ADEQ Waste Programs Division Announcement

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Five Year Rule Review

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The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is required to review its rules at least once every five years and prepare and obtain the Governor’s Regulatory Review Council’s (GRRC’s) approval of a written report.1

As part of this process, ADEQ would like your feedback on Waste Programs rules in the Arizona Administrative Code (AAC), specifically Title 18, Chapter 7 (Remedial Action) and Title 18, Chapter 16 (Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund). The rules found in Title 18, Chapter 7 establish standards for soil remediation; implement prospective purchaser agreements; and establish fees and processes related to the Voluntary Remediation Program and the Declaration of Environmental Use Restriction. The rules found in Title 18, Chapter 16 support ADEQ in identifying, prioritizing, assessing, and resolving the threat of contaminated soil and groundwater sites in the state. Your comments will be included in these two Five Year Rule Review Reports to GRRC.

Please submit comments no later than 5 p.m. on Nov. 1, 2021, to WasteRulemaking@azdeq.gov, or by mail to:

Mark Lewandowski, Waste Programs Division
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
1110 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, AZ 85007

Click here to Review Title 18, Chapter 7 Remedial Action >

Click here to Review Title 18, Chapter 16 Water Quality Assurance Revolving Fund >

What are Five Year Rule Reviews? | Click here to learn more >

Thank you for your time and participation.


1Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statutes § 41-1056


About ADEQ

Under the Environmental Quality Act of 1986, the Arizona State Legislature established the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality in 1987 as the state agency for protecting and enhancing public health and the environment of Arizona. For more information, visit azdeq.gov.

ADEQ will take reasonable measures to provide access to department services to individuals with limited ability to speak, write or understand English and/or to those with disabilities. Requests for language translation, ASL interpretation, CART captioning services or disability accommodations must be made at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the Title VI Nondiscrimination Coordinator, Leonard Drago, at 602-771-2288 or Drago.Leonard@azdeq.gov. For a TTY or other device, Telecommunications Relay Services are available by calling 711.

ADEQ tomará las medidas razonables para proveer acceso a los servicios del departamento a personas con capacidad limitada para hablar, escribir o entender inglés y/o para personas con discapacidades. Las solicitudes de servicios de traducción  de idiomas, interpretación ASL (lengua de signos americano), subtitulado de CART, o adaptaciones por discapacidad deben realizarse con al menos 48 horas de anticipación comunicándose con el Coordinador de Anti-Discriminación del
Título VI, Leonard Drago, al 602-771-2288 o Drago.Leonard@azdeq.gov. Para un TTY u otro dispositivo, los servicios de retransmisión de telecomunicaciones están disponible llamando al 711. 

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