Emilie Masella

Shannon Road/El Camino del Cerro WQARF Site

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is holding a virtual Community Advisory Board meeting to discuss the Shannon Road/El Camino del Cerro Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund (WQARF) site in Tucson, Arizona. MEETING DETAILSTuesday, March 30, 20216:30 p.m.Online via Zoom or by phone To join the meeting, click the following link when it’s time to start: …

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Free Class A/B Operator Training for Owners & Operators of UST Systems

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality is offering the following no-cost Class A/B operator training to help underground storage tank (UST) owners and operators meet requirements and ensure UST systems are properly managed. The live webinar will also be led by an expert UST instructor in real time and there will be opportunities to have …

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Preliminary Decision to Issue a State 401 Water Quality Certification of a Federal Action for the Sunnyside Exploratory Drilling Project

ADEQ intends to issue a State 401 water quality certification to Arizona Standard LLC for the Sunnyside Exploratory Drilling project in Coronado National Forest. March 22, 2021 is the deadline for postmarked and received comments. View Public Notice > Additionally, for more information about CWA Section 401 State Water Quality Certifications visit azdeq.gov/CWA401. For more ADEQ …

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ADEQ Scientists, ASU Grad Students Use Machine Learning to Explore the Big Questions of Ozone Formation

PHOENIX (Feb. 18, 2021) – Exploring the variables that contribute to ozone formation is the focus of a new partnership among ADEQ, the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and Amazon Web Services. ADEQ data scientists and meteorologists have teamed up with a cohort of W. P. Carey graduate students. The students …

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EPA Awards up to $220 million in Contracts for Cleanup at Navajo Nation Area Abandoned Uranium Mines

SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced three contract awards for cleanup efforts at more than 50 abandoned uranium mine sites in and around the Navajo Nation. The Navajo Area Abandoned Mine Remedial Construction and Services Contracts (AMRCS) are worth up to $220 million over the next five years. The contracts …

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Surface Water Quality Data for the 2022 CWA Assessment

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is seeking surface water quality data. The 2022 Clean Water Act (CWA) Assessment will use the data. This report is also known as Arizona’s Integrated 305(b) Assessment and 303(d) Listing Report. ADEQ uses monitoring data to assess whether lake and stream uses are protected by the CWA and in …

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