Posted On: Oct. 7th, 2024 - 02:08 pm
Posted on: Oct. 8, 2024 - 7:00 a.m.
On Oct. 8, 2024, the comment period begins for the proposal to issue an Arizona Pollution Discharge Elimination System (AZPDES) renewal permit to the City of Mesa for the proposed discharge of up to 18 million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the City of Mesa Northwest Water Reclamation Plant to the Salt River in Maricopa County, Arizona. The comment period ends Nov. 6, 2024.
AZPDES Permit No. AZ0024031
Permittee:
City of Mesa
Facility:
City of Mesa Northwest Water Reclamation Plant (WRP)
960 North Riverview Drive
Mesa, AZ 85201
City of Mesa applied for a renewal AZPDES permit for the proposed discharge of up to 18 million gallons per day (mgd) of treated domestic wastewater from the City of Mesa Northwest WRP to the Salt River in the Middle Gila River Basin in Township 1 N, Range 5 E, Section 7, in Maricopa County, Arizona. The City of Mesa Northwest WRP is a publicly owned treatment works that receives domestic wastewater from residential, commercial, and industrial sources in Mesa, Arizona. Sludge undergoes thickening for anaerobic digestion followed by dewatering and Class B pathogen reduction with a minimum of 38 percent reduction in volatile solids for land application.
Review Documents:
Public Comment Period:
Dates: Oct. 8, 2024 – Nov. 6, 2024
Comments may be submitted as follows:
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- By Mail (Must be postmarked or received by Nov. 6, 2024):
ADEQ
Water Quality Division, Surface Water Protection
Attn: Corin Hammond
1110 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
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.