Daily Archives: January 10, 2015

The 12 Days of Williams: September 2014

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Runners complete the annual 10- and 5-K Mountain Man Run

Runners complete the annual 10- and 5-K Mountain Man Run

16756_708016102606484_3763354699700252751_nWhile non-union employees of America served overseas in Afghanistan and other parts of the world, Williams held its annual Labor day celebrations. Ending with the annual Route 66 Mountain Man Run to benefit the Lions club. The carnival returned for the fall.

September 17 was Constitution Day. One of the most respected jurists in the U.S. was born this month.

300-george2Bearizona took George to Chase Field in Phoenix for a ball game while they worked on the Howly Growly Owly Fall Festival for October.

Bellemont got a great rainbow for the monsoon season. The area received a good monsoon rain which reopened much of the forest for camping and hiking activity.

The political landscape changed across the county after the primaries adding Sylvia Allen in place of the late Chester Crandell.

Personhood Colorado attempted to get Amendment 67 on the ballot for November 4 defining a fetus as a person.

The end of the summer holiday weekend evoked numerous responses for the Coconino County Sheriff’s office. Explosive devices were found in a storage unit in Valle. The White Buffalo Trading Post was consumed in Kendrick Park. Suspicious activity involving a child was reported in Flagstaff, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding. The Coconino County Sheriff’s office continued to investigate an officer involved shooting which resulted in the death of Courtney James VanRiper.

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Autumn came to Williams. Even with the limited moisture it would turn out to be a beautiful season.

PUBLIC NOTICE: City of Buckeye WWTP

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PROPOSED ARIZONA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (AZPDES) RENEWAL PERMIT

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:

Public Notice No. 15-32                                                 Published on January 8, 2015

 

AZPDES Permit No. AZ0025313

City of Buckeye

423 Arizona Eastern Avenue

Buckeye, Arizona 85326

 

The City of Buckeye has applied for a renewal AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to 4.5 million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the Central Buckeye Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to the Buckeye Irrigation Ditch (BID) Canal, tributary to the Arlington Canal, tributary to the Gila River in the Middle Gila River Basin in Township 1S, Range 3W, Section 8, in Maricopa County, Arizona. The Central Buckeye WWTP is a publicly owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial sources in the City of Buckeye. Treatment consists of influent screening and grit removal, secondary treatment including return activated sludge process, secondary clarification, tertiary filtration, chlorination, and dechlorination. Polymer is added to the remaining sludge then treated by a gravity belt thickener and belt filter press before being transported to a local landfill for disposal.

The permit and fact sheet may be viewed online at http://www.azdeq.gov/cgi-bin/vertical.pl by typing the permit number in the box left of “Search Event”. The public notice and related documentation also are available for public review, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the ADEQ Records Center, 1110 W. Washington St., Phoenix, Arizona, 85007. In Phoenix, please call (602) 771-4380 or e-mail recordscenter@azdeq.gov 24 hours in advance to schedule an appointment to review the file.

Persons may submit comments or request a public hearing on the proposed action in writing, to Ramona Chomor, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Division, 1110 W. Washington St., 5415B-3, Phoenix, Arizona 85007. All written comments received by ADEQ by the close of business on the date 30 days after publication of this notice will be considered in the final permit decision. A public hearing request must be in writing and must include the reasons for such request. If there is a significant degree of public interest, the Director will hold a hearing in accordance with A.A.C. R18-9-908(B).

PUBLIC NOTICE: ADEQ Water Quality Division

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Dear Stakeholder,

A Notice of Public Information regarding Arizona’s draft 2012/14 303(d) List of Impaired Waters was published in the Arizona Administrative Register (A.A.R.) today, January 9, 2015. The A.A.R. notice contains a revised 303(d) List and responses to comments received during a public comment period which ended June 16, 2014. The notice can be viewed at http://www.azsos.gov/aar/2015/2/24_public_information.pdf

The draft 305(b) report that was used as the basis for developing the 303(d) List is available at http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/water/assessment/assess2012_2014.html

ADEQ appreciates your interest and participation in improving Arizona’s surface and groundwater quality.