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PUBLIC NOTICE | Proposed AZPDES Permit Renewal for City of Safford Water Reclamation Facility

Public Notice No. 18-20

Published in Eastern AZ Courier on Nov. 21, 2018

AZPDES Permit No. AZ0024911

Pursuant to the Clean Water Act and in accordance with Arizona Administrative Code (A.A.C.) R18-9-A907, the Director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) proposes to issue an Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) 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 Safford

Mailing Address

405 W. Discovery Park Blvd., PO Box 272
Safford, AZ 85548

Facility Information

City of Safford Water Reclamation Facility (WRF)
Graham County

City of Safford applied for a renewal AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to two (2) million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the City of Safford WRF to the Gila River in the Upper Gila River Basin in Township 7 S, Range 26 E, Section 7, in Graham County, Arizona. The City of Safford WRF is a publicly owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial sources in Safford. Sludge is hauled to municipal solid waste landfill.

Review Documents

Original Published Public Notice | View/Print >
Draft Permit | View >
Draft Fact Sheet | View >

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

Public Comment Period 

Dates: Nov. 21, 2018 – Dec. 21, 2018

Comments may be submitted as follows:
     By Email | Send Email > 
     By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by Dec. 21, 2018):

       ADEQ
       Swathi Kasanneni
       Water Quality Division
       1110 W. Washington Street
       Phoenix, AZ  85007