On Feb. 12, 2025, the comment period begins for the proposal to issue an air quality permit renewal to El Paso Natural Gas Company for the continued operation of the Wenden Compressor Station, a natural gas compressor station located in La Paz County, Arizona. The comment period ends March 14, 2025.

Permittee: 

El Paso Natural Gas Company, LLC

Facility: 

Wenden Compressor Station
is Located at mile marker 63.3 on Interstate 10, about 33 miles west of Tonopah, La Paz County, Arizona.

The facility emits the following air contaminants: coarse particulate matter with diameters 10 micrometers or less (PM10), fine particulate matter with diameters 2.5 micrometers or less (PM2.5), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur dioxide (SO2), carbon monoxide (CO) and hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).

Review Documents: 

• Original Published Public Notice | View > 
• Draft Permit | View >  
• Technical Support Document | View >  
• Application for Permit Renewal | View > 
• In person at the ADEQ Record Center | Learn How >

Public Comment Period:

Dates: Feb. 12, 2025 – March 14, 2025

Comments may be submitted as follows:

•      By Email | Send Email >
•      By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by March 14, 2025):

ADEQ
Air Quality Division, Air Permits
Attn: Karla Murrieta 
1110 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ  85007

EPA Petition Process:

This permit is subject to review by EPA pursuant to 40 CFR 70.8 (Code of Federal Regulations) and Arizona Administrative Code R18-2-307. If EPA does not object to the issuance of this permit, you may petition to EPA within 60 days after the expiration of EPA's 45-day review period. A petition shall be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise such objections within such period, or unless the grounds for such objection arose after such period. Any person who petitions to EPA pursuant to 40 CFR 70.8(d) shall notify ADEQ by certified mail within 10 days after such petition.

Comments may be submitted to EPA according to the process for Title V Petitions | Learn More >