Daily Archives: June 11, 2015

Fire Managers plan for pile burn near Jacob Lake Lookout Tower

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FREDONIA — Taking advantage of the recent moisture, North Zone fire managers will continue to reduce hazardous fuels and improve forest health by conducting a pile burn as early as today on the North Kaibab Ranger District.

Forest visitors should be aware that the planned 8-acre treatment area will be located around the Jacob Lake Lookout Tower along Highway 67. Fire managers expect the piles to consume quickly with little to no smoke impacts expected to the surrounding area. However for the safety of forest visitors, “Smoke Ahead” signs will be posted, and ignitions are expected to be completed by 3 p.m.

As with all prescribed burning on the Kaibab National Forest, this burn is subject to approval by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality and appropriate weather conditions.  For additional information on the Smoke Management Division of the ADEQ and to view prescribed burns authorized for any given day, visit http://www.azdeq.gov/environ/air/smoke/index.html.

For additional information regarding the North Kaibab Ranger District pile burns, contact the North Zone Fuels Specialist, Dave Robinson, at (928) 643-8138.

Buckeye proposed AZPDES renewal permit

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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. 15-63                            Published on June 11, 2015

Published in the Arizona Business Gazette
AZPDES Permit No. AZ0025216
City of Buckeye
423 Arizona Eastern Avenue
Buckeye, Arizona 85326

The City of Buckeye applied for a renewal AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to 1.0 million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the Festival Ranch Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) to Wagner Wash in the Middle Gila River Basin in Township 4 N, Range 4 W, Section 28, Maricopa County, Arizona. The Festival Ranch WRF is a publicly owned treatment works which receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial sources from the Festival Ranch community located in Buckeye. Sludge is put through a digester, belt pressed, and dewatered. Treated sludge is then hauled to an approved 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-A908(B).

Williams City Council meets to accept budget

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williams-city-logoWILLIAMS — The Williams City Council will meet to adopt the budget for Fiscal Year 15-16 and approve an IGA with the Arizona Department of Revenue on “Uniform Administration” of the City Transaction Privilege Tax.

The meeting will be held at the City Council Chambers at City Hall on First Street beginning at 7 p.m. The agenda items are as follows:

  • Council may adopt Resolution 1321 which provides for the adoption of the budget for Fiscal Year 2015-2016.
  • Council may adopt Resolution 1322 which approves the expenditure limitation of $20,524,880 in Fiscal Year 2015-2016.
  • Council may approve an IGA with the AZ Dept. of Revenue related to Uniform Administration of the City’s Transaction Privilege Tax.