disposal Wetlands | Learn More > 
• 3.07 GP: Tertiary Treatment Wetlands | Learn More > 
• If you discharge water pollutants, you may need an Individual APP | Learn More >  
• If you temporarily need to discharge water pollutants, you may need a Temporary Individual APP | Learn More > 
• If using reclaimed water, you may need a Direct Reuse of Reclaimed Water Individual Permit | Learn More > 
• If you have a drywell, you may need a Drywell Registration | Learn More > 
•  If your industry has certain types of non-stormwater discharges to surface waters, then you may need an AZPDES De Minimis GP | Learn More >