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. 15-42 Published on Tuesday, February 24, 2015
AZPDES Permit No. AZ0025895
Continental Country Club, Inc.
2380 N. Oakmont Drive
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
Continental Country Club, Inc. applied for a renewal AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to 3 million gallons per day (mgd) of effluent from the City of Flagstaff Wildcat Hill wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to three effluent storage lakes located on the golf course in Flagstaff, Arizona. The lakes are located in three drainages on the property which are tributaries to the Rio de Flag River in the Little Colorado River Basin in Township 21 N, Range 8 E, Section 18, in Coconino County, Arizona. The Wildcat Hill WWTP is a publicly owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential, commercial, and industrial sources in Flagstaff. Sludge is pumped through two anaerobic digesters, further stabilized in storage basins, and injected into the soil of a dedicated land disposal site.
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 Jacqueline Maye, 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-A908(B).